Tidal, river-current energy projects receive federal funds
Funds will support efforts to transition local communities to clean energy
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DOE awards almost $72 million for hydroelectric projects across the U.S.
Funds will help expand hydropower fleets, improving and upgrading the facilities’ turbines, generators and conveyance structures to increase generation efficiency
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
Lawmakers raise concerns over electric vehicle incentives, lithium battery production
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met for a hearing to question the Department of Energy and the U.S. Treasury
Funds, tax incentives to help states improve local school infrastructure
Initiatives will help districts modernize aging infrastructure and implement clean-energy technology, such as solar panels and electric vehicles
$70 million available to enhance security of energy facilities, systems
Funds support innovative ways to strengthen power grids, electric utilities, pipelines and renewable energy sources such as wind and solar
DOE grants to help states update building energy codes
Up to $530 million in technical assistance competitive grants intended to help local governments defray costs of adopting most recent model code guidelines
Despite cloudy outlook, more offshore wind leases proposed
Auctions proposed off Atlantic Coast, Gulf of Mexico to help boost U.S. wind energy production
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
New EPA regulations aim to cut methane emissions in oil and gas production
Final rule will require oil and gas companies to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas from new oil wells as one way to reduce methane emissions
