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DOE Deploys $1.9 Billion SPARK Program to Upgrade US Transmission Grid Through Reconductoring Instead of New Construction
The US Department of Energy has opened a $1.9 billion funding round under its SPARK program to accelerate grid modernization by replacing aging transmission wires with advanced conductors, a strategy that can double line capacity at half the cost of building new infrastructure.
Unprecedented March Heat Wave Shatters Records Across the Western US as Phoenix Hits 105 Degrees
An extraordinary heat dome is delivering summer-like temperatures across the American Southwest in mid-March, breaking century-old records and threatening already depleted snowpack.
California Prepares to Launch Its First Carbon Capture and Storage Facility at Elk Hills This Spring
Carbon TerraVault has completed construction of carbon capture equipment at Elk Hills and targets first CO2 injection in spring 2026, marking a milestone for California's carbon management ambitions.
Bipartisan REWIRE Act Aims to Double US Grid Capacity by Upgrading Existing Power Lines Instead of Building New Ones
Senators McCormick and Welch introduce legislation to streamline reconductoring of existing transmission lines, projecting $180 billion in savings by 2050.
Google Commits to World's Largest Battery System in Minnesota, a 30 GWh Iron-Air Installation That Can Discharge for 100 Hours
A 300 MW Form Energy iron-air battery paired with 1.6 GW of wind and solar will power Google's new Pine Island data center, marking the largest energy storage project ever announced by capacity.
China Connects World's First Commercial Supercritical CO₂ Power Generator to the Grid After 77 Years of Failed Attempts
Two 15-megawatt units at a Guizhou steel plant mark the first commercial deployment of a power cycle concept proposed in 1948, claiming 50% higher efficiency than steam.