Green Jobs

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Supports Nearly 18,000 Jobs, $2 Billion To Economy Annually

New report highlights how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is creating good-paying jobs, revitalizing infrastructure and growing the economy WASHINGTON — As the Biden-Harris administration marks the two-year anniversary of President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of the Interior released a new analysis that estimates that investments from the … [continued]

Diagram showing separate transactions for PPAs, RECs and commercial electricity by Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist, TFIE Strategy Inc., icons by ChatGPT & DALL-E

Hydrogen Advocates Including ICCT Don’t Understand PPAs, RECs, Wholesale & Retail Electricity

In the past week I’ve been involved in an odd conflict with researchers at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). I’ve been trying to explain to them why their costing of electricity for hydrogen manufacturing makes absolutely no sense, and I haven’t been able to get through to them. … [continued]

Biden-Harris Administration Approves Sixth Offshore Wind Project

WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the Empire Wind offshore wind project — the sixth approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. Today’s announcement supports the Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Empire Wind US … [continued]

Scania’s latest BEV bus at Busworld 2023 in Brussels, Belgium from October 7 to October 12. (Photo from Scania)

EU Lawmakers Back “Made in Europe” Green Tech Rules in First Bloc-Wide Industrial Plan

Europe’s lawmakers voted in favor of “made in Europe” green manufacturing rules as part of the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act — a first step towards a pan-European industrial strategy. This will boost European support for green tech to counter growing pressure from the US and China and will make … [continued]

Offshore Energy Safety Institute Invests $2.7 Million to Advance Offshore Wind Safety

Research from the BSEE and DOE-funded Institute advances worker safety and environmental sustainability of offshore energy resources The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon … [continued]

$3.5 Billion to Strengthen US Domestic Battery Manufacturing

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing Today, two years after President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3.5 billion from the Infrastructure Law to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide. As part of … [continued]

Belvidere Assembly Plant. Image courtesy of Stellantis

The Belvidere Plant’s Transition To An EV Plant Has A Bright Future

The United Auto Workers’ historic strike results in important benefits, including a path for reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois. The United Auto Workers (UAW) fought through a historic strike to win significant benefits in a tentative deal that includes a path for reopening the Belvidere Assembly Plant in … [continued]

Ocean waters, Image by Cynthia Shahan, CleanTechnica.

DOE Launches $1.7 Million Prize to Power Offshore Economy with Marine Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the Powering the Blue Economy™: Power at Sea Prize, which will award up to $1.7 million to competitors to advance technologies that use marine energy to power ocean-based activities. Next-generation maritime or “blue” technologies are moving farther offshore to capture data across the … [continued]