CLEAN ENERGY: A national report identifies thousands of planned, under construction and recently completed clean energy projects that could be eligible for labor-related Inflation Reduction Act incentives, including more than 80 in Wisconsin. (WPR)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: 

WIND: Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are developing wind turbines made from recyclable plant material that would avoid the need to send them to landfills. (New York Times)

GRID: A University of Minnesota professor says grid reliability measures like underground power lines, energy storage systems and climate resilience hubs are needed amid aging grid infrastructure and more extreme weather. (MPR)

CARBON CAPTURE: Western Michigan University receives a $5 million federal grant to advance research on commercial-scale carbon capture and storage. (WOOD-TV8)

BIOGAS: Michigan clean water advocates call on state regulators to deny a permit for a biogas production plant that an owner says is needed to remain profitable. (Michigan Advance)

EFFICIENCY: Kansas City, Missouri, receives a $9 million federal Inflation Reduction Act grant to improve energy efficiency in city buildings. (KCTV)

SOLAR: 

  • AES Indiana seeks regulatory permission to buy an 85 MW solar project with energy storage to boost the company’s clean energy portfolio. (Inside Indiana Business)
  • An Illinois group-buying program has helped hundreds of residents not only save costs on solar installations but also wade through aggressive sales tactics. (Chicago Tribune, subscription)
  • A Michigan contractor is selected to build an advanced research vessel with onboard solar power for a state department to gather more precise fisheries data. (News-Review)

BIOFUELS: Minnesota will award more than $3.3 million to gas stations to upgrade or replace gas infrastructure to support biofuels with higher levels of ethanol. (Center Square)

COMMENTARY: A Minnesota columnist says it would be easier and cheaper for taxpayers to phase out ethanol plants and grow less corn than building billions of dollars in carbon pipelines to bury emissions underground. (Star Tribune)

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Andy compiles the Midwest Energy News digest and was a journalism fellow for Midwest Energy News from 2014-2020. He is managing editor of MiBiz in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was formerly a reporter and editor at City Pulse, Lansing’s alternative newsweekly.