The Department of Energy has chosen Ameresco for a potential second solar power project at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina as part of the agency’s Cleanup to Clean Energy Initiative.
In a Thursday press release, DOE said it has picked Ameresco to enter into lease negotiations on Savannah River Site buffer land for a potential 75-megawatt solar power project. The 500-acre tract also has the potential for a battery-energy storage system, DOE said in the release.
Ameresco, a cleantech and renewable energy developer, already runs a 20-megawatt biomass-fueled power plant at the Savannah River Site. Last month DOE’s Office of Environmental Management selected Stellar Renewable Power to negotiate a realty agreement for a 75-megawatt commercial solar project at Savannah River.
A half-dozen Department of Energy nuclear sites are being honored by the Global Electronics Council for 2023 purchases that resulted in carbon dioxide emission reductions equal to removing 121,000 cars off the road for a year, according to a DOE press release.
The Hanford Site in Washington state, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project in Utah, the Paducah Site in Kentucky, the Portsmouth Site in Ohio, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina and the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York state are being recognized for buying electronic products with little environmental impact.
The sites are winners of the 2024 EPEAT, or Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, awards, according to a Tuesday press release from DOE. EPEAT, developed with a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, provides a ranking system for electronic products that meet voluntary environmental performance standards. The Global Electronics Council, a Portland, Ore., non-profit formed in 2005 to support sustainable electronics, runs the program. The 2024 EPEAT Purchaser Awards virtual ceremony will be held next week, on July 25.
Jennifer Macy took over as the leader of Merrick and Co.’s nuclear services & technology division on April 1, the company announced this week.
Macy has 30 years of experience at various Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration sites, Merrick said in a press release. She replaced Scott Gustafson, who had led the unit since 2018. Macy previously worked with Merrick as its Los Alamos regional program manager and deputy business leader. She also supported projects at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Savannah River Site.
Merrick is a science and technology consulting firm founded in 1955 with aims to serve international and domestic clients in industries such as energy, nuclear, and national security markets.
The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., is facing another hot weekend with daytime highs in the triple digits and an excessive heat warning in effect.
According to the local forecast from the National Weather Service daytime highs should range from 102 degrees to 109 degrees Fahrenheit between now and Monday July 22.
Likewise, daytime high temperatures should range from 101 to 105 degrees at the Nevada National Security Site, according to the National Weather Service. There is an excessive heat warning in effect Saturday and Sunday.
