DOE has announced the issuance of a $6.5B loan guarantee for the first nuclear facilities to be built in the U.S. in 30 years. On February 19, 2014, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the issuance of approximately $6.5B in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors at Georgia’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant…
President Obama has directed EPA and DOT to develop fuel efficiency and emissions standards for medium- and heavy duty vehicles beyond model year 2018. On February 18, 2014, President Barack Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop the next phase of…
President Obama’s 2015 Budget proposal will include a $1B Climate Resilience Fund to enhance climate change preparedness and infrastructure resilience. During a meeting with farmers and ranchers in drought-affected California on February 14, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a $1B Climate Resilience Fund to support climate impact actions. The Fund will be included in the…
The $2.2B Ivanpah Solar Electric System can deliver 392 MW of solar power to California’s electric grid. On February 13, 2014, the Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz inaugurated the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the world’s largest solar thermal power tower system. The three-unit power system spans approximately 3,500 acres of public desert land in…
