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U.S. readies first wind-powered steel plant

For decades, access to cheap coal-fired electricity fueled industrial expansion across the Midwest. Now, Missouri is planning the first wind-powered steel production plant, which some see as a model to slash carbon emissions from one of the most energy-intensive industries.

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Renewable energy threatens to overwhelm the grid. Here’s how it can adapt

The centralized, top-down power grid is outdated. Time for a bottom-up redesign.

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Colorado’s cleanest energy options are also its cheapest

Of all the states in the US, Colorado may be the best prepared for a genuine, large-scale energy transition.

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How 100% renewables backfired on a Texas town

An all-renewable shift supported by former Vice President Al Gore in Texas doesn't look like a national model these days. Electric rates are up. Critics are blasting the changes, and government officials are trying to figure out how to mitigate the situation.

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Gov. Jared Polis travels to India during intense air pollution that prompted health warning

Gov. Jared Polis traveled to India on Monday to focus on renewable energy as New Delhi declared a health emergency from intense air pollution.

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How to prepare PG&E and California’s power system for the 21st century

The state needs utilities that partner with communities to maximize local resilience and self-sufficiency, and whose financial fortunes are tied to their performance in that pursuit.

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Details emerge about DOE 'super‑grid' renewable study

A coast-to-coast transmission "super-grid" could be built across the United States for $80 billion and deliver economic gains of more than twice that amount, moving surplus renewable energy to major urban centers, according to an Energy Department study that was pulled back by DOE headquarters.

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As solar and wind become cheaper, Japan faces billions in stranded coal assets

The decreasing costs of solar and wind energy could generate $71 billion in stranded coal assets in Japan by 2025, according to a new report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative, a financial think tank, and the University of Tokyo.

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The most powerful tool for fighting climate change

Solar panels? Space mirrors? Hydrogen-powered robot flying taxis? Nope: just your imagination.

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UK universities in landmark deal to buy energy direct from windfarms

Twenty of the UK's leading universities have struck a £50m deal to buy renewable energy directly from British windfarms for the first time.

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Big utility ditches coal for wind because it's cheaper

One of the West's largest utilities said yesterday it plans to retire about two-thirds of its coal units by 2030 and replace the vast majority of that power with renewable energy.

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Clean energy technology is taking cues from sunflower spirals, schooling fish and other natural phenomena

By observing how plants, animals and even mud behave, renewable energy innovators are uncovering new ideas for improving efficiency and output.

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Duke Energy permit prompts debate on solar power, air quality

Both advocates and critics of solar and renewable energy have pounced on a Duke Energy request to North Carolina regulators to modify air-quality permits for natural gas power plants. The issue: Does solar power make air pollution worse?

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The all-electric home: Tackling air pollution by cutting off natural gas

Soleil Lofts is on the front lines of low-pollution housing: 12,000 solar panels will eventually cover the roofs, delivering most of the community's energy needs and feeding power to batteries in each home that can be used as a backup source in case the power goes out.

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How to scale up solar energy as the planet warms

MIT researchers found that high temperatures and humidity make solar panels less efficient. Is putting them on cropland - in "agrivoltaic" systems - the answer?

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