The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) formed two new offices this week -- the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs -- to utilize more than $23 billion in investments and modernize and expand the capacity of the American power grid and clean energy.
“DOE is ... Read More »
To attract fresh talent to the natural gas and oil industry, the American Petroleum Institute (API) this week announced the Energy for Veterans initiative that will encourage veterans and transitioning service members to obtain professional credentials.
Approved for GI Bill Funding by the Departm... Read More »
Clean power is coming to 1,274 publicly owned government buildings in Michigan, following an agreement reached between the state and Consumers Energy this week.
For 20 years, Consumers will power these buildings exclusively through clean energy – an arrangement of approximately 68 MW of renewab... Read More »
Aug. 11 — known as Safe Digging Day or National 811 Day — serves as an important reminder for residents and excavators across the country to call 811 two business days before they start any digging.
From installing a new mailbox to planting a tree or putting up a fence, digging without knowin... Read More »
In an effort hailed by the United States Department of the Interior, EDF Renewable Energy completed two years of labor and brought online its 457 MW photovoltaic facility on public lands of California this week.
Additionally, the project contains 50 MW of battery storage for additional support an... Read More »
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is teaming up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a scientifically based approach to physical climate risk assessment in the energy sector.
The organizations state that a consistent approach to the assessment of phy... Read More »
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Grid Strategies issued a report that identifies best practices for quantifying the benefits of large-scale transmission, following the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) recent approval of 18 new transmission lines.
The MISO appr... Read More »
A new collaborative of industry and academic institutions has formed in the Midwest, with a goal of decarbonizing the region’s industry sector, while improving both the production and end-uses of hydrogen and carbon capture technologies.
Calling itself the Greater St. Louis and Illinois Regiona... Read More »
In a mega-huge clean energy purchase agreement announced on Wednesday, DTE Energy will provide Ford Motor Co. with enough renewable energy to allow the car company to power all its operations in Michigan by 2025.
“The partnership is the first of its kind; the largest corporate renewable energy ... Read More »
In a series of public meetings stretching from August through October, Consumers Energy intends to gather community opinions about its 13 Michigan dams used as electric generating facilities and develop next steps.
According to Norm Kapala, vice president of generation operations at Consumers, t... Read More »