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Maine's Heat Pump Boom Has Been Promising for Rural Workforce Development. Can It Last?

Kristian Moravec

June 10, 2025 |

The Daily Yonder |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

To meet the state’s clean energy goals, Maine communities and institutions like Kennebec Valley Community College are launching training initiatives to bolster HVAC, refrigerant and electrical knowledge to support the clean energy workforce. With the help of these initiatives, in Somerset County alone, where KVCC is located, the number of clean energy workers has grown by 44% since 2020.

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No Bull: Nepal's Biogas Revolution Reaches a Turning Point

Manish Koirala

June 09, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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Response Location: Nepal

Between 1992 and 2011, Nepal and the Netherlands collaborated to install 260,000 domestic biogas digesters across the country that convert livestock and human waste into clean cooking fuel to address energy security and deforestation challenges. The program has helped families save $111 annually on gas and prevents over-consumption of firewood.

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Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.

Karla Adam

May 30, 2025 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: Norway

Norway achieved nearly 90% electric vehicle adoption through a 25-year strategy of generous tax incentives (including a 25% VAT exemption), government-subsidized charging infrastructure, and legal guarantees for charging access, resulting in EVs becoming cheaper than gas cars and transforming even remote Arctic regions into EV-dominant markets.

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California college grows clean energy program amid geothermal interest

Aly Brown

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

Bart Pfankuch

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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Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Warming Homes in the Nordics

Kati Pohjanpalo, Lars Paulsson, Kari Lundgren

May 13, 2025 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Finland

By integrating data centers with district heating systems, Nordic countries are successfully reusing waste heat to warm thousands of homes, significantly reducing energy costs and emissions while highlighting geographic, regulatory, and power consumption challenges to scaling the approach further.

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Schools are digging underground for their heat — and saving money

Anna Phillips

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.

Christian Shepherd

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

Laura Paddison

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

Kavitha Cardoza

April 28, 2025 |

The Hechinger Report |

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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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