Mayor’s Office of Partnerships and Grant Services Funding Alert: Volume 20, Issue 47 November 20, 2017 Environmental Protection Agency Announces funds to support community-based organizations in their efforts to collaborate and partner with local stakeholder groups (e.g., local businesses and

By RYAN HEINSIUS • NOV 17, 2017 The Navajo Generating Station is slated to close in 2019, and officials are considering several potential buyers to prevent the shutdown. In July, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Salt River Project officials

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Australia leads the world in lithium production followed closely by the South American country of Chile. A soft, silver-white metal, lithium is part of the alkali metal group. It is highly reactive and flammable. Due to its high reactivity, it

Cobalt mining is hot and getting hotter. Here are the 10 top cobalt-producing countries of 2016, based on US Geological Survey numbers. Cobalt mining and exploration are flourishing, buoyed by excitement about Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) lithium-ion battery gigafactories and increased worldwide

AUTHOR:Corey Ramsden on November 17, 2017 The sun shines everywhere in Maryland. But too few Marylanders could take advantage of solar energy before the advent of a statewide community solar 3-year pilot program of approximately 196 MW. Community, or shared,

Author: Emma Rodvien on November 11, 2017 The relationship between Pennsylvanians and energy runs deep. From coal to shale gas to nuclear to renewables, energy has long been a backbone of the state’s economy. In recent years, renewables – solar,

AUTHOR:Krysti Shallenberger@klshall PUBLISHED Nov. 20, 2017 Dive Brief: The U.S. International Trade Commission last week made public a report sent to President Donald Trump detailing three proposed trade duties aimed at protecting domestic solar panel manufacturers. The ITC report, filed

AUTHOR:Peter Maloney@TopFloorPower PUBLISHED Nov.20, 2017 The House of Representatives last Thursday passed a tax overhaul bill that slashes incentives for wind power projects, turning the focus to the Senate, which is considering its own tax reform legislation that would leave

AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Nov. 17, 2017 Dive Brief: The head of Puerto Rico’s embattled electric utility, Ricardo Ramos, has resigned following intense scrutiny over a contract signed with Montana-based Whitefish Energy to repair and rebuild the island’s electric grid. The

AUTHOR: Robert Walton@TeamWetDog Dive Brief: SCANA Corp. announced sweeping management changes yesterday, including the retirement of Chairman and CEO Kevin Marsh, who led the company and its South Carolina Electric & Gas subsidiary for six years. Stephen Byrne will retire as senior vice

Waste Management’s innovative Solar-Powered Trash Compactor helps keep public spaces clean and can reduce trash collections by up to 80%. Bigbelly was founded in 2003 with the goal of transforming one of the least efficient and resource-intensive industries: waste collection.

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Internship Program for HBCU/MI Students The Washington Center has partnered with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to encourage students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue careers in scientific research. Participants receive an introduction to professional laboratory

AUTHOR:Robert Walton@TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Nov. 15, 2017 Dive Brief: California utilities are well-ahead of the state’s renewables portfolio standard — already the most aggressive in the nation — and by some accounts may be supplying 50% carbon-free energy a decade ahead

AUTHOR: Gavin Bade @GavinBade PUBLISHED Nov. 15, 2017 Dive Brief: The CEO of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday that he signed a $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy for power restoration due to difficulties

This SBIR/STTR topics document is issued in advance of the FY 2018 DOE SBIR/STTR Phase I Release 1 Funding Opportunity Announcement scheduled to be issued in on August 14, 2017. The purpose of the early release of the topics is

Nov. 13, 2017, at 5:34 p.m. (Reuters) – U.S. automaker Tesla Inc on Monday was hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming its California production plant is a “hotbed for racist behavior.” The lawsuit filed in California state court in Oakland

AUTHOR:Robert Walton @TeamWetDog PUBLISHED Nov. 6, 2017 Dive Brief: Duke Energy announced last week that it will invest $3 billion over in South Carolina over the next decade, aiming to strengthen the distribution grid and boost to the state’s economy.

SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES OFFICE solar desalination graphic Subprogram: Concentrating Solar Power Funding Number: DE-FOA-0001778 Funding Amount: $15 million Description: The Solar Desalination funding program will develop novel technologies or concepts using solar thermal energy to assist in creating freshwater from

Katherine Stainken Policy Director, Plug In America Dear Plug In America Friends, Help stop Congress from trying to kill the electric car! Just this morning, Chairman Brady of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs