Clean Energy Blog
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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...
Cybersecurity and Building a Better Grid
The DOE's Building a Better Grid initiative, launched early this year, intends to create a more robust transmission system that will restore the nation's electrical grid through expanded access and greater resilience. The initiative includes strengthening the grid to...
FWEE Hydropower and STEM Career Academy, June 20-24
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) Hydropower and STEM Career Academy will be held June 20-24, 2022, at Chelan PUD's Rocky Reach Discovery Center in Wenatchee, WA. Secondary students will engage in a week of hands-on activities that combine STEM...
The DOE strategy to secure America’s clean energy supply chain
The Department of Energy's report released last month, America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition, lays out the first-ever, comprehensive strategy to establish America’s role as a global leader in clean energy manufacturing and...
U.S. could soon lead in floating offshore wind development
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has indicated that government support is the single, most important factor for the growth of the floating offshore wind industry. The current administration has a goal of developing 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The U.S. Bureau...
Towering turbine planting ship to install offshore wind farm
A massive ocean vessel for installing offshore wind turbines could reduce the cost and complexity of U.S. offshore wind projects up and down the Atlantic Coast. Dominion Energy is investing $500M in the project, with plans to begin a full-scale, commercial offshore...
U.S. clean energy investments topped $100B in 2021
The U.S. experienced record spending of new capital in 2021 to support the transition to a lower-carbon economy. A record number of electric vehicles sold and contributions to the power grid from zero-carbon renewable sources were surpassed. The U.S. now invests...
Solar canopies over irrigation canals, a first in California
A project near Modesto, California, would generate renewable energy while saving water. Solar panel canopies over sections of the Turlock Irrigation District’s canal system would generate renewable electricity, shade the sun, reduce evaporation and save water for...
Repowering power plants with renewable and hybrid energy
From coal to natural gas, retrofitting aging facilities, and transitioning to hybrid power plants — all are occurring as new technologies make older facilities new again. Repowering involves replacing aging generating units at thermal plants with new, higher-capacity...
DOE realigns organizations to focus on clean energy innovation and infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an organizational realignment to ensure that it has the structure needed to effectively implement the clean energy investments in the current infrastructure law and the Energy Act of 2020. The new organizational structure...