Pentagon to get rooftop solar panels as part of federal energy-conservation push
Department of Energy this week announced $104 million for net-zero projects at 31 federal facilities
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Massachusetts offshore wind farm delivers first power to grid
Once fully built out, Vineyard Wind will have 62 turbines spaced 1 nautical mile apart. The first five will be fully operational in early 2024
DOE funds three projects to remove carbon emissions from power plants
Projects in Texas, California, North Dakota are anticipated to remove about 7.75 million metric tons of carbon emissions from being released
Despite cloudy outlook, more offshore wind leases proposed
Auctions proposed off Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico to help boost U.S. wind energy production
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.
