$52 Million for Small Business Research & Development Grants

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:44:19 +0000

229 Grants Will Primarily Focus on Clean Energy Research and Development in 39 States In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced awards totaling $52 million for a broad range of small businesses in 39 states. The projects will work to … [continued]

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US Election 2024: Electrical Generation Decarbonization Report Card

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:45:07 +0000

The reality of the United States’ actual trajectory on electrical generation belies the rhetoric of both Biden and Trump. As noted four years ago, Trump’s administration was against renewables, especially wind energy. The Department of Energy under Perry crafted a report calling for more coal generation, a report which excluded … [continued]

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Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Bad Investment Theses Therefore Bad Investments

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:07:44 +0000

Eight years ago, Bill Gates and group of his closest billionaire acquaintances launched an incredibly well funded venture capital group. Its noble mission was funding and supporting transformative technologies aimed at mitigating climate change. Many of its investments are sound and if commercialized, would assist, at least a bit. However, … [continued]

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Plug Into Newly Released 2024 US Electricity Sector Data

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:39:53 +0000

10th Annual Technology Baseline Features New Data on Offshore Wind Energy, Nuclear Power, Pumped Storage Hydropower, and More Today—nicknamed “ATB Day” by a superfan—marks the release of the 10th annual electricity sector data for the Electricity Annual Technology Baseline (ATB). “For a decade, the Electricity ATB has been supporting consistent, … [continued]

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Google Agrees To Buy 115 MW Of Geothermal Power From Fervo & NV Energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:40:38 +0000

Google has signed an agreement with NV Energy, part of the Warren Buffett empire, to buy 115 MW of renewable energy from a geothermal facility operated by Fervo Energy to power its data centers in Nevada. A lot has been written lately, particularly here at CleanTechnica, about data centers and … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Announces $7 Million to Help Geothermal Energy Support a Decarbonized Electricity Grid by 2035

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 23:52:00 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) announced a funding opportunity of up to $7 million to develop regional grid models to assess how clean, firm geothermal power can support an equitable energy transition through decarbonization and study its effects on the grid at various deployment … [continued]

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The Significance Of The US-Kenya Climate & Clean Energy Industrial Partnership

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 15:41:57 +0000

The US and Kenya level up their strategic relationship with a slate of new clean energy programs for sustainability and national security.

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Geothermal Scores Big At The “Super Bowl of the Energy Sector”

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 01:23:18 +0000

It was standing room only when the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) Director Lauren Boyd stepped onto the stage for a panel discussion at CERAWeek 2024. “Geothermal: How Big is it Going to Get?” was the Tuesday morning hot topic, featuring an array of speakers from technology titans … [continued]

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