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PNW Fusion Energy: Fusion Week and ‘A Star in a Jar’
Zap Energy’s FuZE-Q fusion device. (Zap Photo) The Pacific Northwest fusion industry kicked off the annual Seattle Fusion Week on Monday. Hosted by CleanTech Alliance, the annual event brings together fusion energy companies, elected officials, research institutions,...
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...
Challenges for the future of ‘clean hydrogen’
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently released a report showing that many opportunities exist for clean hydrogen's growth, but government leadership would be critical in achieving decarbonization goals. That includes...
Why Texas is the nation’s clean energy leader
Leading the nation in new renewable energy capacity, Texas leads the competition and is expected to continue as the leader. The state had 7,352 megawatts of new wind, solar and energy storage projects come online during 2021, according to a recent report by the...
$5 billion earmarked for EV infrastructure
Under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, $5 billion has been earmarked to support electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, according to the new joint departments, U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation. The goal is to build out a national...
Trends to look for in 2022 for renewable energy
Supply chains, labor markets, transmission investments, EV growth, and federal policies are among the projected trends in renewable energy for 2022. Continued momentum in the clean energy industry is forecasted over the course of 2022, including four possible trends...