US Counties Are Blocking Renewable Energy For Themselves, But Not For Thee
A movement is afoot to block utility-scale renewable energy projects across the US, but new clean tech investments keep getting in the way.
A movement is afoot to block utility-scale renewable energy projects across the US, but new clean tech investments keep getting in the way.
In February 2024, 15 distinguished Department of Energy employees were presented with the Secretary of Energy Excellence Award. The Secretary of Energy’s Excellence Award is bestowed on individuals with a singular accomplishment that demonstrates a high level of performance and outstanding leadership in public service. The individual’s overall achievement must … [continued]
For a decade I’ve been tracking the exponential expansion of wind, solar, and to a lesser extent hydro electricity generation in China, mostly against nuclear generation’s much flatter growth trajectory. In recent years I’ve been looking at other aspects of generation, in part because of the regular refrain of delayers … [continued]
The Biden administration aims to recruit 400 farmers to help tap into vast reserves of untapped wind power in the US.
A month ago, we reported on how opponents to solar farms who appear to be local are actually supported by national organizations with one mission — protecting fossil fuels. You might ask yourself why anyone would want to protect fossil fuel companies when their activities have altered the Earth’s climate. … [continued]
Empire Wind I and Sunrise Wind Will Foster More Than 800 Near-term, Family-Sustaining Jobs $2 Billion in Near-Term Economic Development Investments, Including Support to Disadvantaged Communities Awarded Projects Totaling Over 1,700 Megawatts of Clean Energy – The Largest Power Generating Projects in New York State in Over 35 Years Enables … [continued]
In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.
Phase 1 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Awards $100,000 to HBCUs To Develop Next Generation of Clean Energy Leaders Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the first phase of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize Partnerships Track. The … [continued]
Grid Analysts Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl Discuss NREL’s Role Assisting India With Distributed Energy Resource Integration Kapil Duwadi and Erik Pohl are part of the Grid Planning and Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). In this installment of NREL’s Tell Me Something Grid series, they share how NREL … [continued]
For more than 100 years, Kern County, California, has relied on energy (oil and gas) and agricultural production to stimulate the economy. People in Kern County have a fierce sense of pride and a strong sense of identity as an energy producing community, and they are expanding that vision. “Typically, … [continued]