The U.S. Interior Department on Jan. 17 approved the Construction and Operations Plan for Ocean Wind’s proposed SouthCoast Wind Project, which is designed to generate up to 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power. The project, which marks the 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy facility in the U.S., has the potential to supply 840,000 residents…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 17 finalized a $584.5 million loan guarantee to subsidiaries of Convergent Energy and Power to fund a solar photovoltaic system with an integrated battery energy storage system and three separate battery storage projects across Puerto Rico. The initiative is part of the Biden administration’s commitment to modernize and rebuild…...
Discussions on utilities’ natural gas planning are progressing, with several U.S. states actively engaging stakeholders to identify solutions and shape future strategies. These efforts focus on…Read the full report …...
Discussions on utilities' natural gas planning are progressing, with several U.S. states actively engaging stakeholders to identify solutions and shape future strategies. These efforts focus on critical issues such as aligning regulatory frameworks with state climate goals, ensuring reliable service, and adapting to evolving market and technology changes.
The U.S. Energy Department on Jan. 16 finalized a $1.66 billion loan guarantee to Plug Power to develop up to six clean hydrogen production sites that will use the company’s electrolyzer technology. Hydrogen fuel produced from these sites is expected to power fuel cell-electric vehicles in material handling, transportation, and industrial sectors, cutting greenhouse gas…...
Toyota Motor Corporation subsidiary Hino Motors on Jan.15, reached resolutions valued at more than $1.6 billion with U.S. regulators including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations related to submitting false and fraudulent engine emission testing and fuel consumption data as well as illicit smuggling of engines into the U.S. Hino secured approvals through unlawful…...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has extended forecasts for five key energy trends through December 2026 in its latest short-term outlook, according to a report published on Jan. 15. The agency projects that these trends will have a significant impact on the energy markets over the upcoming two years. Electricity consumption is expected to increase…...
U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 14 issued an executive order to strengthen U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence, or AI, and accelerate the development of large-scale data centers and clean energy infrastructure needed to support AI operations efficiently and at scale. The executive order directs certain agencies to make federal sites accessible for AI data…...
The U.S. Energy Department has announced $101 million in funding for five projects to develop test centers for carbon sequestration technologies. Managed by the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, the projects will advance research and innovation for industrial carbon capture, removal, and conversion technologies. The five selections include the University of Illinois, Holcim,…...
The U.S. Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Interior, Defense and Agriculture on Jan. 15 released a study showing that there is substantial potential for further enhancing renewable energy production on federal lands. The report, named Land of Opportunity: Potential for Renewable Energy on Federal Land, finds that…...
The U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, and Agriculture on Jan. 13 released the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge 2021-2024 Progress Report. The report highlights the Biden Administration’s historic efforts to build a flourishing bioeconomy and addresses the goals set forth in the SAF Grand Challenge. SAF is an alternative to petroleum jet fuel and…...
