Energy

Biden-Harris Admin to Invest $7.3B in Rural Clean Energy Projects Across 23 States

Biden-Harris Admin to Invest $7.3B in Rural Clean Energy Projects Across 23 States

On a visit to Wisconsin Thursday, President Joe Biden announced $7.3 billion in financing for 16 rural clean energy projects to be directed by rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. The combination of New ERA and other Inflation Reduction Act-funded rural green energy projects comprise the biggest rural electrification investment […]

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    U.S. Announces $521 Million in Grants for EV Charging, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure

    U.S. Announces $521 Million in Grants for EV Charging, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure

    The Biden-Harris administration has announced $521 million in grants to go toward further development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure as well as infrastructure for alternative fuels. The funding will help deploy more than 9,200 EV charging ports, and the grants will be applied to projects across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes and Washington, DC. […]

    UN Chief Guterres Issues ‘Global SOS’ to World Leaders to ‘Save Our Seas’

    UN Chief Guterres Issues ‘Global SOS’ to World Leaders to ‘Save Our Seas’

    Speaking from Tonga on Tuesday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a “global SOS,” urging governments to increase climate action to “Save Our Seas.” Guterres called for international leaders to slash global greenhouse gas emissions, rapidly phase out fossil fuels and boost investments in climate adaptation to protect people from future and current risks, UN […]

    Norwegian and Finnish Companies to Run Vessel on Ammonia by 2026

    Norwegian and Finnish Companies to Run Vessel on Ammonia by 2026

    Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik and Wärtsilä, a Finland-based engine manufacturer, have signed a contract to make a platform supply vessel (PSV) that can run on ammonia fuel. Wärtsilä — the company supplying the equipment to convert the ship — said the Viking Energy vessel will be the first in the world to run on ammonia. “Together […]

    Solar Power and Battery Storage Lead New Utility-Scale Electricity in U.S. for First Half of 2024

    Solar Power and Battery Storage Lead New Utility-Scale Electricity in U.S. for First Half of 2024

    According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, the country has installed 20.2 gigawatts utility-scale electric generating capacity from January through June 2024. Of the newly installed generating capacity, solar and battery storage have taken the lead. The report determined that new solar utility-scale operations made up the largest […]