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New Incentives for Advanced Wood Heat Help Cut Costs and Climate Pollution, Bolster Local Economy

Renewable Energy Vermont (REV) applauded U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch for supporting smart investments in renewable energy that can grow our local economy while addressing the climate crisis. Thanks to their […]

Residential Clean Heating and Cooling

A new guide for Vermonters and the region

Clean Energy States Alliance

Nearly 80% of Vermonters heat their homes by burning fossil fuels which contribute significantly to climate change, are a drain to the local economy, and can worsen air quality. The remaining households are heated by burning wood or with various electric heating technologies. […]

New York State Has Big Plans for Green Energy

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers the 2021 State of the State address. Photo: Darren McGee, Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Brett Yates

In January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made renewable energy a focus of his annual State of the State address in which he pledged an aggressive government agenda to […]

Cutting Emissions to Zero Could Save the Planet

Peat bog, a champion for drawing down carbon. Michal Klajban, CC-BY-SA 4.0.

George Harvey

Many readers will recognize the work of climatologist Michael E. Mann. He is the person who introduced us to the “Hockey stick graph” showing the rapid rise in global temperatures that has happened in the past fifty years. Now, […]

What is Geothermal Energy and How Can I Heat and Cool My House with It?

Ground absorption schematic. Image: ClimateMaster, Inc.

Joe Parsons

If you’ve heard about geothermal energy, you may be thinking it’s exclusive to places that expose elements of the earth’s interior like a hot spring or geyser. But the fact is, no matter where you find yourself on land on the planet, there will always […]

Cryogenic Energy Storage: A Viable Solution?

Highview Power cryogenic storage plant. Photo courtesy of Mercom Capital.

George Harvey

The word “cryogenic” may sound like something that belongs only in science fiction, but it is really just a scientific term relating to making things very cold. In the case of energy storage, it refers to energy storage by […]

Renewable Energy Local Tax Evaluation Woes in New Hampshire

Ground-mounted solar arrays installed by Lempster’s concerned citizen, Eckhard Straeter. Courtesy photo.

G.E.T. staff

We are living in a crisis of climate change. Average temperatures are rising as we are experiencing this winter. The data is available and is addressed on the front page of this issue of Green Energy Times. It is […]

Hydrogen and the Energy Transition

George Harvey

The Danish energy firm, Ørsted, develops plans to harness offshore wind energy to produce “green” hydrogen. Image: Ørsted.

It seems “green hydrogen” has a presence in the news that grows every month. Also, news articles talk about increasingly large amounts of money being spent on it. Big corporations, utilities, […]

What’s Wrong with Natural Gas?

A gas explosion damaged a home in North Andover, Massachusetts. Photo: Whoisjohngalt, CC-BY-SA 4.0

George Harvey

When coal is mined, processed, or transported, its dust gets into the air, which is why miners get black lung disease. Most coal makes smoke when it is burned, particulate matter that causes breathing problems […]

Keene Housing Expands Solar a Third Time, Advancing Clean Energy

Solar PV for Keene Housing now totals 260.33kW’s. Image: ReVision Energy

Access to solar energy is expanding once again for those in need in New Hampshire’s Monadnock region. In 2018, Keene Housing (KH) added solar arrays to its Harper Acres property. In 2019, in the second round of clean energy transitions for the […]