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From his living room, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy watched President Trump’s address to Congress via television last month. When he heard certain statements, they instantly invigorated one of America’s biggest energy initiatives and set him on a series of trips throughout Asia. Trump touted a “gigantic natural gas pipeline” in Alaska that “will be truly spectacular.” It had received its permits and was all ready to go, he said, adding that “Japan, South Korea and other nations” wanted to be major investment partners. We were the sole ones," Dunleavy stated during an interview in Seoul, "the only state that received a mention. Now Dunleavy needs to turn Trump’s statement into fact. The stakes involve one of America’s most expensive issues. energy projects investing $44 billion to construct a pipeline for transporting natural gas from Alaska’s northern region, then liquifying it for exports. Should the project be realized, this pipeline would provide significant ...

The inaugural solar-over-canal initiative at UC Merced has begun generating power. The project was spearheaded by professors from the leading seven research institutions in the state. Efforts are underway to extend this technology across California's vast canal system. A 2021 study from UC Merced indicates that California’s 4,000-mile network of solar panel installations has the potential to save significant amounts of water, decrease air pollutants, and produce clean electricity through the utilization of current lands and structures. The initial project, known as Project Nexus, is under construction atop the Turlock Irrigation District canals with the aim of validating this hypothesis. As of now, the panels have begun producing electricity, as stated by TID General Manager Brad Koehn. The California Solar Canal Initiative (CSCI) research project seeks to speed up solar energy adoption statewide by providing information on ideal sites to v...