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Ecosystems as Infrastructure: A New Way of Looking at Climate Resilience
Landscape architect Kate Orff works on rebuilding natural systems to help communities and cities reduce their climate risks. Places with interwoven ecological systems, she says, are more resilient and better able both to respond to emergencies and adapt for the future.
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Building Resilience, BRIC by BRIC: BRIC’s Fourth Year
FEMA has released the fourth Notice of Funding Opportunity for BRIC. Let's take a look at what's new for this grant cycle.
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What is a Virtual Power Plant? An Energy Expert Explains.
Virtual power plants are more resilient against service outages than large, centralized generating stations because they distribute energy resources across large areas
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The Problem with Making Green Hydrogen to Fuel Power Plants
A new plant in Florida will produce green hydrogen to help power the grid. But experts warn that its approach would be wasteful and ineffective if scaled up.
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What a 20 Million Heat Pump Commitment Means for the U.S.
A consortium of U.S. states and territories just announced a commitment to deploy 20 million heat pumps by 2030. Here’s why that matters.
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Is Graphene a Cleantech Supermaterial?
Lyten recently raised $200M to scale up production of batteries made with graphene, a material that’s light, strong, conductive—and elusive.
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Fossil Fuel Workers Have the Skills to Transition to Green Jobs
So why aren't they? Location. Renewable energy jobs often aren’t close to workers’ homes.
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Community Engagement Is Fundamental to the Permitting Process
Clean energy and transmission projects can bring benefits to the communities that host them. Inviting local interests to the planning table helps ensure that.
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It’s the IRA’s First Birthday. Here Are Five Areas Where Progress Is Piling Up
The Inflation Reduction Act promised an unprecedented wave of clean energy investment. One year in, here’s where we’re seeing progress.
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Why Efficient Buildings are Key to Decarbonizing the Power Grid
New data shows that efficient, grid-responsive buildings would make a zero-carbon grid $100B cheaper per year—if utilities and policymakers can act in time