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U.S. Department of Energy Terminates Projects, PNWH2 Hub Included
H2 Hydrogen Molecule Fuel Cell Element Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the termination of 321 financial awards, affecting 223 projects, totally approximately $7.56 billion. The announcement comes after a thorough, individualized financial review,...
Details on How Power Generation Maintained Reliability During Cold Snap
The Pacific Northwest recently experienced a cold snap that brought below-freezing temperatures to the region for four days- increasing the area's energy demands. According to BPA, the area's load peaked at 11,396 megawatts, which is a modern era energy demand record...
PNW Center Of Excellence Hosted Governor Inslee for a Visit
The Center of Excellence hosted Governor Inslee, First Spouse Trudi, and partners at Centralia College on Friday, January 19th. The visit highlighted a number of clean energy workforce strategies, developments, and partnerships- including comments from partners on...
Viability of Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology- Caterpillar Demonstration
Caterpillar announced a successful collaboration with Microsoft and Ballard Power systems demonstrating the viability of using large scale hydrogen fuel cells as backup power for data centers. The demonstration was conducted in a challenging environment: 6,086ft above...
DOE Announces $30 Million in Funding to Integrate Cybersecurity in Clean Energy Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy, as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, announced an initiative to ensure cybersecurity is integrated in the development of clean energy. The funding opportunity will support research, development, and demonstration of...
Startup Company Recurrent Aims to be Standard for Scoring Used EV Batteries
Recurrent, a Seattle-based startup, launched in 2020 and established itself as a leader in used EV battery analytics- providing scores for battery health on consumer sites such as Edmonds.com and Cars.com. The platform provides information for both shoppers and car...
Hydrogen Tax Credit Rules Up for Comment
In late December, the United States Treasury Department released the anticipated tax guidance for hydrogen production. The regulations for the 45V tax credit outline qualifications for a range of 60-cents to 3 dollars per kg of hydrogen produced. To claim the full...
PNNL Establishes a Center for Artificial Intelligence
The Center for AI @PNNL coordinates pioneering research of hundreds of scientists working on a range of projects focused on science, security, and energy resilience. The goal is to increase collaboration and focus, and a priority of the center is developing ways to...
Experiences on a “Tesla Cannonball” from Tampa to Seattle
In a recent article, author Paul Fosse described his experiences in driving a Tesla from Tampa, Fl. to Seattle, Wa. including charging, autopilot, and full self-driving. With two drivers, they tested Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) and Navigate on Autopilot (NOA)- and...
NSF Supported Research Leads to Improved Solar Cell Stability
A National Science Foundation supported process developed by Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Aditya Mohite and collaborators at Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Rennes has yielded 2D perovskite-based...