October 6, 2024

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

DOE
Hydrogen Hub Announcement Draws Praise and Scorn
Reaction to the Department of Energy’s hydrogen hub announcement was swift and, in some cases, passionate.
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DOE Designates Seven Regional Hydrogen Hubs

If selected, the H2Hubs will benefit from up to $7 billion in federal funding that recipients will match with more than $40 billion in additional funding.

NERC
Counterflow: More Stuff That Ain’t So
Columnist Steve Huntoon says a recent Moody’s report uses misleading data to make its case for investing in transmission to solve reliability problems.
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Hydrogen Americas Summit Highlights Industry Poised for Takeoff
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that while a lot of progress has been made, getting to a fully decarbonized economy is going to require new technologies.
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DOE: Public-private Partnerships Key for Deploying Clean Tech at Scale
DOE gets business friendly. “The private sector has heard that DOE wants to hear their opinions and is willing to be responsive to what they have to say," said LPO Director Jigar Shah.
DOE
DOE Looks to Build Clean Energy Park at Hanford Site
The Department of Energy wants to convert 30 square miles of the state of Washington’s heavily contaminated Hanford Site into a clean technology park, doesn’t know what type of clean tech it wants there.
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DOE, FERC Outline Plans for Possible Government Shutdown
FERC and DOE have plans in place they might have to use this weekend in the event Congress fails to fund the federal government, forcing its closure.
WeaveGrid
As EV Penetration Rises, Utilities Turn to Smart Charging Strategies
A pilot program using smart EV charge management to smooth distribution loads and improve demand response has been so successful one utility is adopting the program permanently.
DOE
Feds Release Road Map for Offshore Transmission Grid
Federal regulators issued a suggested road map for building out the transmission network needed for the thousands of wind turbines envisioned off the Northeast coast. 
DOE
DOE Reports Examine Difficult Job of Industrial Decarbonization

The agency's three “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” reports focus on the challenges of industrial decarbonization.


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