DOE Announces Nearly $3.5 Billion in Awards

1.) DOE announces nearly $3.5 billion in awards under its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program, to help mitigate wildfire and other climate change-related risks, address stranded renewables projects, and help support upgrades to the aging U.S. power grid. 

2.) Rhode Island’s largest utility issues RFP for 1200 MW of long-term offshore wind PPA to help state meet its renewable energy goals. Proposal deadline is January 31 2024, with winners to be announced the following summer. 

3.) Chinese EV maker NIO files with Ministry of Industry and Information to use Huzhou WeLion's semi-solid battery cells in 11 additional models..

4.) Amazon now has 10,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles active in U.S. and Europe, up from 5,000 in July. 260 million deliveries with Rivian vans completed to date. 

5.) Siemens Energy announces world’s first use of 100% hydrogen in industrial gas turbine. Project is deploying 1 MW of electrolyzers and renewables to make and store green H2, before combusting in turbine.

6.) Shipping behemoth Exmar to purchase the world’s first ocean-going dual-fueled vessels that can utilize ammonia – NH3 – derived from hydrogen.