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U.S. Department of Energy Awards Funds to Advance Nuclear Fuel Recycling
Nuclear power station with steaming cooling towers and blooming canola field. Late last week, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy awarded over $19 million to five U.S. companies to research and develop recycling technologies for used nuclear...
Oregon’s Solar+Storage Rebate Program, a model for other states
In 2022, the Oregon Department of Energy was awarded a State Leadership in Clean Energy Award for the Oregon Solar+Storage Rebate Program by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). The program offers rebates to residential customers and low-income service providers...
2022: A Big Year for Clean Energy
Increasing demand for electric vehicles (EV) and federal legislation are a few major developments for clean energy in 2022. It may be the biggest year ever, in terms of the number and scope of new laws and rules, including the Inflation Reduction Act, state energy and...
The BUILT Cluster: Working Together for Infrastructure Decarbonization, Jan. 11
The BUILT Cluster (Buildings, Utilities, and Infrastructure Living Together) is a group that engages social agencies and industry to support sustainable and innovative planning, design, and construction practices and technologies. "Working Together for Infrastructure...
How the nuclear fusion breakthrough will change the landscape of clean energy
The breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced this week by U.S. scientists made major national news headlines. What does it mean? It could pave the way for abundant clean energy in the future after more than half a century of research into nuclear fusion....
The push for an Oregon-Washington green hydrogen hub
Last month, Obsidian Renewables, an Oregon solar energy company, launched a bid to win federal dollars to create a green hydrogen production network across Oregon and Washington. The company applied to the U.S. Department of Energy to become a green hydrogen hub for...
Register now: 2023 CleanTech Advocacy Day, Jan. 25
The 2023 CleanTech Advocacy Day is a virtual event on January 25, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. (PST). The event offers an opportunity to engage and educate Washington State policymakers on the impact of clean technology research, innovation, and jobs. Speakers include...
New consumer bundle: EV + solar panel
Automakers have begun selling electric vehicles (EV) bundled with home energy products and services, such as home solar panels. Hyundai recently announced the rollout of Hyundai Home, a service to help the company’s customers match up with installers of EV chargers,...
NSF-DOE internship program to support geothermal energy workforce
A new internship program will support the Department of Energy's (DOE) Enhanced Geothermal Shot initiative. In collaboration with the National Science Foundation's (NSF) INTERN program, it will support 10 to 20 six-month research internships per year to work in the...
How nuclear technologies can help provide reliable power
Many utilities have begun exploring the potential of a new generation of nuclear technology to help them meet their clean energy and reliability needs, amid growing consumer demand. New nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMR) can help utilities address...