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Carbon to Clean Tracker: Repurposing Fossil Fuel Power Stations into Clean Energy Hubs

The Carbon to Clean Tracker catalogs where and how fossil fuel power stations are being repurposed into clean alternatives.

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A new global trend is emerging across power markets: legacy fossil-fired power plants are being repurposed into clean energy hubs. Some are being replaced with renewables or technologies to balance the grid while others use alternative fuels. These so-called brownfield sites are also being considered for new manufacturing facilities as well as locations to deploy breakthrough clean energy solutions like long-duration batteries, small modular nuclear reactors, and more.

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Milo McBride

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Milo McBride is a fellow in the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

Daniel Helmeci

Research Assistant, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program

Daniel Helmeci is a research assistant in the Carnegie Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program.

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