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China’s PV plants are booming, but is that good news for the fight against climate change?

Renewable Energy World

by Yariv Cohen, Ignite Power. Leshan city, in the Sichuan province of southeast China, is an industrial zone, 120 kilometers (75 miles) away from Chengdu. The city boasts a 71-meter (233-feet) high ancient Buddha that was built in the 7th century, and is the largest carved stone sculpture in the country.

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Tax credits & rebates make solar more affordable

Greenability Magazine

If you’ve been thinking about installing solar on your home, it has become increasingly more affordable with lower installation costs, a federal tax credit and utility rebates. The urgency for reliable, cleaner alternatives quickened the research and advancements of energy and manufacturing technologies. Reducing energy bills.

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Ohio geologists study potential for geothermal in abandoned coal mines

Renewable Energy World

The research at Ohio University could help transform old fossil fuel sites into clean energy assets, though much work remains to be done. Lopez also has long studied issues related to geothermal energy at locations in both the United States and in El Salvador, where she grew up. In the summer, it’s the reverse. One mine at a time.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

If you’re in the US, your 2020 likely included living through record-breaking temperatures , hurricanes , and/or wildfires , as the academic warnings of climate change quickly became a reality (my personal experience was Blade Runner in SF ). believing the government was doing too little to reduce the effects of climate change.

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The Rules for Early-Stage Cleantech Venture Capital Investment in 2021

GreenTechMedia

In the first wave of venture green technology investing, firms sunk billions of dollars into companies whose success depended on replacing entire industrial ecosystems. Think thin-film solar and biofuels, the two “big bad bets” that Shayle Kann, partner at Energy Impact Partners, identified in a 2020 Interchange conversation.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson. Climate change is no longer a theoretical concept: it poses an existential threat to us all.

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Firms selected to pitch at climate tech innovation event

Envirotec Magazine

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.