Alternative energy
The DOE has announced new funding to support cost-effective integration of distributed, on-site solar power systems to the electric grid. On October 29, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced $15M in funding to facilitate cost-effective and reliable distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage to overcome challenges of increasing solar deployment – such as variability of…...
The DOE’s Lap-Corps will enable national laboratory teams to access private sector opportunities to commercialize innovative clean energy technologies. On October 29, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of Lap-Corps, a $2.3M pilot program to accelerate commercialization of innovative clean energy technologies developed by DOE National Laboratories. Lap-Corps – modeled on the…...
NYSERDA has announced new partnerships with NY-BEST members to facilitate commercialization of innovative energy storage devices. On October 27, 2014, the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced partnerships with nine member companies of the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST) Consortium to advance innovative energy storage research and development projects…...
The Army has partnered with NREL to install net-zero energy installations at nine pilot sites, potentially replacing eight percent of its current installation site energy supply with renewable energy. On October 27, 2014, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced a partnership with the U.S. Army to advance Net Zero Energy…...
2013 Year-over-year GHG emissions rose 2.5 percent and are projected to rise an additional 1.1 percent over the course of 2014, mainly due to harsh 2014 winter conditions. If energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable resources are not increasingly developed, the U.S. power sector will be challenged to affordably meet emissions goals if extreme weather…...
NY Green Bank’s initial transactions will produce more than $800M in investments supporting clean energy projects that would annually avoid 575,000 tons of carbon emissions. On October 22, 2014, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the NY Green Bank’s first seven transactions, which – supported and agreed to in principle – will produce more…...
The DOE has announced 40 R&D projects aimed to make solar energy more affordable by advancing system performance. On October 22, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $53M for 40 research and development (R&D) projects aimed to reduce solar energy costs by addressing key technology development aspects that can expedite commercialization of…...
New York’s first energy management network operations center will provide statewide public facilities with real-time energy use data to improve building performance. On October 21, 2014, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of NY Energy Manager (NYEM), the state’s first energy management network operations center, at the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and…...
Entergy’s site assessment study of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station estimates the plant’s decommissioning cost at $1.24B, higher than previous estimates. On October 17, 2014, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) released a site assessment study for decommissioning its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station by 2014. The study – submitted to Vermont’s Public Service Department,…...
The DOE-supported Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas, the nation’s third commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, will have an annual production capacity of up to 25 million gallons. On October 17, 2014 the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the opening of the nation’s third commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Hugoton, Kansas as part of Energy Action Month…....
The majority of U.S. states utilize retail energy rate-based compensation of net energy metering (NEM) for residential solar customers. The distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) energy industry is growing rapidly and disrupting the traditional one-way power flow utility model. As residential solar PV installation levels increase, utilities are pushing for new rate structures to cover system…...
The third volume of NRC’s safety evaluation report on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository finds that DOE’s design meets its post-closure performance objectives. On October 16, 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published Volume 3 of its Safety Evaluation Report (SER) on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) license application for the proposed underground geologic…...
