Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Thinking Port

Another port for thinking people…

Joe Biden

CleanTech Energy News Science 

U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:53:40 +0000

Rhyolite Ridge will process lithium carbonate to support the domestic EV battery supply chain. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $996 million loan guarantee (including $968 million of principal and $28 million of capitalized interest) to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC … [continued]

The post U.S. DOE Announces $996 Million Loan Guarantee to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge to Advance Domestic Production of Lithium Carbonate, Boost U.S. Battery Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:51:32 +0000

Section 1706 Loan Guarantee Will Maintain Affordability for Customers and Improve System Resilience and Reliability As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $15 billion loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company … [continued]

The post U.S. DOE Announces $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric Company to Expand Hydropower Generation, Battery Energy Storage, & Transmission appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

U.S. DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to Deploy Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage, Creating Wide-Scale Virtual Power Plant

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:57:39 +0000

Project Polo will deploy commercial-scale PV and storage to create integrated virtual power plants across 27 states. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced the closing of a $289.7 million loan guarantee to Sunwealth Holdco … [continued]

The post U.S. DOE Announces $289.7 Million Loan Guarantee to Sunwealth to Deploy Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage, Creating Wide-Scale Virtual Power Plant appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

U.S. DOE West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Action Plan Charts Path to Increase Domestic Energy Production, Provide Cost Savings, Improve Grid Reliability & Local Energy Resilience, and Create Jobs

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:55:10 +0000

Roadmap shows phased and flexible coastal and offshore transmission build out will maximize economic benefits, enhance grid reliability, and minimize environmental impact. Today the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO), in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), released … [continued]

The post U.S. DOE West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Action Plan Charts Path to Increase Domestic Energy Production, Provide Cost Savings, Improve Grid Reliability & Local Energy Resilience, and Create Jobs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

USDA Strikes Again: $6 Billion For Rural Clean Energy Projects

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:29:16 +0000

A new $6 billion round of clean energy funding will benefit rural communities in about two dozen US states, unless the incoming Trump administration figures out a way to stop it.

The post USDA Strikes Again: $6 Billion For Rural Clean Energy Projects appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

$1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 02:13:38 +0000

Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal and $233 million of … [continued]

The post $1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Livingston and Jefferson Parish for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:40:45 +0000

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Livingston Parish and Jefferson Parish have been selected to receive a combined total of $12,700,000 to assist in the purchase of 45 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. “Thanks to President Biden, we are … [continued]

The post Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Livingston and Jefferson Parish for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration?

admin 0 Comments , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:56:47 +0000

The Biden Administration took another big step this week in securing its environmental legacy. A new decree will protect the East Coast, the West Coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil and natural gas drilling. With the inclusion of coastline areas from Washington … [continued]

The post Can Biden’s Ban On Federal Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Withstand The Trump Administration? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization

admin , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:16 +0000

Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [continued]

The post Operational & Technical Solutions Can Promote Maritime Decarbonization appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more
CleanTech Energy News Science 

US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last?

admin , , , , , , , , ,

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:20:01 +0000

New regulations and big regulatory changes take a long time to develop and roll out in the US government. They need to be super carefully developed and every single punctuation mark needs to be examined by the lawyers to make sure the regulations will hold up if challenged in the … [continued]

The post US Government Takes Step Forward With Self-Driving Vehicle Rules — Will They Last? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Read more