The U.S. Energy Department’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs on Oct. 24 announced its first round of selectees through the Energy Auditor Training Grant Program. The program, financed under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will allocate up to $27.98 million to 15 State Energy Offices and the American Samoa Territorial Energy…...
The U.S. Interior Department and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on Oct. 24 announced over $244 million funding for fiscal year 2024 to address hazardous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create jobs, and facilitate economic opportunity in Pennsylvania’s coal communities. This marks the largest annual state allocation under the Abandoned Mine Land,…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 23 announced a funding opportunity of up to $46 million for the research and development of advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The projects will focus on scaling up and demonstrating hydrogen fuel cell technology in high-impact applications. Through these projects, the funding will address two key objectives of…...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on Oct. 24 issued final rules for the Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit to bolster domestic manufacturing in the clean energy sector. The final rules largely follow the proposed regulations issued in December 2023. The rules clarify definitions and credit amounts for qualifying components including…...
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Oct. 23 adopted minimum filing requirements for investor-owned electric utilities to propose charging programs for medium- and heavy-duty, or MHD, electric vehicles and fleet. The requirements call for extensive planning, such as ensuring scalability and effectively managing grid load caused by EV charging. The filing requirements are…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 23 announced the award of nearly $250 million to the Clean Corridor Coalition to develop charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles along the Interstate-95 or I-95 corridor. The award will support the development of 24 freight truck charging sites, providing 450 charging ports along the I-95…....
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 23 announced the closing of a $162.4 million loan guarantee to LongPath Technologies Inc. to support the installation of over 1,000 remote monitoring towers as part of a real-time methane emissions monitoring network. LongPath’s Active Emissions Overwatch System project intends to install large area remote methane monitors to help…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 22 announced $428 million for 14 projects to support clean energy manufacturing projects in areas that were previously reliant on coal for their local economy. Selected by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, the projects are led by small and medium businesses and would benefit 15 communities…...
Average U.S. construction costs for wind turbines and solar photovoltaic systems rose by 1.6 percent and 1.7 percent during 2022, according to an Oct. 22 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In contrast, average U.S. construction expenditures for natural gas fired power generators declined by 11 percent during 2022. Natural gas, wind and…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Oct. 21 announced the selection of 23 projects across 19 states to receive $518 million for the development of decarbonization infrastructure, such as carbon capture and storage. The projects, funded by the 2021 Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act, will support the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise, or CarbonSAFE, Initiative. The…...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 18 announced that it is partnering with small businesses and farmers to enhance accessibility to clean energy, create employment opportunities and assist in lowering their energy bills via the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, and the Empowering Rural America, or New ERA, program. The initiatives provide…...