Who will build the first new pumped storage hydro in the U.S.?
This article provides a roundup of the most advanced/promising pumped storage hydro projects proposed for development in the U.S.
Can green hydrogen save a coal town and slow climate change?
Department of Energy announced a $504 million loan guarantee to help finance the “Advanced Clean Energy Storage” project – one of its first loans since President Joe Biden revived the Obama-era program known for making loans to Tesla and Solyndra.
DOE launches $500m effort to turn mines into clean energy hubs
The clean energy hubs could feature solar photovoltaic systems, microgrids, geothermal energy, direct air capture, fossil-fueled power generation with carbon capture, utilization, sequestration, energy storage, pumped storage and compressed air, and advanced nuclear, DOE said.
Green hydrogen project receives $504 million DOE loan guarantee
The Advanced Clean Energy Storage project will combine 220 MW of alkaline electrolysis with two 4.5-million-barrel salt caverns to store clean hydrogen. The Advanced Clean Energy Storage project received a conditional commitment from LPO in April.
Covanta and EQT Infrastructure to Create a Standalone Waste-to-Energy Platform in Europe
…collaboration in the ensuing months." "Covanta Europe appreciates the efforts of the broader team at Covanta and EQT for laying the groundwork for this technologically advanced platform, which is a key enabler of sustainable non-recyclable waste and materials processing in alignment with the waste hierarchy.
Hydrostor inks $250 million investment for energy storage growth
The Gem A-CAES Project is a full-scale Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) facility that is under active development. Goldman Sachs is investing $250 million to help the company build more than 1 GW/8.7GWh of its Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects in California and Australia.