DOE plans $900 million investment in small modular nuclear reactors
Funds are for the most advanced version of the technology, featuring improved safety, energy efficiency and operational lifespan
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Feds open largest-ever investment opportunity in EV charging infrastructure
Collaboration between U.S. departments of Energy and Transportation accepting applications for $1.3 billion to expand nationwide network
$26 million will fund energy efficiency and conservation projects
Grants will go to municipalities, states and Tribal nations for upgrading state-owned lighting fixtures, investing in electric vehicles
$78 million will support energy development in ‘historically underserved’ communities
Money will flow across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations for battery storage, electric grid improvements, renewable power sources and energy efficiency upgrades
DOE turns to AI to help accelerate clean energy transition
Agency also researching potential benefits for electric grid stability, while studying the energy demand from AI data centers
DOE cuts regulations, invests $400 million to encourage green energy projects
Agency also said it was cutting regulatory hurdles for energy storage, transmission and solar projects
DOE roadmap points the way to faster clean-energy integration
Plan seeks to speed connecting new clean energy resources such as wind and solar farms to the network of electricity transmission lines and substations
Energy Department’s plan calls for building sector to be 65% decarbonized by 2035
Comprehensive federal strategy projects a 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector by 2050
DOE provides $34 million to advance renewable energy integration
Projects will advance tools that enable developers to more easily use and integrate renewable energy resources
Feds allocate $475 million to projects redeveloping mines for clean energy
Projects are solar, microgrid and pumped storage hydropower systems as well as geothermal and battery energy storage systems
