Clean Power

U.S. DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to Deploy Solar PV & Battery…

Project Polo will deploy commercial-scale PV and storage to create integrated virtual power plants across 27 states. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco … [continued]

U.S. Department of Energy To Announce Funding Opportunity for Energy Technology Deployment on Tribal Lands

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a notice of intent to release a $25 million funding opportunity this spring to support energy technology deployment on Tribal lands. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (Office of Indian Energy) issued a notice of intent … [continued]

U.S. DOE West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Action Plan Charts Path to Increase Domestic Energy…

Roadmap shows phased and flexible coastal and offshore transmission build out will maximize economic benefits, enhance grid reliability, and minimize environmental impact. Today the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO), in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), released … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a map of South Korea littered with failed hydrogen refueling stations, buses and cars

Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

U.S. Department of Energy Funds the Efforts of 7 Non-Profit Educational Organizations to Build the…

The Clean Energy Careers for All program supports workforce development programs that promote STEM education and exposure to clean energy career options. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected seven non-profit educational organizations to receive up to $300,000 each in funding, as part of its Clean Energy Careers for … [continued]

U.S. DOE Announces Roadmap and $18 Million Investment to Improve Clean Energy Interconnection Processes

More than 1,000 stakeholders over two years contributed to developing solutions and targets The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) released a new roadmap that can lead to shorter timelines and better outcomes for connecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids. The Distributed Energy Resource … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a transit think tank being manipulated by an oil-soaked puppet master

Why Is Paramount Plus Promoting Big Oil With Its Landman Series?

“Landman” is a television series broadcast on Paramount Plus, the digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. I’ve watched most of the other Taylor Sheridan series, somehow hoping that a romanticized Old West culture can be combined with positive representations of females. What I didn’t expect from him was a … [continued]

ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a set a clean technologies being tumbled through a giant sieve against a backdrop of Google searches, patents and websites

Decarbonization Requires Robust Decision Making Frameworks

An accidental advantage I have with my somewhat ADHD career and interests is that I’ve established patterns and filters for how I view the world that have been tested in multiple domains, often to destruction. I’ve published on the set a few times, but it’s worth returning to them. Looking … [continued]