MEGA INTERNATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL the U.S. Department of Energy gave its approval this week to a 1,000-megawatt international power line that will carry mainly Canadian hydroelectric energy to southern New England. Vermont will have dibs on 200 megawatts. The Department of Energy awarded the project a presidential permit, which is required … Continue reading MEGA INTERNATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL→
DOE issuing permit for New England transmission project in Vermont The U.S. Department of Energy will announce in the Dec. 12 Federal Register that, following a completed environmental review process, it is issuing a presidential permit to Transmission Developers Inc.-New England (TDI-NE), to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada … Continue reading DOE issuing permit for #New_England transmission project in #Vermont→
Department of Energy Announces 16 New Projects to Transform Energy Storage and Conversion WASHINGTON — The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced $37 million in funding for 16 innovative new projects as part of a new ARPA-E program: Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids (IONICS). IONICS project teams are paving the … Continue reading Department of Energy Announces 16 New Projects to Transform Energy Storage and Conversion→
Department of Energy releases hydroelectric production expansion for coming years The U.S. Department of Energy released its Hydropower Vision, a new, forward looking plan for emissions-free electricity generation that lays out pathways to better harness hydroelectric production throughout the nation. The Energy Department looks to reach its goals by 2050, including eight hydroelectric producing dams … Continue reading Department of Energy releases hydroelectric production expansion for coming years→
DOE hearing in Boise to consider issues around handling of nuclear waste I get the apprehensions people have whenever the U.S. Department of Energy dangles another proposition to Idaho — or any other state — inviting stakeholders to consider storing more nuclear waste. DOE officials have been traveling around the country this year pitching a … Continue reading DOE hearing in Boise to consider issues around handling of #nuclear_waste→
DOE, national labs report to FERC on evolving US grid FERC heard from experts on grid modernization from DOE and the national labs at its regular meeting yesterday. The grid is undergoing major changes in resource mix and is becoming more of a two-way system, the experts said. “The grid is a strong backbone for … Continue reading DOE, national labs report to FERC on evolving US grid→
How DOE is leveraging federal authority to ease transmission development The Dept. of Energy is exercising powers that allow it to speed siting and construction of interstate transmission No matter what fuel mix the U.S. moves toward in the coming years, one thing seems certain: The nation will need more transmission. Last April, the North … Continue reading How DOE is leveraging federal authority to ease transmission development→
Navy Yard selected for new tech study PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, announced earlier today United States Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Navy Yard as the subject for a study on new technology for advanced electrical distribution and controls. The Navy Yard was selected because of its advanced smart grid distribution system, … Continue reading Navy Yard selected for new tech study→
Federal Battery Research Could Transform Grid In A Decade Or Less Federal energy officials believe that newly developed technology could transform the nation’s electrical grid within the next decade. The Guardian reports that a division of the Energy Department helped bankroll breakthroughs in energy storage and related technologies that are already generating interest from the … Continue reading Federal Battery Research Could Transform Grid In A Decade Or Less→
ComEd forges ahead with ambitious microgrid plans amid legislative debate A $4M grant from the DOE could help ComEd build up to six microgrids in Chicago e aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 left many utilities searching for ways to bolster grid resiliency. One of those ways included microgrids, which could accelerate a cleaner, more … Continue reading #ComEd forges ahead with ambitious microgrid plans amid legislative debate→
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