Ford Gets $9.63 Billion Loan for BlueOval SK from US DOE

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:14:35 +0000

Donald Trump may be the president-elect in the United States, but tons of Joe Biden policy is still alive and getting rolled out. As I’ve written recently, there actually seems to be a sprint to get as much implemented before Trump and Republicans take over. One of those items is … [continued]

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$81 Million For Gigantic Energy Storage Showcase In Kentucky

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000

Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.

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$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:51:50 +0000

Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]

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The POWER Interview: Pumped Storage Project Brings Renewable Energy to Former Coal Mining Site

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:03:54 +0000

A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a […]

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Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project Rendering

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Universities & Colleges From NC & PA Unite On Huge Solar Power Project In … Kentucky?

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:44:39 +0000

Three universities and six colleges have joined forces to help Kentucky transition from a coal economy to a solar power powerhouse.

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Kentucky’s Largest Solar Farm Sited at Former Appalachia Coal Mine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:45:23 +0000

A group that includes Rivian, the California-based electric vehicle manufacturer, said it will turn the site of a former coal mine in Kentucky into that state’s largest solar farm. The […]

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Why Frankfort, Kentucky, Set A 2023 Clean Energy Goal

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:35:45 +0000

In October 2021, the city of Frankfort, Kentucky, set a very accelerated and ambitious clean energy goal: to supply 100% clean, renewable electricity to city government operations by the end of 2023. “We need that pressure to hold ourselves accountable,” Frankfort City Commissioner Kelly May said. “Had we not hired the National Renewable Energy Laboratory […]

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In Bluegrass State, Nucor’s Green Steel Trumps Anti-Wokedness

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:35:42 +0000

green steel nucor kentuckyWoke or not, Kentucky is behind a new green steel factory that supports President Joe Biden’s goal for offshore wind development in the US.

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Ford & SK Innovation Break Ground On EV Battery Factory In Kentucky, Create 5,000 New Jobs

Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:12:15 +0000

Ford BlueOval SK Battery ParkFord and SK Innovation broke ground today in Glendale, Kentucky, on a battery factory that will create 5,000 new jobs. The training for these workers will also take place locally at the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College BlueOval SK Training Center. The facility is a whopping 42,000 square feet and the state has ponied […]

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