A Clean Start: Argonne Spotlights Projects That Give Underserved Communities Equitable Access To Sustainable Transportation
Argonne develops case studies on community-based electric mobility projects that integrate equity.
Author: US Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy Releases First Ever Federal Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Buildings Sector
First Comprehensive Federal Strategy Outlines Pathways to Reduce Emissions 90% in Buildings Sector by 2050, Reinforcing President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Lower Energy Costs, Improve Resilience, and Tackle the Climate Crisis Leer en Español WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration yesterday released Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A … [continued]
U.S. DOE Expands Support for Community-Led Clean Energy Transitions
DOE’s Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program helps local governments, electric utilities, community-based groups, and other decisionmakers realize their clean energy goals with innovative modeling and testing tools developed at DOE’s world-class national laboratories. Today, DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the first C2C annual report, which highlights more than 200 communities … [continued]
60% Of EVs Are Expected To Be In Suburban Areas In 2030
Sixty percent of the 33 million EVs expected by 2030 are projected to be in suburban areas, according to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Of the remainder, 20% will be in rural locations and another 20% in urban areas. The charging network needs for EVs are different … [continued]
Sensing Diseases From Space
Disease itself may be invisible to the human eye, but conditions ripe for disease outbreaks can be seen from satellites. ORNL’s Assaf Anyamba has spent his career using satellite images to determine where extreme weather may lead to vector-borne disease outbreaks. His work has helped the U.S. government better prepare … [continued]
Clean Energy, One Community At A Time
PNNL helps communities transition to clean energy and boost their energy resilience Heating and cooling a home. Lighting for reading or studying. Cooking and storing food. Refrigerating medications. Traveling to a job or school. Energy unlocks access to nearly everything, so communities without reliable energy can experience not only daily … [continued]
The Real Value Of Electrifying Non-Powered Dams
New methodological approach demonstrates how to assess the economic value, including non-traditional value streams, of converting non-powered dams to hydroelectric facilities Hydropower is a key source of renewable energy, but only about 3 percent of the existing dams in the United States generate electricity—the rest are non-powered dams (NPDs). While … [continued]
Solution To Energy Storage May Be Beneath Your Feet
Anyone who has ever hot-footed it barefoot across the beach on a sunny day walks away with a greater understanding of just how much heat sand can retain. That ability is expected to play a vital role in the future, as technology involving heated sand becomes part of the answer … [continued]
JISEA Launches Sustainable Agriculture Catalyzer To Examine Cobenefits of Decarbonization
Research Looks at How Strategies To Reduce Emissions in Agriculture Lead to Benefits in Health, Socioeconomics, and More The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) has launched a new catalyzer — and it is changing the way you think about your food. Catalyzers are two- to three-year seed research … [continued]
Biden–Harris Administration Announces $62 Million to Lower Battery Recycling Costs Across the Nation
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the US DOE today announced $62 million for 17 projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to increase consumer participation in consumer electronics battery recycling and improve the economics of battery recycling.
