The Hydrogen Hype Bubble May Have Finally Popped October 28, 2021 by Abbe Ramanan The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation punched a hole in the fossil fuel industry’s hydrogen hype bubble when they denied a Title V Air Permit to NRG Energy’s Astoria Gas Turbine Power Plant, citing the project’s non-compliance with New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. |
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Outages and outrages: The fossil fuel industry exploits blackout fears May 27, 2021 by Abbe Ramanan, Lewis Milford How can we protect vulnerable people when the power goes out? Getting it right will be a key energy equity test for the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan. |
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Solar+Storage for Critical Services Providers: Barriers and Opportunities April 28, 2021 by Abbe Ramanan, Marriele Mango To gain more insight into the barriers of implementing solar+storage in under-served communities, Clean Energy Group conducted a survey of municipalities, community organizations, affordable housing developers, and technical service providers working in low-income communities. |
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Affordable Housing Developers See the Benefits of Solar+Storage, But Still Face Obstacles to Implementation January 12, 2021 by Abbe Ramanan Clean Energy Group recently surveyed affordable housing stakeholders to assess what’s holding solar+storage projects back. |
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Hydrogen Hype in the Air December 14, 2020 by Abbe Ramanan, Lewis Milford, Seth Mullendore Clean Energy Group raises concerns about harmful NOx emissions from new industry plans to burn hydrogen in fossil fuel power plants; calls for pause in permitting proposals until independent public health investigations are conducted — particularly to study potentially dangerous air pollution impacts in environmental justice communities. |