Alternative Energy HQ https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com solar power for homes, wind energy, and bio fuel issues Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Aircapture and Almanac Beer Co. Launch World’s First Commercial Beer Carbonated with CO? Captured From the Atmosphere with Direct Air Capture https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/aircapture-and-almanac-beer-co-launch-worlds-first-commercial-beer-carbonated-with-co%e2%82%82-captured-from-the-atmosphere-with-direct-air-capture.php https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/aircapture-and-almanac-beer-co-launch-worlds-first-commercial-beer-carbonated-with-co%e2%82%82-captured-from-the-atmosphere-with-direct-air-capture.php#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:11:28 +0000 https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/?p=59121 Flow – Clean Air Edition uses 99.999% pure atmospheric CO? captured onsite by Aircapture’s Direct Air Capture system, which enables breweries to generate their own CO? and reduce reliance on unpredictable, fossil-fuel-based supply chains.   ALAMEDA, Calif., March 23, 2026 — Aircapture, a pioneer in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, and California craft beer brewery Almanac …

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]]> https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/improving-solar-cell-performance.php/feed 0 Offshore wind stop-work orders are costing consumers, delaying needed electricity https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/offshore-wind-stop-work-orders-are-costing-consumers-delaying-needed-electricity.php https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/offshore-wind-stop-work-orders-are-costing-consumers-delaying-needed-electricity.php#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:12:47 +0000 https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/?p=59066 January 28, 2025 – At a time when the administration claims the U.S. is facing a nationwide energy emergency and consumers are increasingly concerned about rising electricity costs, its efforts to stop five large offshore wind projects under construction along the Atlantic Coast could cost consumers billions of dollars and keep much-needed new electricity off …

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]]> https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/offshore-wind-stop-work-orders-are-costing-consumers-delaying-needed-electricity.php/feed 0 Unlocking Brazil’s Untapped Biomass Potential https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/unlocking-brazils-untapped-biomass-potential.php https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/unlocking-brazils-untapped-biomass-potential.php#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:13:58 +0000 https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/?p=59061 Driving R&D Excellence in Refining Low Carbon Products: Unlocking Brazil’s Untapped Biomass Potential The global refining and petrochemicals landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What was once a linear, fossil-centric value chain is rapidly shifting toward a diversified ecosystem built on low carbon products. This shift is no longer driven solely by compliance pressures—it is …

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]]> https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/unlocking-brazils-untapped-biomass-potential.php/feed 0 The US Is Seeing Slower Coal Plant Retirements, But Don’t Mistake It for a Return to Coal https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/the-us-is-seeing-slower-coal-plant-retirements-but-dont-mistake-it-for-a-return-to-coal.php https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/the-us-is-seeing-slower-coal-plant-retirements-but-dont-mistake-it-for-a-return-to-coal.php#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:12:49 +0000 https://www.alternativeenergyhq.com/?p=59024 By: Britt Burt, Senior VP of Research for the Power industry A new round of headlines has revived an old storyline about the United States “bringing coal back.” As an expert of nearly four decades, I can confidently say that this interpretation misses what is actually happening on the grid. Coal is not gaining ground …

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