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BOEM AND DOD TO BOLSTER COLLABORATION ON OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportuniti...
BOEM HOLDS FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF MAINE
The Biden-Harris administration has completed its sixth offshore wind lease sale by offering area...
BLM TO ACCELERATE CLEAN ENERGY GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS
Interior Department announces new leases and pioneering project approval; proposes simplified per...
BOEM POSTPONES OREGON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned...
U.S. ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF M...
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes The Department of the Int...
BOEM FINALIZES EA OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND COMMERCIAL LEASING
Area could produce 15 GW of clean, renewable energy, enough to supply power to more than five mil...
NREL WELCOMES FRESH PERSPECTIVES FROM NEXT GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RES...
NREL interns pose for a group photo in front of the laboratory's Solar Energy Research Fa...
NREL ADVANCES METHOD FOR RECYCLABLE WIND TURBINE BLADES
An NREL scientist holds small cubes of the PECAN resin. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL ...
CENTRAL ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE YIELDS NEARLY $93 MILLION
Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Adm...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF WIND LEASES OFFSHORE OREGON
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Enviro...
BOEM ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN GULF OF MEXICO
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that the agency received an unso...
BOEM ISSUES FINAL SALE NOTICE FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND NEAR U.S. TERRITORIES
Calls for research ideas that would help ensure offshore energy activities are conducted in an en...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH L...
Proposed lease activities found to have no significant impacts The Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana...
KIDS LEARN TO HARNESS THE POWER OF WIND AT OUTDOOR WEEK 2024
Staff members at the Bureau of Ocean Energy’s Alaska OCS Region had the opportunity to work...
BOEM RELEASES FINAL EIS FOR WIND PROJECTS OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $71 MILLION SOLAR INVESTMENT
18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets...
BOEM COMPLETES BEACON WIND'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of Beacon Win...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION APPROVES EIGHTH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Interior Department has now approved more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind under President Bide...
BOEM ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED VINEYARD PROJECT
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION INCREASES INVESTMENT FOR BOEM
This week, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled the President’s Budget for Fiscal Y...
BOEM FINALIZES WIND ENERGY AREAS IN OREGON
Areas hold 2.4 gigawatts of clean renewable energy potential In support of the Biden-Harris ad...
BATMAN PROJECT REVOLUTIONIZES BATTERY MANUFACTURING
From left to right, Donal Finegan, Bertan Özdoğru, and Bertrand Tremolet de Villers cele...
EIA EXPECTS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATION IN THE US
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects solar electric generation will accou...
ACORE NAMES 2024 CLASS OF NEW AND RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), a national nonprofit that unites finance, polic...
BOEM DESIGNATES FOUR WIND ENERGY AREAS IN GULF OF MEXICO
Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the B...
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO UNLOCK U.S. FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY?
By Carol Laurie Study Evaluates Port and Supply Chain Needs To Deploy Floating Wind Farms on W...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION HOLDS FIRST-EVER GULF OF MEXICO OFFSHORE WIND ENE...
The Department of the Interior today held the first-ever offshore wind energy auction for the Gul...
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN U.S. CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR EXCEEDED $270 BILLION ...
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released data showing that unprecedented federal s...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR WIND PROJECT OFFSHORE RHODE ISLAND
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING IN THE GULF OF M...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wi...
NREL FOUNDATION CREATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND INITIATIVES
As a global leader in energy transition technology and the leading U.S. Department of Energy (DOE...
DOE AWARDS $165M GEODE GRANT TO GEOTHERMAL CONSORTIUM
The consortium aims to accelerate development of geothermal by removing barriers to growth, suppo...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND LEASING PROCESS IN THE GULF OF MAINE
Seeks Public Input on Possible Wind Energy Development offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and ...
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
NEW YORK APPROVES LANDMARK THERMAL NETWORK LEGISLATION
On July 5, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed NY Senate Bill S9422 into law, which "esta...
BOEM APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP FOR OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced Karen J. Baker as the new Chief for ...
EXPERTS FORECAST THE WIND PLANT OF THE FUTURE TO BE TALLER AND MORE ECONOMICAL
Anticipating key features of wind plants a decade or more ahead of their installation can inform ...
ACORE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE VP OF POLICY AND PROGRAMS
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) announces that José Zayas will join the o...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LEASING ON ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS
The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ...
OPITO AND NOWI TO SUPPORT SKILLS AND SAFETY IN THE US OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
OPITO, the leading global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, and the Nat...
NEW STUDY TO PAVE WAY FOR FUTURE CLIMATE MODELS
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has led a study to investigate gaps in knowledge of the bi...
US WINDPOWER HUB VIRGINIA BEACH JOINS EEEGR
The City of Virginia Beach, an emerging major hub for the fast-growing US offshore wind sector, h...
NREL SELECTS AMANDA KOLKER TO LEAD GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROGRAM
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) h...
GEOTHERMAL RISING ELECTS SEVEN NEW DIRECTORS
Geothermal Rising, the global nonprofit association that champions geothermal energy and those wh...
NREL’S KATE ANDERSON HONORED FOR CLEAN ENERGY LEADERSHIP
The U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) program has honored Kate Anderson of the ...
SECRETARY HAALAND OUTLINES AMBITIOUS OFFSHORE WIND LEASING STRATEGY
BOEM to potentially hold up to seven new offshore lease sales by 2025 Secretary of the Interio...
PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES HISTORIC VISIT TO NREL'S FLATIRONS CAMPUS
Energy Secretary Granholm, Colorado Governor Polis Join the President on Tour Highlighting Cuttin...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FA...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
MARKET REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATIONS IN 2021
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2021 U.S. GEOTHERMAL MARKET REPORT RELEASED
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published the much-anticipated 2021 U.S. Geot...
GEM FELLOWSHIP BRINGS DIVERSE TOP-TIER TALENT TO NREL
A fellowship at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is packed with hands-on renewable...
REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. RENEWABLES GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
U.S. installed 26 gigawatts of new clean power in 2020; 170 GW of capacity enough to power 50 ...
GEOTHERMAL RISING PARTNERS WITH AGI FOR EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
Geothermal Rising (GR) is to partner with the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) in promoti...
BOEM TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PROJECT OFFSHORE...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs thro...
2021 U.S. GEOTHERMAL MARKET REPORT RELEASED
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has just published the much-anticipated 2021 ...
NEW NREL REPORT VAST FUTURE POTENTIAL OF U.S. GEOTHERMAL POWER AND HEAT
A new publication from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Ene...
PARTNERSHIPS AMPLIFY VELOCITY OF OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATION
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of ...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER INDUSTRY STARTS 2021 WITH BIG FIRST QUARTER
The Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, released this week by the American Clean Power Associati...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER STATEMENT ON VINEYARD WIND RECORD OF DECISION
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Bu...
JC SANDBERG JOINS AMERICAN CLEAN POWER AS CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) announced today that JC Sandberg will assume the role ...
BOEM BEGINS REVOLUTION WIND REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an...
US DOE LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with other governments, this week announced six new in...
ACORE APPLAUDS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S 2030 EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGET
The Biden administration announced today a new Paris Climate Agreement target that would cut gree...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND IN MAJOR U.S. EAST COAST ENERGY MARKET
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified nearly 800,000 acres as Wind Energy...
NEW REPORT SHOWS TEXAS HAS HUGE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report r...
ACORE CONGRATULATES NEW SECRETARY OF INTERIOR DEB HAALAND
Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (A...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ha...
BOEM ISSUES LEASE FOR FIRST WAVE ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECT OFFSHORE THE U.S. WE...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have issued a lease for the first wave energy research proj...
NREL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH MOVES WIND TURBINE BLADES TOWARD RECYCLA...
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering ...
ACORE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN, LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS IMMEDIATELY R...
Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (A...
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLENDING HYDROPOWER, FLOATING PV
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to...
NREL NAMES DANIEL BECKLEY TO LEAD FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) r...
NREL RESEARCH POINTS TO STRATEGIES FOR RECYCLING OF SOLAR PANELS
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global as...
OVER $10 MILLION AWARDED FOR PROJECTS ADVANCING OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH & DEVE...
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has announced the selection of twe...
U.S. RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIES SET SIGHTS ON MARKET MAJORITY
Within a decade, more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from clean, re...
US WIND INDUSTRY DELIVERS STRONG FIRST QUARTER
Despite uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the U.S. wind industry experienced a strong start to th...
SENATOR BOOZMAN VISITS LM WIND POWER PRODUCTION PLANT IN RECOGNITION OF AMERI...
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works,...
RECORD US WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN 2019 SECOND QUARTER
Key findings of the US wind industry second quarter 2019 report: Record wind capacity u...
ACE NY WELCOMES BILL TO SUPPORT EXISTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
Assemblymember Michael Cusick, D-Staten Island, Chair of the Energy Committee, has announced he i...
LEADING WIND COMPANIES ANNOUNCE NEW WIND WILDLIFE RESEARCH FUND
Over two dozen companies in the U.S. wind power industry have signed up so far to back a new fund...