by PNCECE | Nov 19, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Hydropower
An effort to generate energy along the Columbia River through a concept called “pumped storage” has drawn pushback from tribes and environmental groups. The hydropower project being developed in Central Washington, overlooking the Columbia River, would...
by PNCECE | Nov 18, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Hydropower, Policy & Legislation
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the more than $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Also known as the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF), the Senate approved the bill in August. The BIF represents a core piece of...
by PNCECE | Nov 12, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Wind
Orsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, plans to accelerate commercial floating wind build in Scotland. Its bids in the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round demonstrate a significant push into the emerging floating wind market. The Danish group made...
by PNCECE | Nov 11, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Wind
U.S. wind installations in July-September fell 22% from a year ago to 1.5 GW, as some developers delayed projects due to supply chain issues. U.S. wind developers have installed 7.3 GW of capacity so far this year, far lower than in 2020 when developers raced to meet...
by PNCECE | Nov 5, 2021 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it awarded $199 million to fund 25 projects to put cleaner cars and trucks on U.S. roads. The projects include long-haul trucks powered by batteries and fuel cells and improving the nation’s electric...
