First west coast offshore wind lease proposed. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed two areas off the coast of California to lease for offshore wind energy.…
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Interior Department Proposing More Wind Farms
Five acres off California coast to be auctioned. Last week, the Department of the Interior proposed to auction five acres in federal waters off the coast of California…
Read MoreDOE Extends Nuclear Rescue Application Period
Department’s move is in response to requests by two industry trade groups. The Department of Energy has announced that they are extending the federal funding application time frame…
Read MorePresident May Tap Strategic Diesel Reserve
Decline in diesel inventories causes concern. The next step for President Joe Biden in mitigating the damage of supply shortages and rampant inflation could be tapping into the…
Read MoreNational Average Gas Price Continues to Climb
Experts anticipate the cost to reach $6 per gallon by August. Analysts at JPMorgan-Chase predict another surge in gasoline prices this summer, saying drivers across the nation could…
Read More16 Bidders Participate in BOEM Offshore Wind Auction
Two leased zones for wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its auction last week for two leases zoned for offshore wind energy in…
Read MoreNew Rules Ban Incandescent Lightbulbs
Energy Secretary says the move puts money back in American pockets. The Department of Energy finalized two new rules that require manufacturers to phase out any lightbulbs that…
Read MoreDOE Funds Nuclear Restoration with $6 Billion
Nuclear energy is part of the administration’s clean energy goals. The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that a certification and bidding process for a civil nuclear credit program…
Read MoreAging Nuclear Power Plants Receive Funding
Government investing $6 billion to update and upgrade. President Biden’s administration is launching a $6 billion federal investment effort to save financially distressed nuclear plants across the U.S.…
Read MoreDOE Sponsors 11 Nuclear Cleanup Projects
Says effective nuclear cleanup is important to clean nuclear energy. The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced that they are making $36 million available to…
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