Interior Sets New York Bight Offshore Wind Potential at 9.6 Gigawatts in Draft Plan

Interior Sets New York Bight Offshore Wind Potential at 9.6 Gigawatts in Draft Plan

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The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Energy Management sees potential for 9.6-gigawatts of offshore wind power in the New York Bight area, an indentation along the Atlantic coast between New Jersey and Long Island, according to a Nov. 14 draft plan. The draft plan includes 478,594 acres of secondary areas, which are more likely…

U.S. Energy Department Unveils ‘Coal FIRST’ Initiative to Bolster Ailing Industry

U.S. Energy Department Unveils ‘Coal FIRST’ Initiative to Bolster Ailing Industry

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The U.S. Energy Department is planning to fund competitive research and development of innovative coal generation technologies in the 2019 fiscal year, according to a Nov. 14 announcement. The agency envisions coal plants of the future to be “Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small and Transformative” under the new “Coal FIRST” initiative. The move stems from request…