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FusionWERX Project Lands $10M State Grant
The Richland, Wash., space that will house the planned FusionWERX facility being built by Avalanche Energy. (Avalanche Photo) Previously updated in April this year, the FusionWERX project has landed a $10 million grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce...
Solar Installers & Fire Officials Look for Compromises
Changes to Massechusetts fire code late last year have created frustration for solar installers, who are now working with fire officials on compromises to the rules. Included for the first time in the code are restrictions to the positioning of rooftop solar arrays-...
Honda’s New Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Module
Earlier this week, Honda provided a few more details about its next-generation fuel-cell module at the 2023 European Hydrogen Week. The new module was co-developed with General Motors and has already been confirmed for use in North America. Its debut will be an...
OCOchem Raises $5 Million in Funding for CO2 Conversion
OCOchem, a carbon conversion startup based in Richland, WA, recently secured an additional $5 million in funding from TO VC that will be used to scale its modular technology to industrial proportions and build a pilot plant for commercial demonstration operations. The...
Solar Installations Giving New Life to Blighted Brownfields
A once abandoned waste site in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey now has a new opportunity to serve the community. Designated a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Global Sanitary Landfill was closed in 1984 after a slope failure exposed...
Duke Energy Plans End-To-End Clean Hydrogen System
Duke Energy, with GE Vernova and Sargent and Lundy, will soon be breaking ground on a "one-of-a-kind end-to-end" system later this year. The project will serve as a demonstration of a system to produce, store, and combust 100% renewable hydrogen at Duke Energy's...
Electrification of the U.S. Construction Industry
Source: Volvo Construction Equipment Several OEM's have recently announced a new partnership with the Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative to showcase the electrification of construction equipment, green infrastructure construction, and the transition to a more...
DOE Supports Hydropower: $38 Million to 66 Hydro Facilities
As part of Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that 66 hydro facilities will receive more than $38 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and sold. Administered by DOE's Grid Deployment Office,...
Biden and US Dept. Of Energy Select Pacific Northwest for Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association's PNWH2 Hub for award negotiations as one of the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs. The DOE's H2Hubs will kickstart a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers,...
Heavy Maintenance on Kincardine Floating Wind Turbines
15km off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland lies the first commercial-scale floating wind farm known as Kincardine. Owned by Principle Power, the wind farm consists of five WindFloat units hosting five 9.5MW turbines and make up the largest floating offshore wind farm in...