Clean Energy Blog
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding for Emerging Energy Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced more than $35 million for 42 projects through DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). The goal of the fund is to help move emerging energy technologies related to grid security, artificial intelligence, nuclear...
Public power utilities urged to review DOE’s updated voluntary cybersecurity model
The Department of Energy (DOE) this week released ahead of schedule an update to the Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model, C2M2 V2.0. An industry-led effort to update the voluntary cybersecurity model is in response to the continued attacks on information...
Energy stats by state
Did you know that Washington state generated the most electricity from hydropower of any state and accounted for 24% of the nation's annual utility-scale hydroelectricity generation in 2019? You can access energy data and analysis by state on the U.S. Energy...
Clean Energy Industry report drives strategic goals for PNCECE
To assess the clean energy industry's current state and future, we commissioned the report, Clean Energy Industry in the Bonneville Power Administration Area, by the Seattle Jobs Initiative. This report helped us establish goals to form our short-term strategic plan....
Public Power Jobs
The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. Visit the APPA Career Center for job listings and employers hiring. Learn more: www.publicpower.org
Energyshed: Geography + Power Supply + Consumption
Your electricity could come from as far away as another state. Many communities are investigating how to reuse and capture more locally derived water to improve efficiency, decrease their dependence on water transported from long distances, and use less. The Office of...
Major companies claim renewable energy use
Two large American companies, Oracle and Amazon, made big claims this week about their use of renewable energy. Oracle pledged to power its global operations, both its facilities and its cloud, with 100% renewable energy by 2025. The goal builds on its existing...
Clean Currents 2021: NHA hosts inaugural event
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) is hosting its first Clean Currents event, a waterpower tradeshow and conference, on Oct. 20-22, 2021, in Atlanta, GA. Clean Currents will showcase innovative solutions, thought leadership and exclusive educational...
2022 POWERGEN International: Shaping the future of energy with ‘Destination 2050’
POWERGEN International, the world's largest power generation event, is partnering with the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA), Epicenter, and Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) for its 2022 event: Destination 2050,...
Solar Decathlon: the Next Generation building our clean energy future
College students from around the world compete in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon — a collegiate competition that challenges the next generation of building professionals to design and construct high-performance, low-carbon buildings powered...