by PNCECE | Sep 22, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics, Wind Power
As part of the effort to expand offshore wind deployment, the federal government will advance lease areas in deep waters in order to deploy 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035. Deep-water areas that require floating platforms are home to two-thirds of...
by PNCECE | Sep 16, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
Alternative clean energy sources like bioenergy are playing a key role in reaching the current administration’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week $178 million in funding for bioenergy research to...
by PNCECE | Sep 9, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Conferences & Events, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
Washington state representatives from business, education, and government, including Gov. Jay Inslee, will participate in a trade mission to the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden and Norway in September. The governor’s policy agenda for the mission focuses on...
by PNCECE | Sep 8, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
In some parts of rural Washington state, the electric vehicle (EV) market is facing “range anxiety” over getting stranded far from a charger. Without ubiquitous EV charging stations, rural adoption of EVs continues to be discouraged, and without more EVs...
by PNCECE | Aug 19, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
The historic Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law this week, is the most significant piece of legislation supporting clean energy and climate change mitigation in U.S. history. The law stands to devote $369 billion to clean energy incentives, energy efficiency,...
by PNCECE | Aug 4, 2022 | Clean Energy News, Policy & Legislation, Trending Topics
Through a newly launched initiative, the Western Governors Association (WGA) intends to evaluate geothermal energy technology development in the Western states and assess its potential benefits. The initiative includes examining market, technology and policy factors...
