West Virginians Will Foot the Bill for Short-Sighted Projects with Big Health Consequences CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to loaning West Virginia’s utility companies $1.44 billion to fund projects to refurbish six of the state’s coal-fired power plants, extending their lives by up … [continued]
Solar and energy storage are the lowest-cost, fastest-to-build technologies available to help meet rising electricity demand. The market is quickly responding to this reality. Solar and storage accounted for 84% of new grid capacity additions in 2024, and according to SEIA’s and Wood Mackenzie’s latest Solar Market Insight Report, these technologies made up 82% of new capacity added in the first half … [continued]
The US startup Parallel Systems is on the way to commercializing a railcar-based electric train solution, with an assist from the US Department of Energy.
A federal judge has put the Revolution Wind project back on track, paving the way for other US offshore wind projects in the pipeline.
The US startup Boston Metal is bringing its new one-pot green steel process to the global industrial decarbonization movement, along with a process for recovering valuable metals from mining waste.
The new “Speed to Power” initiative is a desperate cry for help that completely ignores the copious renewable energy resources of the US.
The US startup Torus Energy combines the ancient principles of flywheel technology with 21st century battery chemistry in one advanced energy storage system.
The US startup Inlyte continues to plan for commercial production of its new sodium-iron battery, designed for long duration renewable energy storage.
US President Donald Trump is finally running out of hoax cards to play, as Epstein survivors, climate scientists, and his own supporters call attention to the truth.
NREL’s Computing Capabilities Could Help Prevent Wildfires Caused by Fallen Power Lines Annually, tens of thousands of wildfires ravage the United States, posing significant threats to people, wildlife, and infrastructure. A percentage of those wildfires are caused by degraded or downed electrical equipment. But what if artificial intelligence (AI) could … [continued]
