by Emily | Nov 26, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Solar
The Boise Airport became 100% powered by renewable solar energy in the fall of 2024 after the city began buying solar energy from Black Mesa Energy solar project in Elmore County. (Courtesy of city of Boise) The Boise Airport became powered by 100% clean solar energy...
by Emily | Nov 21, 2024 | Clean Energy News
Renewable diesel, right, is made from fats and oils such as vegetable oil and used cooking oil and dyed red to distinguish it from other fuels. It’s processed to be chemically the same as petroleum diesel and meets the ASTM D975 specification for petroleum in...
by Emily | Nov 19, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events
Members of an energy-focused panel earlier this week at Tech Alliance’s Policy Matters conference discussed the AI revolution and the need for round-the-clock power. Energy use is surging with power increasingly needed for data centers operated by tech giant...
by Emily | Nov 13, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Nuclear
The U.S. just set new deployment targets at the U.N. climate summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan: Add 35 GW of new capacity by 2035 and achieve a sustained pace of 15 GW per year by 2040. The framework identifies more than 30 actions the U.S. government can take, along...
by Emily | Nov 7, 2024 | Clean Energy News, Hydropower
Nolichucky Dam (Credit: TVA) The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has released data collected during and after Hurricane Helene that provides insight into the magnitude of the storm. Data from this event shows that flood mitigation strategies enacted by TVA prevented...
by Emily | Oct 29, 2024 | Clean Energy News
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently announced more than $518 million to support projects that will fight climate change. 23 projects have been selected for negotiation across 19 states to support the...
