With a total funding of $396 million, the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Program's goal is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and co-pollutants from Pennsylvania's...more
5/16/2025
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Grants ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Incentives ,
Industrial Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mining ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Funding ,
State Grants
In contrast to the recent influx of terminations in the broader government contracting and federal grants space, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has not yet started to issue wide-ranging programmatic or sweeping...more
5/5/2025
/ Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
The Trump Administration is leveraging the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO) as a strategic tool to catalyze private sector investment in energy infrastructure. This approach aims to enhance U.S....more
4/11/2025
/ Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Loans ,
Government-Guaranteed Loans ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Project Finance ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Feb. 12, 2025, announced a $782 million first advance under a $1.67 billion loan guarantee for the development of sustainable aviation fuel from the Loan Programs Office (LPO). This...more
President Donald Trump signed the executive order (EO) "Unleashing American Energy" on Jan. 20, 2025. In addition to laying out revised energy-related policy priorities, the EO required a temporary pause on the disbursement...more
The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history. The future and overall success of the U.S. Department of Energy's once-in-a-generation clean energy investments...more
10/10/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Minerals ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Parties ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Transmission Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure (S3) (DOE) held a webinar and released a memorandum on May 24, 2024, that provided key updates and guidance regarding award negotiations for...more
5/31/2024
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Capital Improvements ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Community Development ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Intangible Property ,
New Guidance ,
Private Sector ,
Renewable Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a direct final rule (DFR) on April 29, 2024, to amend and align the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program (ATVM) implementing regulations1 with its...more
5/13/2024
/ Aircraft ,
Automotive Industry ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Final Rules ,
Incentives ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Manufacturers ,
Subsidies ,
Trains ,
Transportation Industry ,
Vessels ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Following the first two years of the Biden Administration, and fresh off of the successful passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. Department of Energy Loan...more
2/2/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Government-Guaranteed Loans ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy