Despite cloudy outlook, more offshore wind leases proposed
Auctions proposed off Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico to help boost U.S. wind energy production
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California spending $130 million to turn waste into compost and clean energy
Program will award grants to 23 projects that involve recycling organic material into compost
Texas town receives $29 million for water reuse project
Plant will use treated wastewater from the city’s existing facility
DOE investing in inertial fusion as a clean-energy source
$42 million grant program will create three research-and-development hubs that will focus on advancing inertial confinement fusion energy as a potential new source of clean energy
$350 million in grants to help 14 states reduce methane emissions
Grants to help owners and operators of conventional oil and gas wells identify and eliminate methane emissions from low-producing wells
$3.5 billion program aims to boost clean energy supply chain
Facilities that produce battery-grade processed critical minerals, battery precursor materials and components, and cell and cell pack manufacturing are eligible.
Voucher funding helps advance zero-emission goals in California
About $60 million from California’s Clean Truck Fund rate is available to help truck operators purchase new zero-emissions vehicles at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
More than $6 billion available to mitigate climate-change risks
Bulk of funding - $3.9 billion - will come from Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. Applications close Jan. 12.
DOE investing in city plans to incorporate geothermal heating, cooling systems
Projects will be chosen from a second competitive round of awards to build and deploy systems.
Department of Interior distributes $18.24 billion in clean energy revenue
Revenue collected from energy and mineral companies, including royalties, rents and bonuses for operating on federal lands and waters.
