DOE has announced the end of a 1993 U.S.-Russia nuclear nonproliferation program, which converted 500 metric tons of Russian HEU into LEU for U.S. nuclear power plants. On November 14, 2013, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the culmination of a 1993 nuclear nonproliferation program to convert Russian weapons-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) into…...
On October 24, multiple states set goals to increase sales of zero-emission vehicles to 3.3 million by 2025. The policies will likely lead to an increase in state-level subsidies and other financial incentives for electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure. Overview On October 24, the governors of eight states, including California, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts,…...
More than 100 organizations signed a petition to Congress to end wind energy production tax credits. On November 4, 2013, a coalition of more than 100 organizations, led by Americans for Prosperity, wrote to Congress expressing opposition to the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC) extension. The letter asserted that the wind industry has consistently under-performed despite…...
Broome County’s Greater Binghamton Airport becomes the first U.S. airport to install a geothermal heating system. On October 29, 2013, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a $1.25M geothermal project at the Greater Binghamton Airport. The project, an energy-saving initiative, will utilize a $350,000 NYSERDA grant under the Regional Economic…...