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NERC: 2025 Reliability Risk Report
High-voltage wire tower at dusk Late last week, the NERC Board of Trustees accepted the 2025 ERO Reliability Risk Priorities Report, put together by the Reliability Issues Steering Committee (RISC). The report provides key insights, priorities, and high-level...
Geothermal energy gets boost from DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to expand U.S. geothermal energy deployment with $165 million to aid in leveraging the knowledge, technologies, and skills from the oil and gas industry. The Geothermal Energy from Oil and Gas Demonstrated Engineering (GEODE)...
Climate bill includes incentives for hydrogen, nuclear, renewables
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, anticipated to pass next week, includes incentives for hydrogen, nuclear and energy storage. The bill will make a historic down payment on deficit reduction to fight inflation, invest in domestic energy production and...
Virtual reality replacing hands-on training for offshore workers
Offshore wind workers in Massachusetts have become the first in the world to receive certification through virtual reality training. The virtual reality (VR) courses use curriculum from the Global Wind Organization. VR simulations of ports and wind turbines, developed...
Women in energy making a difference
Meet talented, innovative, inspiring women who work in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields at the U.S. Department of Energy. Women @ Energy: STEM Rising features women's participation and leadership in the energy workforce. National Laboratories:...
Join the Clean Energy Revolution!
What is the Clean Energy Revolution? A Clean Energy Revolution is happening with the steady expansion of U.S. renewable energy sources, empowered by the Clean Energy Corps. What is the Clean Energy Corps? The Clean Energy Corps is a diverse group with a mission to...
Costs for renewables continue to fall
Today, electricity generated from renewable energy sources continues to be the cheapest form of power. Solar and wind energy have relatively short project lead times and are vital to reducing and phasing out fossil fuels, and renewable power frees economies from...
Offshore Wind by the Numbers: Reaching 30 GW by 2030
The U.S. has enough planned offshore wind energy capacity to meet the current administration's goal of developing 30 GW by 2030, which requires ramping up domestic supply chain to build new projects. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a supply...
DOE program aims to transform mines into clean energy hubs
The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a $500 million program, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure package, to transform current and former mines into clean energy hubs. The program came from the current administration’s Interagency Working Group on Coal and...
Energy jobs grew faster than overall employment last year
The annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), released for 2021, found that in spite of economic uncertainty the energy sector experienced positive job growth. The USEER is a comprehensive study designed to track and understand employment trends across the...