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European countries unite for North Sea clean power hub

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[link] This week, we’re inspired by plans to build an artificial island in the North Sea that would power around 80 million homes across six countries with renewable energy. A consortium of European energy companies, including TenneT and Energinet, have announced plans to create a 6 km2 island in the middle of the North Sea […]. The post European countries unite for North Sea clean power hub appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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White House Releases “Skinny” Budget: Extreme Diet for Clean Energy and Innovation

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The Trump Administration released today what is known as the “skinny” budget because of the lack of specifics, and, while this is more of a political statement than a political reality, it is clear that any program remotely related to climate or clean energy is recommended for the chopping block. Climate programs like the Global Climate Change Initiative and Green Climate Fund were expected targets, but also eliminated were popular programs like Department of Energy’s flagship ARPA-e initiative;

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This Week’s 9 Biggest Climate Innovation Stories: 16 March

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Catch up on the latest developments in the transition to the zero carbon economy with our Press Review, 16 March 2017 1. Dutch Solar Bike Path SolaRoad Successful and Expanding After a successful pilot in 2014, a consortium of companies and research labs called SolaRoad will be further developing and expanding their solar bike path […]. The post This Week’s 9 Biggest Climate Innovation Stories: 16 March appeared first on Climate-KIC.