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The new law largely hampers the ability of renewable energy projects to qualify for tax incentives as specified in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

A new DOE report insists the United States power grid needs more fossil fuel generation capacity to sustain rapid electric load growth.

According to the 2025 World Hydropower Outlook, 24.6GW of new hydropower capacity was added globally in 2024, while hydropower generation climbed by 10% to 4,578TWh in 2024.

This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes.

Republicans passed a budget that slashes billions of dollars in spending across clean energy technologies in favor of fossil fuels.

Owners of the Bowersock Mills & Power Co. relied on federal renewable energy tax incentives to expand production at the Lawrence hydroelectric plant that’s been drawing power from the Kansas River for more than a century.

Rio Tinto is partnering with GE Vernova to modernize eight turbine-alternator units at its nearly century-old Isle-Maligne hydropower plant in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Louisiana’s law orders state agencies and utilities regulators to “prioritize” natural gas, along with nuclear power, on the grounds that it will improve the affordability and reliability of the state's electricity.

As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.

TVA plans to repurpose its retire Bull Run coal-fired plant with synchronous condensers for grid stability.

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