Energy

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Worcester County jumped by 18 cents since April 15, mirroring a significant jump in the statewide average.

A first-of-its kind lithium-metal battery recycling process may be on the horizon as SES AI will fund a two-year research initiative at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to develop the new technology. 

Since its founding in 1984, NORESCO has guaranteed more than $5 billion in energy cost savings at more than 10,000 facilities, spanning the globe from Massachusetts to Japan.

The U.S. Department of Energy credits, combined with the other federal and private funds, will assist the company to begin production at the facility faster, said Jason Mortimer, Electric Hydrogen’s senior vice president of global sales.

Ameresco has entered into a $140-million contract to build a biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility near Elk Grove, California. 

EPA officials suggested the money could go toward a range of uses under the umbrella of clean energy.

The upgrades, which are expected to be completed by February 2026, will help make the air station’s infrastructure more resilient.

House Democrats will call for expansion of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority service area when they take up the governor's massive housing policy and borrowing bill later this spring.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

Opening a new frontier in the region's offshore wind power push, the federal government on Friday finalized its designation of a two-million acre wind energy area off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.