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A Cleaner Method to Produce Ammonia from Rare Earths

Scientists have found a cleaner way to produce ammonia from rare-earth metals, which works well at room temperature and pressure. The process, known as the Haber-Bosch...

June 4, 2024

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Staff

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Other Energy
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Reduced Cost & Module Efficiency Drive Residential Solar Growth in the US

New residential solar installations in the U.S. had a median size of 7.2 kW in 2022, a significant jump from the 2.4 kW seen in 2000, thanks to cost reductions and...

October 12, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar
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DRX Cathodes Hold Potential for High-Energy-Density Batteries

A consortium of battery scientists, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is working to advance battery technology without reliance on metals like...

September 18, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Solar Plus Storage Leads Hybrid Power Project Market in US

At the end of 2022, there were 374 hybrid power projects (each with capacities of 1 MW and above) in the United States, a 25% year-over-year increase, according to...

August 25, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Renewables Dominate 2 TW of Energy Projects Awaiting Grid Connection in US

Solar, storage, and wind projects account for 95% of over 2 TW of all proposed generation capacity awaiting connection to the grid in the United States at the end of...

April 10, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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A 10 kWh Battery Storage System Can Fully Meet Backup Needs of Three-Day Outage in the US

If heating and cooling loads are excluded from backup, small behind-the-meter Solar Photovoltaic plus Energy Storage Systems (PVESS) with just 10 kWh of storage can...

September 30, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Falling Costs Drove Solar Installations in the US in 2021

Nearly 12.5 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity came online in the U.S. in 2021, taking the cumulative capacity to 51.34 GW across 1,131 projects. Falling costs drove...

September 28, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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1.4 TW of Solar, Battery, Wind Awaiting Grid Interconnection in the US

The proposed solar, battery storage, and wind power project capacity lined up to connect to the electric grid across America has risen to 1,400 GW, according to new...

April 27, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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