Posts from March 12, 2024

• US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale
  Recent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050
• World’s largest solar manufacturer to cut one-third of workforce
  The world’s largest solar manufacturer has slashed nearly a third of its workforce after a cost-cutting drive that included telling staff to only print in black and white fell short and as a chill ripples through the renewable energy sector.
• Hydro Power’s Conundrum: Rising Demand in a Drier Climate
  As the climate crisis increases demand for low-carbon energy, water-driven turbines sit high on the list. 
• Chevron to begin producing hydrogen from solar power at Lost Hills facility in California
  Chevron (San Ramon, Calif.) announced that it is developing a 5-megawatt hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley.
• The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid
  US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?

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