DOE Competition Helps College Students Prepare for Cyber Jobs in the Energy Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:53:40 +0000

There is growing demand for cybersecurity professionals all around the world. According to the “2023 Official Cybersecurity Jobs Report,” sponsored by eSentire and released by Cybersecurity Ventures, there will be […]

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DOE, NREL, EPRI Announce Program to Support Grid Integration of DERs

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:27:13 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has announced a new competition designed to support the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the nation’s power grid. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm unveiled the program Feb. 7 during a presentation to attendees of the DISTRIBUTECH 2023 event at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The program […]

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Bill amending PSA to boost competition

Credit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:53:49 +0000

ALBAY Second District Rep. Jose Maria Clemente “Joey” Salceda defended on Friday his measure amending the 84-year-old Public Service Act (PSA) that includes redefining the term “public utility,” saying it would create more jobs in certain industries and bolster competition. According to the lawmaker, who heads the Committee on Ways and Means of the House […]

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PSH FAST, Pt 2: Oscillating Disk Cutters For Tunneling Could Reduce Time & Cost

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:14:33 +0000

A big part of Livingston and Conroy’s pitch to the DoE was to leverage soon-to-be-commercialized oscillating disk technology in a mostly continuous tunneling model. This would entail not only having the oscillating disk cutter, but also automated ceiling bolting and shotcreting for tunnel stabilization

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PSH FAST, Pt 1: US DOE FAST Competition For Pumped Storage Picks 4 Winners

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:07:36 +0000

Pumped storage hydro has far more resource potential than required for a fully decarbonized grid and it’s cheap per megawatt-hour (MWh) of storage. The downside is that it’s slow to build, capital intensive, and heavily regulated right now in the United States. The Department of Energy FAST program aims to change that

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US ITC Solar Tax Credit Decline Is Being Countered With Machine Learning

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:00:45 +0000

Commercial solar has significant untapped potential in the USA. Innovative companies such as OnSwitch Energy are working to maximize that, regardless of federal policies

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How the DOE Is Looking to Save Hydropower

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:36:21 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a slate of measures to help U.S. hydropower thrive as costs for wind and solar plummet. Measures will include a roadmap to identify hydro’s value in a future grid, and a first-of-its-kind prize designed to encourage innovative and faster pumped storage construction techniques. In her opening speech at Waterpower […]

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