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  • California college grows clean energy program amid geothermal interest

    May 22, 2025 |

    Canary Media |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Mendocino County is responding to local socioeconomic challenges by expanding coordinated education and workforce development programs in sustainable construction and clean energy, preparing residents for anticipated geothermal energy jobs.

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  • Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in SD

    May 19, 2025 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    South Dakota technical colleges partner closely with the renewable energy industry through specialized academic programs, responsive curriculum changes, and targeted scholarships, effectively addressing workforce shortages, achieving high-paying job placements, and catalyzing local economic growth.

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  • Schools are digging underground for their heat — and saving money

    May 12, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States

    Schools across the U.S. are implementing geothermal heating and cooling systems, significantly lowering energy bills, cutting reliance on fossil fuels, and freeing up funds for campus improvements and teacher salaries—though ongoing success hinges heavily on federal clean energy tax incentives.

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  • Trump has cut global climate finance. China is more than happy to step in.

    May 04, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: China

    China's strategic provision of affordable renewable energy infrastructure—such as solar panels and wind turbines—to developing countries like the Philippines, fills the vacuum caused by significant U.S. cuts in global climate finance under the Trump administration.

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  • How Pakistan pulled off one of the fastest solar revolutions in the world

    May 01, 2025 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Faced with severe heat waves, escalating electricity costs and frequent blackouts, Pakistan took a grassroots approach to transitioning to solar power, making electricity more accessible and affordable. They’ve become a major market for solar, importing 17 gigawatts of solar panels from China in 2024 alone, doubling their 2023 numbers, making Pakistan the world’s third-biggest importer of solar panels.

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  • Colleges partnered with an EV battery factory to train students and ignite the economy. Trump's clean energy war complicates their plans

    April 28, 2025 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    To quickly build a skilled workforce, two Kansas community colleges and Panasonic created an accelerated 8-week apprenticeship, funded by the company and featuring tailored classroom and practical training. The program aims to fast-track workers into Panasonic's new EV battery factory while providing clear career pathways through stackable credentials.

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  • Balcony solar took off in Germany. Why not the US?

    April 25, 2025 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Utah legislators passed a bill exempting small-scale balcony solar installations from utility interconnection regulations to replicate Germany's successful approach, but the absence of national electrical standards and safety certifications have so far prevented widespread adoption and impact in the U.S.

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  • These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly

    April 15, 2025 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    In Stockholm, an electric ferry that uses hydrofoils—underwater wings that increase the ship’s speed by allowing it to glide above the water’s surface—causes 98 percent fewer carbon emissions than a traditional diesel ferry. Other cities, such as Lake Tahoe and Berlin, are now considering implementing the technology.

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  • How Pakistan quietly became world's biggest solar importer

    April 14, 2025 |

    The Independent |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    Pakistani households and small businesses independently embraced rooftop solar systems, making Pakistan the world's largest solar panel importer by 2024—a notable success demonstrating the potential of decentralized, economically driven clean energy transitions.

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  • In the wake of disasters, rural health could end up running on sunshine 

    April 02, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Hot Springs, North Carolina

    In 2023, Hot Springs received a microgrid of solar panels and lithium-ion batteries, which can provide 100 percent of the town’s peak load and up to six hours of backup power. In Hurricane Helene's wake, the microgrid operated continuously for 143.5 hours during a blackout.

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