Smart energy is going to school, literally. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a major funding opportunity in October for clean energy improvements at elementary school campus facilities throughout the country. The...
As an important strategy in the pursuit of clean energy, storage capacity in the United States is on the rise. According to a recent study, the industry is experiencing record growth. Released in September 2022 by market...
The integration of construction materials brings together the previously siloed worlds of electrical contracting and concrete. While early in development, some specialized concrete is storing solar power and lighting up...
When you hear the term “energy storage,” you might picture large lithium batteries housed in shipping containers. While a burgeoning market, it is not the biggest by far. That honor goes to pumped storage hydropower (PSH)...
The City of Chicago has signed a $422.2 million agreement with electricity supplier Constellation NewEnergy Inc. to have all city amenities sourced by renewable energy by 2025. In collaboration with the city, Swift Current...
Progress through politics comes in awkward jumbles. On Aug. 7, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376). The legislation represented about a year of back-and-forth negotiations between...
There are many ways to gauge the growth of clean power in the United States. One measure is the volume of new generating capacity awaiting access to the grid. A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab...
California’s ambitious pursuit of a green economy has made it a national leader, but developing new clean energy sources poses its own dilemma. Like many states, aging infrastructure presents a challenge for bringing that...
State governments are taking the initiative to move energy away from fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions. According to the environmental policy watchdog Inside Climate News (ICN), nearly a dozen states belong to the...
The clean energy prospects of nuclear power are earning the industry a closer look in the fight against global warming. Southern Co., Atlanta, Ga., announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to...
Green power is helping the United States wean itself off fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is also creating jobs. According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), Washington, D.C., so...
On July 16, wind farm developer Vineyard Wind and the Southeastern Massachusetts Building Trades Council signed a landmark agreement that guarantees local union jobs on the Vineyard Wind 1 project. The parties describe it as...
As the energy industry changes, employment opportunities grow. California has announced a series of grants to help build a workforce for carbon-neutral energy technology. The program offers funding for job training in a...
The end game of energy innovation has always been to end fossil fuel use. Questions remain about how long that will take and if the country can make a complete transformation. A new report says that could be sooner rather...
BP recently announced plans to cut its oil and gas production by 40%. The company will instead invest billions of dollars into low-carbon technology, bioenergy, hydrogen and other renewable-energy sources, as well as carbon...
Scientists have warned of irreversible damage to the planet if global warming is not stopped quickly enough.The prospect of avoiding that dark fate is not entirely gloomy. A new study reveals that clean energy could account...
The movement toward clean energy requires more than just government regulation. The private industry, and more than just utilities and energy users, has to embrace the cause. Recently, a clean energy advocacy organization...
Green power has been building momentum for many years, but it still needs help from policy makers. Virginia has been a state that has long relied on one of the most notorious of fossil fuels, and lawmakers have made a bold...
This month, three members of the U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce released the legislative framework of the draft Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, with the goal of...
According to the latest annual report from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), “Seventh Annual Energy Report: Clean Energy Opportunities and Dirty Energy Challenges,” the nation’s electric utilities have emerged as...
