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$26M to Be Awarded for Projects Demonstrating Grid Can Run Reliably on Renewables

2022-08-02 20:46:48

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy plans to award a total of $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate the nation's electricity grid can reliably run on a mix of solar, wind, energy storage and other clean resources.... Read More

Renewable Energy

Race to Cut Carbon Emissions Splits U.S. States on Nuclear

2022-01-18 15:20:54

by Race to Cut Carbon Emissions Splits U.S. States on Nuclear

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep... Read More

Energy

Haaland Reveals Administration Plan for Massive Expansion of Offshore Wind

2021-10-13 21:42:36

by Dan McCue

BOSTON, Mass. -- Interior Secretary Deb Haaland told attendees at a wind energy conference on Wednesday that the Biden administration wants to dramatically expand the nation’s use of wind power, opening large swaths of coastal waters to wind farm development.... Read More