Americans claimed more than $8 billion in climate-friendly tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act last year, according to new data released by the Treasury Department, a “significant” number that is higher than initially expected, officials said. The bulk of the money, more than $6 billion, helped households install rooftop solar panels, small wind turbines
Gov. Maura Healey doubled down on a call for lawmakers to pass a bill that reforms permitting and siting for renewable energy projects and expands clean energy procurements after talks fell apart in a dramatic fashion last week among Beacon Hill Democrats. In the week since the Legislature ended formal business for the year, Healey
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $57 million to the North Carolina Innovative Transmission Rebuild project, led by Duke Energy in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the State Energy Office.This funding, part of the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program, aims to strengthen the resilience and reliability
HBCUs Awarded for Efforts To Foster Next Generation of Clean Energy Leaders Share Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the final winners of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize in the Inspire Track. DOE launched the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize through the American-Made program to address the
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: 7-Eleven is continuing to expand its private-label brand, 7-Select, with two new lines of beverages, the Texas-based company said Wednesday. The convenience store chain introduced a new energy drink, 7-Select Fusion Energy, as well as
bjdlzx Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) has been making all these acquisitions lately, yet the profitability is not quite what management promised. The last article noted one more acquisition to improve profitability still more. Management even noted before they made that acquisition that they had raised the bar. Yet, the profits have not been what everyone expected.
Scanning electron micrograph of the catalyst, NiOOH-Ni, developed in this study. Credit: Advanced Energy Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202401675 A catalyst that significantly enhances ammonia conversion could improve wastewater treatment, green chemical and hydrogen production. A team of scientists have developed an effective catalyst with a remarkable ability to enhance the efficiency of ammonia conversion. Published
Less than a block from the bustling Chelsea Market on the west side of Manhattan, data centers hum 24 hours a day in a nondescript building. All that computing power generates an enormous amount of heat, which has to be removed to keep the equipment cool and prevent outages. That heat becomes wasted energy when
The Biden administration, through the Department of Energy, will send $2.2 billion in funding across eight projects in 18 states to improve electrical grids. The main reason is to strengthen that part of the infrastructure against threats from more extreme weather as a byproduct of climate change. In addition, there are expectations of lowering costs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – More than 35,000 Duke Energy customers are without power across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Debby makes it way up the east coast. As of 4:30 a.m., Duke’s outage map shows the majority of outages are in the central and eastern parts of North Carolina, although there are about 7,000 customers