Despite a unanimous decision that halted NECEC project developer Avangrid has enough cash invested to legally resume construction despite a 2021 state voters' block, the firm CEO told investors April 26 it won't know work restart schedule until after mid year.
DOE Chief Jennifer Granholm told Columbia U. summit the president is "obsessed" with project permit reform and expedited approvals—as G7 climate ministers agreed April 16 to pursue common goal of net zero through "various pathways," while still supporting natural gas development.
University researchers in West Virginia and South Dakota will gain $16M for front-end design of extraction facilities, with $450M also awarded for clean energy demonstration projects at mine sites across the U.S.
DOE's push to attract private investors is seen to fast-track commercialization of clean hydrogen, long duration energy storage and advanced nuclear power.
State regulators approved construction of a 1-GW onshore wind project, set to double current capacity, while the US Interior Dept. will allow development of a floating offshore wind turbine array in the deep-water Gulf of Maine.
Country could develop about 125GW of new renewable energy sources by 2030 for hydrogen manufacture, with $2.4 billion in new public funding announced for electrolyzers it hopes will produce up to 5 million metric tons per year.
U.S. Energy Dept. picks 33 hub proposals out of 79 submitted that it says are the strongest candidates for federal funding infusion, but agency declines to release names or plan details.
Form Energy plant on former W. Va. steel site would scale up novel approach to make batteries that can store intermittent energy longer, firm says, promising to "build strong relationships" with labor unions during construction.
Nevada firm's $3.5B, 10-year plant commitment to Charleston area could gain it access to materials and customers from the state's EV production boom, but project contractors were not disclosed.
Dominion's 2.6-GW project off Virginia Beach and Orsted's 1-GW Sunrise Wind project off Long Island gain initial federal environmental reviews—with a key state green light also granted to the former—as onshore port hubs struggle to keep pace to support developing construction needs.