U.S. Department of Energy Awards $42 Million for Grid Reliability, Resiliency
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility…
Category: Energy
Austin leads EVs adoption in Texas state
In Texas, Texas Standard reported that Austin is leading the shift to electric vehicles in Texas as more than 2.1% of registered vehicles in Travis…
Winter Springs to remove public EV charging stations over lack of use
In Florida, WFTV reported that Winter Spring commissioners voted against continue using the electric vehicles chargers when its agreement with Duke Energy ends next month.…
USDA provides funds to Florida-based firm to create biomethane
In North Dakota, Biomass Magazine reported that the USDA awarded $1 million to Jeffco Biogas LLC, a firm located in Florida, to help cover legal…
FPL acquires land to potentially house solar project
In Florida, Orlando Sentinel reported that Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has paid $212 million for the 40,000-acre El Maximo Ranch in south Osceola…
Tesla to deliver first 10 Cybertrucks to customers at the November 30 delivery event
In Texas, Torque News reported that Tesla’s product design director, Javier Verdura confirmed that the November 30 Cybertruck delivery event will proceed as scheduled. Verdura…
OUC hosted EV test drives for fleet vehicles
In Florida, WFTV reported that the Orlando Utility Commission hosted a three-day EV ride and drive event at the SunTrax test track facility in Auburndale.…
National Grid Renewables announces PPAs with Fujifilm and Bristol Myers Squibb
In Minnesota, National Grid Renewables announced the execution of two power purchase agreements (PPAs) for its Blevins Solar Project (Blevins), a 270-megawatt (MW) development located…
Florida A&M research team advances renewable energy studies Using ACCESS supercomputers
In California, HPC Wire reported that a team of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) researchers recently utilized ACCESS allocations on Stampede2 at the Texas…
Swift Current Energy announces its wind project in Central Texas is now operational
In Massachusetts, Swift Current Energy announced that its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind project located in Central Texas is now operational and providing power to…