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May 13, 2025

Energy Crisis and Perspectives for Cuba

Cuba is a Caribbean island, home to around 10 million people, and a socialist country with a single-party system. After the Triumph of the Revolution in 1959, Cuba became a strong ally of the socialist bloc and a member of the COMECON. As part of that economic, political, and commercial alliance, the energy sector in […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Access, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Decarbonization, Energy Markets, Energy Security, Renewable Energy, Resilience

December 3, 2024

Exploring marine energy 

Hydroelectric power is renewable green energy powered by the tides of the sea.

As the U.S. continues on its clean energy transition, investment and research in offshore energy continues to grow.  And while much of that attention has been on offshore wind energy, more funding and experimentation is also being put on marine energy.  Marine energy technologies use the kinetic power of waves, currents, tides, and thermal energy […]

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Filed Under: Renewable Energy, Water-Energy Nexus Tagged With: Marine Energy, Ocean Energy, Renewable Energy, Water Energy

November 20, 2024

Creating an inclusive and equitable solar energy industry 

Solar energy is one of the main vehicles through which the U.S. is driving its transition to a clean energy-based economy. 

Solar energy is one of the main vehicles through which the U.S. is driving its transition to a clean energy-based economy.  Last year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that the domestic solar industry would boom by 75% between 2023 and 2025, up to 286 billion kWh. This is due to the growing number of […]

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Filed Under: Energy Access, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Energy Markets, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy, Solar City

February 20, 2024

Biden administration announces $10.5 billion funding for U.S. electric grid transformation

By FREE Staff As the U.S. shifts to the electrification of its transport and other systems, one of the biggest and most difficult challenges the country faces is how to ensure the electric grid can handle the added stress.  The country’s network of hundreds of thousands of miles of powerlines is taking center stage in […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Access, Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Economics, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Innovation, Renewable Energy

January 25, 2024

‘Low-Carbon Planning for All’: How to Create an Equitable Energy Transition

By FREE Staff The U.S. is in the midst of a historic energy transition. With the passage of massive federal legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, states and local communities are making tangible progress in the transition to a clean energy-fueled economy. Such a shift is set to improve the lives of millions of Americans, […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Clean Energy Financing, Innovation, Renewable Energy

May 21, 2023

How Decentralized, Polycentric Governing has Led to Innovation and Progress in the Fight Against Climate Change

“The largest city in Massachusetts, Boston, has recently started its own community clean energy (CCE) and plans to build out 100 MW in solar installations to service its low-income community members.” Over the last two decades, one of the most frustratingly consistent aspects of federal climate change policy has been inaction. The national Republican Party […]

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Filed Under: Energy Access, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy Tagged With: Renewable Energy

November 3, 2022

Simply Switching to Electric Vehicles Today is Not Enough to Address Climate Change

By: Deborah Bleviss There is no doubt that purchasing an electric vehicle (EV) is quite chic right now, and it is indeed true that non-fossil-fuel-based vehicles will play an increasingly important role in achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Moreover, focusing on personal vehicles makes sense; they account for almost 60 percent […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy and Climate Investment, Renewable Energy

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