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July 24, 2024

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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DOE Announces $3.1B to Build out US Battery Supply Chain
DOE is dedicating $3.1 billion to support development of new plants for battery material processing, focusing on materials such as lithium and graphite.
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DOE Briefs: Keeping up with Grants and Granholm
The U.S. Department of Energy issued new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that will effectively phase out incandescent bulbs by July 2023.
House E&C Committee
GOP to Granholm: ‘You’re Anti-Fossil Fuels, Aren’t You?’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the United States will boost its liquified natural gas exports to 15 billion cubic feet per day by the end of the year.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
DOE Plan Unlikely to Save Entergy’s Palisades Nuke
Entergy says it is on course to shut down its Palisades nuclear plant, despite DOE's $6 billion program to prevent the early closure of nuclear plants.
EESI
Green Hydrogen Too Expensive to Replace Blue — for Now
The Biden administration is aiming to convert gray hydrogen into “blue” hydrogen by investing billions of dollars to fund new carbon capture technologies.
NREL
DOE Wants 60 GW of Dispatchable Geothermal Power on US Grid
DOE wants geothermal energy to provide 60 GW of clean energy to the grid by 2050, and it’s putting up $84 million from the IIJA to develop geothermal systems.
Entergy
Federal Aid Likely Too Late to Save Palisades, Diablo Canyon Nukes
The Department of Energy’s lifeline to struggling nuclear generators appears unlikely to save the next three units scheduled to retire.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Report: US Must Double Nuclear Power to Hit 2050 Climate Goals
Decarbonizing the US economy by 2050 will require doubling nuclear energy generation by deploying 100 GW of advanced reactors, according to reports by the NIA.
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Connecticut City Pitches Model for Spokes in Northeast H2Hub
Conn. regulators held a listening session to gain insight on hydrogen opportunities, including an H2Hub collaboration, for the state’s energy strategy update.
NERC
NERC: GridEx Lessons Already In Use
Representatives from NERC and the federal government said that last year's GridEx VI has helped stakeholders prepare for the grid's current security threats.

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