By Justin Katz
May 10, 2021
In fiscal year 2022, the Department of Energy’s research programs will prioritize cybersecurity, according to Secretary Jennifer Granholm
Responding to suggestions in a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing that DOE was not paying sufficient attention to cybersecurity in the way of high-profile attacks, Granholm stressed that DOE and its industry partners “are totally focused on it.”
In the hearing, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), the subcommittee s ranking member, said the DOE s budget overview lacked any mention of cybersecurity. I was concerned to see not a single mention of cybersecurity in the DOE s budget overview, he said. Cyber threats like these are persistent and increasing. As our world becomes more reliant on Internet-connected capabilities and technologies, we know that the cybersecurity challenge in front of us will increase in scope.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
May 7 This story was updated Thursday, May 6, 2021, at 6:35 p.m. with more information.
Eighty-eight years after the Tennessee Valley Authority was created to harness the power of the Tennessee River, America s biggest public utility is turning to the sun, splitting atoms and natural gas plants to power its future.
The power shift outlined in a new strategic guide endorsed Thursday by TVA directors will phase out coal-fired power generation by 2035 to help limit the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. TVA plans next week to give the required notice to begin the process of shutting down the two-unit Cumberland Fossil plant in Cumberland City, Tennessee TVA s biggest coal plant and by July TVA should give notice of its plans to close the nine-unit Kingston fossil plant in Kingston, Tennessee.
Biden pours further $8bn into modernisation of US grid
The funding will support the improvement of transmission lines and help America’s aging grid to embrace the recently announced clean energy targets
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US President Joe Biden has announced a new round of funding of more than $8 billion (£5.7bn) to modernise the nation’s grid ahead of its ambitious clean energy and climate targets.
The new funding is expected to facilitate the construction of high-voltage transmission lines to improve the reach, reliability and resilience of America’s electricity system.
It is also predicted to unlock more of the nation’s clean energy resources.
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US offers $162m to improve efficiency and reduce emissions from cars and trucks
It will support the next stage of the SuperTruck initiative, aimed at electrifying freight trucking, along with efforts to expand electric vehicle infrastructure and lower emissions for on and off-road vehicles
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Two funding opportunities totalling more than $162 million (£117m) have been announced to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from cars, trucks and off-road vehicles.
The funding will support the next stage of the SuperTruck initiative, aimed at electrifying freight trucking, along with efforts to expand electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and lower emissions for on and off-road vehicles.