Energy Archives

Austin approves city utility’s climate plan including natural gas ‘peaker’ plant

At the heart of the plan is a push to reduce peak energy demand through expanded energy efficiency and demand response programs that compensate customers for reducing power consumption at critical times.

Keaton Peters

Department of Energy offers funding efforts to advance wind energy recycling

The funding will support projects developing solutions for recycling hard-to-process materials like fiber-reinforced composites and rare earth element magnets.

Miles Smith

DOE investing $1.3 billion in carbon capture technology projects

Projects awarded funding are expected to enhance the confidence of commercial entities in adopting carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies.

Strategic Partnerships

Ohio allocating additional $86 million for brownfield site cleanup

Following remediation, these properties can be redeveloped in order to revitalize neighborhoods and attract new economic development.

Adam Rollins

Florida utilities investing $873 million to upgrade rural electrical infrastructure

The funds will support design, construction and operation for transmission lines, smart grid technologies and power generation facilities.

Brady Pieper

USDA releasing $6.3 billion funding package for rural electric, drinking water projects

This funding will advance major projects to upgrade electric infrastructure, manage solid waste and enhance water and waste disposal facilities.

Brady Pieper

DOE awarding $365 million for solar energy projects across Puerto Rico

Puerto-Rican-based deployment teams will install solar energy technology and advanced battery storage systems in communities affected by recent natural disasters.

Strategic Partnerships

University of Arizona leading DOE study on underground carbon storage

The feasibility study is looking at storing the carbon in the deep beneath the desert about 60 miles west of Phoenix.

Brady Pieper

EPA announces $735 million in grants to replace heavy-duty combustion vehicles

The grants will finance replacements for school buses and vocational vehicles, including box trucks and cargo trucks, with electric and hydrogen-powered alternatives.

Keaton Peters

Meta seeks proposals to build up to 4 gigawatts of nuclear power

Meta's move into nuclear power reflects both the massive energy requirements of AI development and the tech industry's growing role in shaping America's energy infrastructure.

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