The Gloves Are Off! Breakthrough Energy Coalition Loaded With Trump Opponents
The Breakthrough Energy Coalition just launched its new Ventures fund, which is a direct challenge to Trump’s emerging policies for Russia and China.
Ernest Moniz
Algae Biofuel Doubters Get The Brush-Off From US Energy Department
When Elon Musk of Tesla Motors famously posed the question, “why would you ever do biofuels?” perhaps he had the US Energy Department in mind.
US Government Announces $220 Million In Grid Modernization Initiatives
The US Department of Energy has announced it will provide up to $220 million for more than 80 projects intended to modernize the country’s electricity grid. On a tour of a utility control center in Miami, Florida, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the release of his department’s new Grid … [continued]
The Clean Energy Revolution In Three (Or Four) Charts
Somewhat ironically given last week’s carnage in Paris, the US Energy Department charts a clean energy revolution leading into the COP21 climate talks.
Energy Efficiency Saves US Manufacturers $2.4 Billion
Energy efficiency saved manufacturers $2.4 billion in five years and could top $10 billion in annual savings by 2020 through DOE’s Better Plants effort.
US Wind Energy Priced At All Time Low, But Needs Policy Stability To Continue Growth
The price of wind energy in the US is at an all time low, but officials have been quick to state the need for stable policy to continue growing the industry. According to one of two reports published by the US Department of Energy, prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, … [continued]
$4 Billion Just Raised From Private Sector For Clean Energy
It’s hard to keep a good man—in this case, recently bereaved Vice-President Joe Biden—down. Biden resumed official duties yesterday by hosting the Clean Energy Investment Summit at the White House. You may recall that to support the President’s Climate Action Plan, the White House launched a Clean Energy Investment Initiative … [continued]
Finally A Declared Road To North American Energy & Climate Action
The US, Canada, and Mexico have just mirrored the European Union in seeking a continent-wide approach to North American energy and related climate change. According to Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford, “The partnership does not include binding targets, but will enhance cooperation and integrate more climate change-related policies into energy … [continued]
US Officials: Europe Has Upper Hand Over Russia In Energy Security
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman Concerns about energy security have shot to the top of the political agenda in Europe. But the US has no intention of letting the EU down. “The United States will be working with the EU to develop a plan for the mid- to … [continued]
US Could Double Hydropower Production
Originally published on Climate Central. By Bobby Magill The Grand Canyon was once targeted as a major dam site by the federal government, a project eventually scuttled after widespread protest. Nobody is revisiting the idea of a dam there, but a new U.S. Department of Energy report shows that the Grand Canyon … [continued]
