Renewables
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How Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells Bypass the Shockley-Queisser Limit to Push Solar Efficiency Past 33 Percent
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Next-Gen Geothermal
Google Signs Record 396-Megawatt Geothermal Deal With Fervo Energy to Power Utah Data Centers
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ExplainerOffshore Wind
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Market Analysts 39%Deployment Optimists 33%Policy Skeptics 28%
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Commercial Fusion Developers 41%National Security Establishment 35%Scientific Skeptics 24%
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ExplainerOffshore Wind
Study Finds Offshore Wind 'Wake Effect' Slashes Projected Output by Over a Third, Complicating US 2030 Targets
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7 sources · 17d ago
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FCC and Homeland Security Block Foreign-Made Grid Storage and Solar Inverters Over National Security Risk
National Security Officials 40%Renewable Energy Developers 35%Domestic Manufacturers 25%
8 sources · 18d ago
ExplainerGrid Expansion
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Grid Operators & Planners 40%Clean Energy Advocates 30%Public Power & Utilities 30%
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6 sources · 28d ago
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Grid Operators & Utilities 41%Energy Developers & Investors 35%Tech & Data Center Operators 24%
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Offshore WindExplainer
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Climate & Energy Agencies 40%Industry & Market Analysts 35%Developing Economies 25%
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