January 15, 2025

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DOE Can Crack the Funding Problem for E-bus Adoption
The multiple values that e-buses can deliver to a community make it difficult to determine who should pay for the vehicles, according to DOE's Jigar Shah.
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EPRI Panelists Stress the Need for Speed in Vehicle Electrification
Speakers at one of the opening sessions of EPRI's four-day Frontiers of e-Mobility virtual forum said the U.S. is behind on its electric vehicle goals.
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Clean Energy Wins, Fossil Fuels Lose in Biden Budget
The U.S. could save $35 billion by 2031 by immediately eliminating fossil fuel tax preferences, according to a line item in President Biden’s 2022 budget.
U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition
Students ‘Double Down’ on Efficiency with Wind Turbine Prototype
Student presentations began this week in the U.S. DOE’s Collegiate Wind Competition, which will finish up with an awards ceremony on June 11. 
DOE Poised to Support Atlantic OSW Backbone Funding
DOE's Loan Programs Office says it can fill gaps in commercial financing for Atlantic offshore wind projects in areas such as transmission.
‘Whole-of-government’ Approach Boosts 30×30 OSW Goal
The Biden administration is taking a whole-of-government approach to meeting its goal to deploy 30 GW of OSW by 2030, a top federal energy official said.
California Lithium Extraction Plans Advance
Berkshire Hathaway Energy to break ground on a California demonstration plant to extract lithium from brine pumped from geothermal wells.
ARPA-E Grants to Help Build US Clean Energy Supply Chain
SCALEUP aims to spur development of domestic supply chains for clean energy technologies, a key element of Biden’s climate agenda.
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Clean Energy Creates Opportunity, Challenges For Sea Businesses
The push to cut carbon emissions has opened many ocean-based commercial opportunities, said speakers at the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
Apple Endorses Biden’s Clean Energy Standard at ARPA-E Summit
Apple's Lisa Jackson opened DOE’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit with an endorsement of President Biden’s proposed clean energy standard.

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