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Trump nominates 4 to Tennessee Valley Authority board after firing Biden picks (Tue, 08 Jul 2025)
The selections follow Trump's firing of three Biden-nominated board members since late March. The board normally has nine members and requires five to make a quorum. It currently has three.
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ signed into law, reflects de-prioritization of renewable energy (Tue, 08 Jul 2025)
The new law largely hampers the ability of renewable energy projects to qualify for tax incentives as specified in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Federal grid reliablity report warns renewables will add to ‘100% increased risk of power outages’ by 2030; Texas begs to differ (Tue, 08 Jul 2025)
A new DOE report insists the United States power grid needs more fossil fuel generation capacity to sustain rapid electric load growth.
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Global hydropower generation rebounds led by surge in pumped storage (Mon, 07 Jul 2025)
According to the 2025 World Hydropower Outlook, 24.6GW of new hydropower capacity was added globally in 2024, while hydropower generation climbed by 10% to 4,578TWh in 2024.
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How can data centers become more flexible? – This Week in Cleantech (Mon, 07 Jul 2025)
This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes.
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Here’s how clean energy is impacted by the passage of the Republican budget bill (Mon, 07 Jul 2025)
Republicans passed a budget that slashes billions of dollars in spending across clean energy technologies in favor of fossil fuels.
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Kansas companies share anxiety about cuts to federal renewable energy tax incentives (Fri, 04 Jul 2025)
Owners of the Bowersock Mills & Power Co. relied on federal renewable energy tax incentives to expand production at the Lawrence hydroelectric plant that’s been drawing power from the Kansas River for more than a century.
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Rio Tinto taps GE Vernova to modernize historic hydropower plant (Thu, 03 Jul 2025)
Rio Tinto is partnering with GE Vernova to modernize eight turbine-alternator units at its nearly century-old Isle-Maligne hydropower plant in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.
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Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas — a planet-warming fossil fuel — as green energy (Wed, 02 Jul 2025)
Louisiana’s law orders state agencies and utilities regulators to “prioritize” natural gas, along with nuclear power, on the grounds that it will improve the affordability and reliability of the state's electricity.
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What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife? (Tue, 01 Jul 2025)
As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
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