Photo: Convergent Energy The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $1.2 billion in financing to replace Puerto Rico’s fossil fuel plants with solar and battery storage through 2032. The DOE’s Loan Programs Office announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing to power producers in Puerto Rico. Each supports a project contracted with the
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Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images Oil-linked shipping costs rallied after last week’s announcement of tighter U.S. sanctions to drain Russia’s war coffers, in a move that poses significant threats to Moscow’s maritime distribution chains.   On Jan. 10, the U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh measures to
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Sam Ragsdale, Ryan Sproule, and Mason Hall have raised $10 million in a seed funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto fund and Blockchain Capital. Sam Ragsdale Inside the Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, a 19th century landmark perched on the banks of the East River, three engineers have transformed 3,000 square feet of the
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In this aerial view melting icebergs crowd the Ilulissat Icefjord on July 16, 2024 near Ilulissat, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Major ice loss from Greenland is exposing the island’s natural resources, inadvertently making some of the world’s largest untapped critical mineral reserves more accessible. Greenland, a vast but sparsely
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Barry Silbert, founder and chief executive officer of Digital Currency Group Inc., speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital Currency Group, the crypto firm founded by Barry Silbert, and the former executive of a defunct unit are paying
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For years, scientists have sought methods to predict solar flares, the intense energy bursts from the Sun capable of disrupting technology and posing risks to astronauts. Using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, researchers have identified brightness fluctuations in coronal loops—arch-like plasma structures in the solar atmosphere—that may provide advance warning of strong solar flares. These findings
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State walk-on defensive end Caden Davis, a content creator who has a combined 300,000 followers on various social media platforms, is no longer part of the football team, a university spokesperson said. The sophomore from Mason, Ohio, has not been
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Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is getting a big raise following the Sun Devils’ unexpected trip to the College Football Playoff. The Arizona Board of Regents approved on Thursday a contract extension for Dillingham through 2029 and a salary increase
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Paolo Uggetti, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn agreed to a contract extension to remain with the program, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday. Lynn, who just finished his first season as the Trojans’ defensive coordinator, received coordinator interest from other schools during this coaching cycle.
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 10:59 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions Ole Miss edge rusher Suntarine Perkins, who tied for the team lead in sacks (10.5) and tackles for loss (14), underwent labrum surgery following the end of the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee LSU freshman quarterback Colin Hurley was found unresponsive but breathing by LSU police and the Baton Rouge Fire Department just before 3 a.m. on Thursday following a car crash near the
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterJan 17, 2025, 07:46 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions The Sun Belt Conference announced Friday it fined Marshall $100,000 for opting out of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl last month even though the Thundering Herd’s roster had
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — It would have been reasonable to worry that the prolonged 12-team College Football Playoff would have exhausted fans’ spending money before the final costs of reaching the championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Instead, the first 12-team playoff has only fed ticket prices
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Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The lawyer for Xavier Lucas says the ex-Wisconsin player is transferring to Miami, even though the cornerback’s former school never entered his name into the portal. Darren Heitner has been representing Lucas, who indicated on social media last month that Wisconsin was refusing to
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