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U.S. commits US$1.2 billion to strengthen Puerto Rico’s clean energy infrastructure

January 23, 2025

The U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office has committed US$1.2 billion to clean energy projects in Puerto Rico to reduce reliance on its fragile fossil-fuel-powered grid. The projects would add 202 MW of solar capacity and 455 MW of battery storage, more than doubling the department’s support for renewable energy on the island. Source: Energy […]

Colombian engineers win first place in DOE’s geothermal energy competition

June 19, 2024

Two Colombian doctoral students at the University of Oklahoma won first place in the technical session of the University Geothermal Energy Competition hosted by the United States Department of Energy.  Source: Piensa Geotermia