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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Tuesday March 26, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CEBA Welcomes U.S. Department of Energy Announcement of New Green Aluminum Smelter
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Clean Energy Buyers Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today announced that Century Aluminum's proposal for a new primary aluminum smelter in the Mississippi River Basin, with a preference for Kentucky, has been selected among 33 total projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program. Century's new primary aluminum smelter will rely on carbon-free elect  more

Department of Energy Announces New Green Aluminum Smelter, Signaling Turn of the Tide for Aluminum in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced that Century Aluminum's proposal for a new primary aluminum smelter in the Mississippi River Basin, with a preference for Kentucky, has been selected among 33 total projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program. Century's new primary aluminum smelter will rely on carbon-free electricity, substantial  more

Sierra Club: Community Consultation is Critical to Success of DOE Industrial Decarbonization Grants
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the allocation of $6.3 billion in industrial decarbonization grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a significant step toward transforming heavily-emitting manufacturing sectors including aluminum and steel. Projects supporting retrofits and transformative technologies at aluminum and steel facilities in Ohio, Penns  more