This Dying Lake Could Be the Site of California’s Next ‘Gold’ Rush
The Salton Sea, once a resort destination and now largely overlooked, could be the site of California‘s next gold rush – this time involving lithium.
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $8 Million for Technologies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Energy.govThe U.S. Department of Energy today announced $8 million in funding to support projects that will improve the flexibility of the U.S. hydropower fleet and enhance electric grid reliability.
Hydropower is a flexible resource, meaning it can supply electricity immediately or store it to meet real-time demand. By improving flexibility, these projects will strengthen hydropower’s ability to support an evolving electric grid that includes an increasing amount of variable renewable energy sources.
Scientists Launch Effort to Collect Water Data in US West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Felicia FonsecaThe U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall in the U.S. West and determine how much of it will flow through the region.
The multimillion-dollar effort led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory launches next week. The team has set up radar systems, balloons, cameras and other equipment in an area of Colorado where much of the water in the river originates as snow. More than 40 million people depend on the Colorado River.
Large Energy Storage Project Would Create New Reservoir Above Isabella Lake
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby John CoxA $3 billion pumped-water energy storage project has been proposed along Isabella Lake that would help even out power delivery from California solar and wind farms at a volume and longevity dwarfing the large battery installations envisioned for eastern Kern.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is reviewing a Walnut engineering company’s plan to create a new reservoir above the lake then use pumps and underground pipes to turn it into a rechargeable dam and hydroelectric generator putting out a whopping 2,000 megawatts of power for up to 12 hours at a time.
$20 Million Funding Opportunity to Strengthen America’s Water Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The CW Houstonby Ronnie DasA federal funding opportunity was announced on June 30th to improve the water and wastewater treatment infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is providing $20 million for innovations that “strengthen America’s water infrastructure and enable advanced water resource recovery systems that have the potential to be net energy positive.”
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