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What can you do with a megawatt-hour?
A megawatt hour, like it’s little sibling, the kilowatt hour, is a measure of electricity. But just how…
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Podcast #014: Finn Findley and Will Arnold – Quest Renewables: Can 1 Billion Parking Spots Help Power The US?
In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the…
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If you’re interested in clean energy, you should check out these three books…
If you want to understand the transition to clean energy, there are three books you need to read.…
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Podcast #013: Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove: The Fifty States of Solar, EVs, and Grid Modernization
In our latest podcast, host Bill Nussey talks with Steve Kalland and Autumn Proudlove, from NCCETC, about the…
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May Clean Energy Headlines
*The US tops 2 million solar installations * Renewables to top coal generation for first time in April/May…
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How is coal formed?
Coal began as dead plants that fell to the bottom of vast swamps millions of years ago. Which…
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Ever wonder why we use so much coal? America was built on it.
From old steamboats to the mines of Appalachia, to World War II, to the oil crisis of 1973,…
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How much coal does it take to power a 100 watt lightbulb for a year?
If you want to get a visceral sense of how much coal it takes to power our world,…
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Podcast #012 – Dr. Deepak Divan: The century-old grid is evolving. How will we manage it?
Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Deepak Divan, the head of the Center for Distributed Energy at Georgia Tech,…
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Podcast #011 – Jeff Chamberlain: Are batteries the final puzzle piece for a clean energy grid?
Host Bill Nussey interviews Dr. Jeff Chamberlain, the CEO of venture capital firm Volta, about the exciting path…
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Five trends that will lead to the end of fossil fuels
There are five trends driving the replacement of fossil fuels with clean energy from the sun and wind,…
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April Clean Energy Headlines
* Clean energy generation tops coal in Spring 2019 * Batteries are a clean energy technology that both…