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Tag: Department of Energy
Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express
The Department of Energy today announced the Loan Programs Office has terminated its conditional commitment for the Grain Belt Express Phase 1 project.
Puerto Rico’s Power Pivot: Trump Admin Ditches Solar Subsidies for Reliable Fossil Fuel Fix
While energy policy continues to be a politically charged issue, the circumstances in Puerto Rico demonstrate that reliability and speed of deployment remain critical considerations—factors that speculative energy projects often…
Energy Department Could Ax Costly Renewable Energy Offices
The potential cuts, worth millions of dollars, would impact offices within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, including Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, Solar Energy Technologies, Wind Energy…
Biden Team Pumped $100 Billion Into NGOs, Green Energy Scams After Trump Win
Efficient and affordable energy is the lifeblood of the American economy. If Wright can claw back this money and remove regulatory blogs on nuclear and fossil fuel development, he will…
‘Absolute Silliness’: DOE Delays Biden-Era Rule On Emissions
“Net zero 2050 is a sinister goal, it’s a terrible goal,” Wright said at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship forum in London in February through a video broadcast. “It’s both unachievable by…
Maine’s floating wind program takes another hit
The US Energy Department recently suspended a large grant at the University of Maine for research on floating wind technology. The full significance of this suspension will not be known…
Progress Report on Purging the Climate Scam from Federal Websites
It seems like Trump 2.0 has taken down the webpages that formerly tracked climate impacts on “low-income communities.” Of course, that has promptly spurred the usual round of lawsuits, this…
‘War On Coal Is Finally Over’: Energy Experts Say Trump Admin’s Deregulation Agenda Could Fuel Coal’s Revival
Energy generated from burning coal only powers roughly 16% of the U.S., though 40 states are dependent on coal, according to data from America’s Power. Energy generation through coal reached a record…
‘Flagrantly Unlawful Action’: Universities Sue Trump’s Energy Department Over Latest Funding Cuts
The DOE announced April 11 it would limit support for indirect costs, or money that is used for administrative and other non-research related expenses, to 15% for all research funding. The Association…
Nuclear Subsidies: Did DOE’s Wright Get the Message?
The DOE loan authorities have come under fire since the 2011 collapse of the advanced solar photovoltaic firm Solyndra, leaving the Obama administration holding a bag containing a $527 million default.
House Oversight Committee Sinks into Key Study ‘Intentionally Buried’ By Biden Administration
“The Energy Department has learned that former Secretary Granholm and the Biden White House intentionally buried a lot of data and released a skewed study to discredit the benefits of…
Energy Sec Slams Biden Admin Climate Obsession, Lays Out Trump Admin’s Pivot In Keynote Houston Speech
Energy Secretary Chris Wright sharply criticized the Biden administration’s restrictive energy policies during a keynote speech to energy industry leaders Monday, explaining how the Trump administration’s approach is oriented around…
Trump’s Energy Secretary Comes Out Swinging with Plan That Takes Sledgehammer to Several Biden-Era Policies
“President Trump has outlined a bold and ambitious agenda to unleash American energy at home and abroad to restore energy dominance,” according to the press release. “To compete globally, we…
Ivanpah Solar Plant: The Flaming Failure That’s Finally Being Put Out of Our Misery
It’s finally happening. The Ivanpah Solar Power Plant, the behemoth of bureaucratic blundering and incinerated wildlife, is circling the drain. Once celebrated as a game-changer for renewable energy, it’s now…
End Federally Funded “Net-Zero” Building Codes
As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) strives to improve government efficiency, we urge them to look carefully at the“target-rich environment” of the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency…
Future Secretary of Energy Chris Wright: “Climate Change is Good”?
Correcting MSNBC’s lies about future Secretary of Energy Chris Wright.
Lighting Up America: Why Chris Wright Should Be Welcomed, Not Spurned
Mr. Wright’s knowledge of energy markets should be celebrated, not derided. Allowing the incoming administration to leverage his talents and expertise will put affordable and reliable energy back on the…
Steel Giant May Have to Bail On $500 Million Biden-Harris Admin Green Grant, CEO Says
However, even with the $500 million infusion from the government, the economics of the Middletown conversion still may not make sense for the company, Goncalves told Politico. Cleveland-Cliffs is one…
‘The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions’, U.S. Department of Energy Example
Rossi’s description of the spirit at DOE is uplifting until one realizes that this agency was actually squandering scarce resources and penalizing consumers and taxpayers. “Greater speed to the wrong…