U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced the Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018 to help veterans gain the training and credentials necessary to secure good paying jobs in fast-growing sectors of the low- and zero-carbon emissions energy industry. The Senators’ bipartisan legislation will help ease…
Los Alamos tackles modernizing energy grid in DOE-wide Laboratory Consortium
Under a new, $220 million U.S. Department of Energy grid-modernization program, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists will collaborate with other laboratories, academia, and state and local agencies on critical research and development in a number of key areas, such as advanced electrical storage systems and integrating clean energy into the grid. Up to $35.25 million…
White House recognizes fire-suppression manufacturer SEVO Systems for commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
SEVO Systems, a provider of clean-agent fire protection solutions, was again represented at the White House HFC Reduction Roundtable event. At the event, the Obama administration and private-sector leaders reported on progress since last year’s meeting and announced ambitious future commitments to reduce potent greenhouse gases. SEVO Systems provides a safe environmental choice for fire suppression in critical…
Facilitating the development of offshore wind energy in the U.S.
The Energy Department’s Wind Program is seeking feedback from the wind industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders regarding the key challenges currently facing offshore wind energy and the Wind Program’s implementation of the Energy Department’s National Offshore Wind Strategy report released in 2011. Since the release of the National Offshore Wind Strategy…
Energy Secretary Moniz to attend and speak at WINDPOWER 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will speak at WINDPOWER, the U.S. wind industry’s largest annual event. This will be the first time ever that the head of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) attends the annual conference and exhibition, which will be held this year in Orlando,…
New interactive map shows big potential for America’s wind energy future
Wind power is growing rapidly in America. In fact, wind has accounted for 33% percent of all newly installed electricity generation capacity in the years spanning from 2006 to 2013. The United States now gets about 4.6% of its electricity from wind power. But how can this pattern of strong growth continue and how will…
Energy Department seeking feedback on grid simulators for wind energy
The Energy Department’s Wind Program is seeking feedback from the wind industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders, regarding the program’s activities and priorities in controllable grid simulators. The Wind Program works with electric grid operators, utilities, regulators, and industry to create new strategies for incorporating increasing amounts of wind energy into the…
DOE announces $150 million in tax credits to invest in U.S. clean energy manufacturing
Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the U.S. Department of Energy has announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to build U.S. capabilities in clean energy manufacturing. The credits will go towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment by 12 businesses. Through the Advanced Energy Manufacturing…