Energy Archives

Illinois Commerce Commission approves more than $2 billion for state electrical grid upgrades

ComEd will focus its efforts to increase grid resiliency, keeping consumers protected against severe weather caused by climate change.

Jerrod Kingery

White House announces executive order to build AI data centers on federal land

Federal agencies will hold competitive solicitations for proposals to lease these sites for developing, owning and operating large-scale AI infrastructure.

Keaton Peters

DOE allocating $45 million for university-led projects to build critical mineral supply chains

The investment is part of a major push by the United States to reduce its dependence on foreign nations for imported materials.

Keaton Peters

$1.8 billion funding opportunity available for direct air capture technology

This program will support construction of both mid-scale and large-scale facilities that can pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

Keaton Peters

DOE says U.S. can recycle 90% of decommissioned wind turbine mass

Existing U.S. recycling infrastructure can handle the steel and concrete that make up most of a turbine's mass.

Pete Hahnloser

DOE offering $33 million for research into alternative fuels

The NOI offers two funding opportunities for R&D)projects in sustainable propane and renewable chemicals, as well as algal system cultivation and preprocessing.

Keaton Peters

Colorado unveils microgrid roadmap to boost grid resilience

In the face of increasing climate threats, states are increasingly looking to microgrids as a solution.

Miles Smith

Feds award nearly $325 million to combat methane pollution in Colorado, Wyoming

Reducing methane emissions is one of the most important and cost-effective actions the U.S. can take to slow the rate of rapidly rising global temperatures.

Brady Pieper

DOE issues $500 million funding opportunity to expand nation’s carbon transport systems

The U.S. currently transports nearly 60 million metric tons of CO2 per year, but the projected demand for transport is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades.

Pete Hahnloser

EPA, DOE to distribute $850 million for methane reduction at oil and gas wells

The agencies expect these investments will encourage immediate steps to conserve energy resources for American consumers and decrease methane emissions.

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