/tags/clean-energy Clean Energy en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:03:01 GMT /environment/2024-12-13/north-carolina-land-wind-farm-timbermill-chowan-county Timbermill Wind in Chowan County includes 45 turbines spread out across more than 6,000 acres. The project is expected to produce clean energy and provide an economic boom to the region. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 21:03:01 GMT /environment/2024-12-13/north-carolina-land-wind-farm-timbermill-chowan-county Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-02-07/duke-energy-carbon-reduction-proposal-surging-demand-projections A 2021 North Carolina state law requires Duke Energy to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% compared to 2005 levels by 2030, and to be carbon neutral by 2050. Critics say the latest proposed plan relies too heavily on fossil fuels. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:46:08 GMT /environment/2024-02-07/duke-energy-carbon-reduction-proposal-surging-demand-projections Celeste Gracia /environment/2023-03-17/north-carolina-tillis-budd-hydrogen-hub-proposal The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $8 billion to create 10 hydrogen hubs around the country. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:03:34 GMT /environment/2023-03-17/north-carolina-tillis-budd-hydrogen-hub-proposal Bradley George /news/2023-03-14/a-driverless-shuttle-has-come-to-cary The three-month pilot program from NCDOT and the Town of Cary aims to reduce carbon emissions. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 21:17:11 GMT /news/2023-03-14/a-driverless-shuttle-has-come-to-cary Sharryse Piggott /environment/2022-07-20/program-trains-students-clean-energy-expand-north-carolina-work-green The North Carolina Clean Energy Pre-Apprenticeship Program is part of a larger plan to build a workforce that will sustain the future of green energy. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:21:46 GMT /environment/2022-07-20/program-trains-students-clean-energy-expand-north-carolina-work-green Celeste Gracia /business-economy/2021-11-10/infrastructure-bill-has-money-to-help-north-carolina-expand-electric-vehicle-charging The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed a final vote in Congress on Friday will help speed up electric vehicle adoption in North Carolina. The state stands to get $109 million to expand vehicle charging stations. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:25:37 GMT /business-economy/2021-11-10/infrastructure-bill-has-money-to-help-north-carolina-expand-electric-vehicle-charging David Boraks /politics/2021-10-07/cooper-receives-nc-energy-bill-that-gets-final-legislator-ok A landmark energy measure for North Carolina that aims to dramatically reduce power plant greenhouse gas emissions received final legislative approval Thursday, despite lingering concerns by some that customers aren't helped sufficiently with higher electricity bills. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:20:25 GMT /politics/2021-10-07/cooper-receives-nc-energy-bill-that-gets-final-legislator-ok Associated Press /environment/2021-10-05/bipartisan-energy-bill-power-production-climate-change-north-carolina-ouzts ¹ÏÉñapp's Dave DeWitt speaks with Elizabeth Ouzts from the Energy ¹ÏÉñapp Network Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:35:00 GMT /environment/2021-10-05/bipartisan-energy-bill-power-production-climate-change-north-carolina-ouzts Dave DeWitt /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-18/election-energy-bills-juneteenth-vaccines Republican state senators passed three new measures along party lines that aim to change North Carolina election law. Meanwhile in the state house, a long-awaited 47-page energy bill made a controversial debut, and municipalities around the state celebrate Juneteenth for the first time against the backdrop of ongoing conversations about how to teach history in public schools. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 18:01:26 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-06-18/election-energy-bills-juneteenth-vaccines Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-27/will-north-carolina-fight-climate-change Politicians worldwide felt the heat on climate policy this week after a reported four million protesters took to the streets. The leader of the Global… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:49:57 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-27/will-north-carolina-fight-climate-change Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio