HYDROGEN:
• New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming partner on a plan for a regional hydrogen hub to compete for a share of $8 billion in federal infrastructure funds. (Albuquerque Journal)
• Chevron says it plans to partner with a Japan company to build 30 hydrogen fueling sites at its California gas stations. (news release)
WIND:
• Federal officials identify three potential wind power development areas off Oregon’s coast and say they will hold a lease sale by early 2024. (OffshoreWind.biz)
• Washington Gov. Jay Inslee touted wind power this week in advance of his decision on a controversial proposal to construct up to 244 turbines in the eastern part of the state. (Tri-City Herald)
• A developer completes upgrades and new construction on a 200 MW New Mexico wind facility that will provide power to Arizona Public Service. (news release)
OIL & GAS: Federal regulators say a pending investigation of a Navy fuel facility blamed for contaminating Hawaii drinking water will look at whether the facility was operated lawfully. (Associated Press)
INNOVATION: California researchers say they have developed a T-shirt that collects and stores wearer-generated energy to charge electronic devices.
(San Diego Union-Tribune)
CRYPTOCURRENCY: Power-guzzling server centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities sprout across the West to take advantage of cheap electricity and favorable regulations. (High Country News)
CLEAN ENERGY: The developer of a proposed San Diego desalination plant says it will work with a local utility to power the energy-intensive facility with only renewable energy. (news release)
TRANSPORTATION:
• Washington state’s Puyallup Tribe urges regulators to revoke permits for a liquefied natural gas ship-fueling facility in Tacoma-area tideflats. (High Country News)
• An Arizona electric vehicle manufacturer says it plans to start building battery-powered big rigs and to develop a hydrogen fuel production plant. (Forbes)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico, adds 16 electric vehicles to its city fleet. (KSFR)
• A Colorado electric vehicle company completes its manufacturing facility expansion and hopes to produce 1,500 vehicles and powertrains by year’s end. (Electrek)
CLIMATE:
• A Hawaii judge rejects oil companies’ bid to toss out a Honolulu city and county lawsuit against the industry for contributing to climate change and its costly effects. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
• California regulators say they will not revamp a greenhouse gas emissions cap and trade program this year even though experts believe it has lost its effectiveness. (Associated Press)
• California lawmakers will consider more than 30 climate and energy bills during this year’s legislative session. (Los Angeles Times)
UTILITIES:
• Victims of a 2020 Oregon and California wildfire allegedly sparked by PacifiCorp equipment file a second lawsuit against the utility. (KDRV)
• A San Diego County Supervisor urges California Gov. Gavin Newsom to offset increasing consumer electricity costs by using the state’s budget surplus to pay for utilities’ capital projects. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
COAL: Wyoming lawmakers consider giving the governor more latitude to sue other states, the federal government or third-parties for impeding state coal production. (Casper Star-Tribune)