By: Nadia Lathan BUCKHOLTS, Texas (AP) — On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass. The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop … Continue Reading
(Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By: Akielly Hu In northeastern Oregon, nearly 9,500 acres of farmland will soon be transformed into a 1,200-megawatt solar project. State regulators approved Sunstone Solar, the nation’s largest proposed solar-plus-storage facility, last fall. Once up and running, the project will include up to 7,200 megawatt-hours of storage, and its nearly four million solar panels … Continue Reading
Calling All Community College Student Innovators! Do you know a student with an entrepreneurial spirit and an interest in STEM? The American Association of Community Colleges, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, is inviting community college students to participate in the 2025 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The CCIC is a national competition where … Continue Reading
Inside the module manufacturing line at First Solar by Michael Bates The U.S. added a record-breaking 9.3 GW of new solar module manufacturing capacity in the third quarter, including five new or expanded factories in Alabama, Florida, Ohio and Texas. Total U.S. solar module manufacturing capacity is now nearly 40 GW. The latest U.S. Solar Market … Continue Reading
(Florian Hirzinger – www.fh-ap.com, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Georgia Power projects that over the next decade the state will be leading the nation’s second industrial revolution, led by artificial intelligence boosting data centers, which could triple the state’s energy consumption. According to Georgia Power’s projections, the company’s … Continue Reading
Workers install battery packs in a BMW X5 in South Carolina. A new battery plant under construction nearby will supply BMW factories. (Credit: BMW) Construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, … Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the 2024 Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Awards, honoring nine women for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. The C3E Initiative aims to close the gender gap and increase the participation, leadership, and success of women in clean energy fields. In its 13th … Continue Reading
Join ATE Central and the EARTh Center to learn about their Immersive Ed Design services, and how their interactive modules and extended reality (XR) simulation development is revolutionizing environmental education in community colleges. This session will cover the process of developing immersive XR simulations, from conception to classroom implementation; how EARTh works with subject matter … Continue Reading
For the final day, CREATE headed to the Írafossstod Hydroelectric Power Station in the morning which offered a fascinating glimpse into the heart of Iceland’s renewable energy landscape. Nestled along the Sog River and operated by Landsvirkjun, this mid-sized hydroelectric facility exemplifies how careful planning and community engagement can harmonize energy production with environmental stewardship. … Continue Reading
Today’s session at Reykjavik University, featured Dr. Juliet Newson, Director, and Jacob Kaminski, Program Manager, of the Iceland School of Energy, who discussed strategies with the CREATE team to develop Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle (EV) curriculum and instruction. The Iceland School of Energy is known for its international student diversity, and is at the … Continue Reading
