November 25, 2024

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SPP MOPC Briefs: Jan. 17-18, 2023
SPP and MISO plan to apply for grants from the Department of Energy to help fund five transmission projects recently identified in their JTIQ work.
GE Hitachi
Nuclear Innovation Alliance: DOE Must Reorganize to Promote SMRs
Small modular reactors are the future of nuclear energy, but they will not be rapidly deployed without a federal push, according to a new report.
Bergey Windpower Company
NREL Boosts Development of Distributed Wind Energy
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory last month distributed another round of grants to boost small- to mid-sized wind turbine technology and marketing.
Shutterstock
DOE: 33 of 79 Preliminary Hydrogen Hub Applications Chosen
Industry, private developers and state governments from every region of the nation applied for federal funding to create hydrogen hubs.
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Granholm and Manchin: The Yin and Yang of 2022 US Energy Policy
The two people who had the broadest, deepest impacts on federal energy policy in 2022 were undoubtedly Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Joe Manchin.
Nikola Corp.
Supporters See Strong Potential in SW Hydrogen Hub
Energy leaders in Arizona and Nevada have partnered on a clean hydrogen hub proposal that supporters say has many of the right pieces to win federal funding.
FERC
FERC Moves to Implement New Backstop Transmission Siting Authority
FERC approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would pave the way for overriding state regulators’ rejections of certain transmission projects.
Ultium Cells
DOE Announces $2.5B Loan to EV Battery Manufacturer Ultium
The DOE is providing the loan to help finance construction of new lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
DOE to Announce Major Advance in Fusion Technology
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have created a nuclear fusion reaction that for the first time produced a net energy gain.
General Services Administration
Biden Orders Cut to Federal Building Emissions
The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued a federal building performance standard requiring agencies to cut energy use by 2030.

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