Energy Updates

The U.S. needs to undertake a massive build-out of electric transmission lines between regional grids in order to ensure adequate,...

In 2023, the United States saw a 7% increase in capacity to produce biofuels, spurred by federal tax incentives, plant construction and...

As the United States and nations around the world work to meet net-zero carbon emission goals, upgrading the power grid is becoming a...

A recent Department of Energy study found that there are multiple potential pathways  to 100% clean energy production by 2035, all of...

The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free Nov. 12 webinar on how the electric vehicle...

The U.S. clean energy sector created nearly 150,000 new jobs in 2023, a rate nearly three times higher than growth in overall employment,...

The U.S. marked a milestone in sustainable energy as wind and solar officially outpaced coa l for power generation from January through...

To reach the federal government's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, one focus has been making utility-scale renewable...

Deploying floating solar panels on bodies of water is a developing clean energy technology increasing in use. The so-called...

The Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) at Washington & Jefferson College partnered with the LeMoyne Center in Washington,...

As the development of large solar facilities continues to ramp up, Pennsylvania is looking for ways to meet its renewable energy goals...

Up to 40% of the lithium needed in the U.S. to support the rapidly increasing manufacture of batteries could be found in wastewater from...

Half of Pennsylvania government’s electricity needs will be met with solar energy by next year under a recently announced new energy...

The U.S. is wrestling with an unprecedented challenge as it attempts to decarbonize electric production in order to meet climate goals at...

Electric production from geothermal energy could increase exponentially in the next two decades and become a “key contributor” to the...

Demand for electricity is expected to rise dramatically in the next decade at the same time the U.S. is trying to move away from fossil...