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Investing in America: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country

June 29, 2024 admin alaska, bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean transport, detroit, durham, electric buses, Electric vehicles, fairbanks, Florida, investing in america, Joe Biden, maine, mass transit / public transit, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, santa ana

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:32:39 +0000

From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia will receive RAISE grants this year from President Biden’s infrastructure law WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure … [continued]

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Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus Ice Breaker: Q&A With Director of NREL’s Alaska Campus

June 5, 2024 admin alaska, buildings, clean power, consumer technology, energy efficiency, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:57:54 +0000

Originally a mechanical engineer, Bruno Grunau now spends his days testifying before Congress, meeting regularly with the Alaska governor’s office, and learning from Alaska’s utilities, communities, and Indigenous people whose ancestors have lived here for thousands of years. Grunau is the regional director of Applied Research for Communities in Extreme … [continued]

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Alaska Tidal Energy: New Study Shows Alaska’s Cook Inlet Could Power 70,000 Homes

May 8, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, marine energy, tidal energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 12:36:06 +0000

Much of Alaska is empty—of humans, at least. Vast tundra and forest separate cities and villages, dividing the state into more than 150 isolated power grids. The largest of these grids, known as the Railbelt, carries 70% of the state’s electrical energy to about three-quarters of its population. Today, that … [continued]

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Renewable Energy From The Moon Is Happening Right Now

May 2, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, green economy, hydroelectric, marine energy, Massachusetts, tidal energy, tidal turbine, tidal turbines, us department of energy (doe), usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:25:58 +0000

Tidal energy innovators are racing to harness renewable energy generated by the powerful force of the Moon on the oceans of the Earth.

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Alaska’s Wind, Wave, & Tidal Resources Could Help State Meet Future Energy Needs

April 24, 2024 admin alaska, boem, bureau of ocean energy management (boem), clean power, marine energy, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, outer continental shelf, tidal energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:35:58 +0000

Offshore wind makes sense for decarbonizing energy production and building energy security and independence when it comes to ocean renewable energy production in Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), according to an analysis by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Their new report, “Feasibility Study for Renewable Energy Technologies … [continued]

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Communities in Hawaii & Alaska Exchange Ideas to Engage Residents in Energy Transitions

March 6, 2024 admin alaska, clean power, energy efficiency, Hawaii, hydroelectric, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2024 04:49:53 +0000

When the third cohort of Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) communities was announced in 2023, the inclusion of Molokai, Hawaii, caught … [continued]

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U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot

August 31, 2023 admin alaska, aurora powerhouse, Business, centrus, DOE, eielson air force base, federal microreactor pilot program, Fuel, haleu, news, Nuclear, nuclear licensing, nuclear micro-reactor, oklo, Technology, u.s. air force

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:54:58 +0000

The U.S. Air Force’s first nuclear microreactor planned for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska under a federal nuclear microreactor pilot program will be an Oklo liquid metal-cooled fast reactor. […]

The post U.S. Air Force Selects Fast Microreactor for Nuclear Power Pilot appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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The U.S. Geological Survey Invests Millions to Map Critical-Mineral Resources in Alaska

May 21, 2023 admin alaska, arsenic, battery minerals, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, cobalt, department of the interior (doi), Electric vehicles, ev battery materials, graphite, green economy, indium, Manufacturing, minerals, policy & politics, rare earth minerals, research, Solar energy, tellurium, U.S. Geological Survey, US geological survey, USGS, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 17:40:30 +0000

The U.S. Geological Survey will invest more than $5.8 million to map critical-mineral resources in Alaska in partnership with the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys. This partnership is a key step in securing a reliable and sustainable supply of the critical minerals that are essential to everything from household appliances and electronics to […]

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Heat Pump Mania Is Sweeping The World

February 24, 2023 admin alaska, buildings, consumer technology, energy efficiency, Europe, green economy, heat pumps, maine

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:30:42 +0000

Heat pump installations are booming all around the world as people and businesses fight the rising cost of heating.

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Clean Energy To Communities Program Launched By Department Of Energy

February 5, 2023 admin alaska, clean power, Department of Energy (DOE), floating solar, INTERVIEWS, national renewable energy laboratory, New York, nrel, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:05:55 +0000

In January, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it launched the Clean Energy to Communities program, which will provide up to $50 million to support a range of communities and their clean energy development needs. Small communities might ‘’fall through cracks” when it comes to clean energy implementation. The new DOE program was created […]

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