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Big News for EV Charging in WA State- Commerce Awards over $85 Million in Grants
Announced by the WA State Department of Commerce and Gov. Jay Inslee last week- the funds are going to nonprofits, electric utilities, tribes and public agencies and will build nearly 5,000 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in communities throughout the...
DOE announces $42M to fund advanced EV battery projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million in funding for 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). The selected projects will develop advanced EV batteries that charge faster, have...
2022 Global Power must-reads
Read POWER magazine's "most-read news in 2022" on the global electric power generation industry, including projects around the world, policy changes, and research and development. POWER's Global Monitor articles are among their most-read stories, and they have...
DOE’s Top 10+ for 2022
The year 2022 saw some major clean energy breakthroughs by the Department of Energy, including impacts related to fusion, energy security, and higher standards for climate action. The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law were major...
Oregon’s Solar+Storage Rebate Program, a model for other states
In 2022, the Oregon Department of Energy was awarded a State Leadership in Clean Energy Award for the Oregon Solar+Storage Rebate Program by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). The program offers rebates to residential customers and low-income service providers...
2022: A Big Year for Clean Energy
Increasing demand for electric vehicles (EV) and federal legislation are a few major developments for clean energy in 2022. It may be the biggest year ever, in terms of the number and scope of new laws and rules, including the Inflation Reduction Act, state energy and...
The BUILT Cluster: Working Together for Infrastructure Decarbonization, Jan. 11
The BUILT Cluster (Buildings, Utilities, and Infrastructure Living Together) is a group that engages social agencies and industry to support sustainable and innovative planning, design, and construction practices and technologies. "Working Together for Infrastructure...
How the nuclear fusion breakthrough will change the landscape of clean energy
The breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced this week by U.S. scientists made major national news headlines. What does it mean? It could pave the way for abundant clean energy in the future after more than half a century of research into nuclear fusion....
The push for an Oregon-Washington green hydrogen hub
Last month, Obsidian Renewables, an Oregon solar energy company, launched a bid to win federal dollars to create a green hydrogen production network across Oregon and Washington. The company applied to the U.S. Department of Energy to become a green hydrogen hub for...
Register now: 2023 CleanTech Advocacy Day, Jan. 25
The 2023 CleanTech Advocacy Day is a virtual event on January 25, 2023, 10:00–11:30 a.m. (PST). The event offers an opportunity to engage and educate Washington State policymakers on the impact of clean technology research, innovation, and jobs. Speakers include...