BLM Approves Major 2-GW Geothermal Project in Utah

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:41:45 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has given the go-ahead for a major geothermal energy project in Utah. The agency announced final approval for Fervo Energy’s Cape Geothermal Power Project […]

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Utah Wants To Take Over Public Lands, Give The Fossil Fuel Industry A Gift

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:48:22 +0000

A recent article at Outside tells us the story of a really beef-headed lawsuit the State of Utah recently filed against the federal government. In the lawsuit, the state claims that the feds (specifically the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM—not to be confused with the other BLM) are unlawfully … [continued]

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Historic Milestones, New Actions for Clean Energy on Public Lands in USA

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:12:32 +0000

WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration yesterday announced a series of historic milestones and actions to promote responsible clean energy development on public lands and help achieve President Biden’s goal of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland yesterday announced that the Department has … [continued]

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Major Renewable Energy Projects Announced Across Western U.S.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 17:35:56 +0000

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the agency’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing 15 new renewable energy installations across the western U.S., including some that recently have begun […]

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Large Solar-Plus-Storage Project Underway in California Desert

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:07:46 +0000

Construction of a major solar-plus-storage installation in California has been approved by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Desert Quartzite project, sited on about 3,000 acres near Blythe in eastern Riverside County, will feature a 300-MW solar array along with 600 MWh of energy storage. Desert Quartzite, being developed by EDF Renewables North […]

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Financing Committed for Major California, Texas Solar Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:26:46 +0000

Four large solar power projects, including two that will feature battery energy storage systems (BESS), are moving forward after the closing of financing commitments for the installations. Intersect Power, an Oregon-headquartered development and engineering group for renewable energy, on Sept. 29 announced it has closed $3.1 billion in financing to complete a near-term portfolio of […]

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Feds Back Construction of Largest U.S. Solar Farm

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:55:51 +0000

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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Dec. 30 released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gemini solar project, a planned 7,100-acre installation outside Las Vegas, Nevada, with a proposed generation capacity of 690 MW. The $1 billion project would be the largest U.S. solar farm in terms of generation, and includes […]

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3 Gigawatt Wind Power Project In Wyoming Moves Closer To Approval

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:05:41 +0000

If the huge Wyoming wind farm is completed, it will be the largest in the US. The company developing it is the Power Company of Wyoming LLC. The company’s Director of Communications is Kara Choquette; she answered some questions about the wind power project for CleanTechnica

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BLM Backs 200-MW Solar Project in Northern Nevada

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 23:46:49 +0000

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Aug. 28 announced its Sierra Front Field Office in the Carson City District in Nevada approved the use of BLM land that will serve the proposed Dodge Flat Solar Energy Center (DFSEC), a 200-MW alternating current photovoltaic (PV) solar energy project near Wadsworth, Nevada, in Washoe County, […]

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