Linking sun and wind to connect regional electricity grids

by PNCECE | Nov 27, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics, Wind Power

Cheap, abundant solar power produced in California could help meet the Midwest’s peak demand, while wind energy generated in the Midwest could meet demand in the West after solar production begins to tumble in the late afternoon. As renewables grow — along with...

$1.9M grant from Centralia Coal Transition Board to fund hydrogen fueling station project in WA state

by PNCECE | Oct 14, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics

The Douglas County Public Utility District, with partners Bonneville Environmental Foundation, the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance, and Toyota Motor North America, received a $1.9 million grant from the Centralia Coal Transition Board to fund a demonstration project for...

HYDROVISION Exchange Virtual Event

by PNCECE | Aug 27, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Education, Hydro Power, Trending Topics

HYDROVISION International and Hydro Review will host HYDROVISION Exchange, a three-day virtual event, on November 17-19, 2020. The event will be fully virtual and includes a powerful keynote address, timely content and education sessions, peer-to-peer networking,...

Congress considers energy measures

by PNCECE | Aug 26, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Trending Topics

Financial relief to rural electric cooperatives, relief to biofuel producers, priority assistance for the clean energy sector, and reducing foreign dependence on critical minerals. Those are some of the issues considered by federal lawmakers during COVID relief...

Investing in a resilient recovery for Washington State

by PNCECE | Aug 25, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Publications & Reports, Trending Topics

From the Washington State Wire Op-Ed, 7/29/20: Our recently released report, “Building Back Better: Investing in a Resilient Recovery for Washington State,” considers how investments in environmental and built infrastructure offer a pathway to holistic and sustainable...

The Grid: What is transmission?

by PNCECE | Jul 31, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Smart Grid, Trending Topics

The ‘Grid’ is in fact three independently operated systems, which utilize approximately 360,000 miles of transmission lines in the U.S. Between the power plants, dams, and facilities that generate electricity and the wires that connect homes to substations...