Energy

Heinrich On Energy Department Budget Request, Stresses Need For Affordable, Domestic Sources

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Video: Ranking Member Martin Heinrich of New Mexico delivers opening remarks on DOE’s Fiscal 2026 budget request, June 18, before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Courtesy/Heinrich Office

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

  • Heinrich to Wright: “We cannot expect to maintain U.S. leadership in emerging technologies if we shortchange the offices, programs, and most importantly, people, needed to do so.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In his opening statement, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member on the U.S. Energy and Natural Resources Committee, grilled Read More

Los Alamos County Receives Its First Electric Cart Fleet

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COUNTY News:

In an effort to follow the Los Alamos County Sustainability Plan and reduce its carbon footprint, Los Alamos County Golf Course has received a new fleet of golf Carts, which are 100% electric. To help celebrate this milestone, the Community is invited to symbolically view the switch from gas to electric and to view the new fleet at 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 20.

Refreshments will not be provided, but feel free to stick around to tour the carts and their storage area, the new water feature off the back patio, and view the driving range up close, and then grab some lunch at Cottonwood on the Greens, Read More

Albert Chang Appointed Director Of New Mexico Oil Conservation Division

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EMNRD News:

SANTA FE — Today, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department announced the appointment of Albert C.S. Chang as the new director of the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division.

The New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD) regulates the state’s oil and gas industry: protecting the environment and the rights of resource owners, ensuring balanced, consistent, and transparent regulatory enforcement, fostering efficiency and innovation in the energy sector, and preventing the waste of oil and gas resources.

A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Chang Read More

Lunch With A Leader: BPU Chair Robert Gibson June 19

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LWVLA News:

The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos (LWVLA) invites the community to its Lunch with a Leader event, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall on Sage Street.

This month’s leader is Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Chair Robert Gibson, who will be discussing Los Alamos’ path to a carbon-free energy future: “Utilities and You!”

Los Alamos County’s goal to be a carbon-neutral community by mid-century will require phasing out natural gas and carbon-based electricity.  Gibson’s talk will outline the challenges and how citizens and Read More

New Mexico Opens $5.3M Energy Efficiency Loan Program

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EMNRD is accepting applications for loans to finance energy-efficiency upgrades in commercial buildings that serve a community purpose. Learn more here. Courtesy/EMNRD

EMNRD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is accepting applications for loans to finance energy-efficiency upgrades in commercial buildings that serve a community purpose.

EMNRD received $5.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to create an Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (EERLF), which offers low-interest loans ranging from $250,000 to $1 million Read More

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Promoting New Mexico’s Energy Leadership At Alaska Summit

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and officials are attending the Fourth Annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference in Anchorage, highlighting New Mexico’s position as one of the nation’s fastest-growing economies.

“New Mexico’s thriving economy is powered by our leadership in advanced energy and manufacturing,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “We’re focused on expanding our economic growth through LNG exports, carbon management, hydrogen, and geothermal development. This conference is an opportunity to spotlight what we’ve built and explore new partnerships.” Read More

LANL: Manhattan Project Day Trip From Santa Fe Leads To History In Los Alamos

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Operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Bradbury Science Museum is free and open Tuesday-Sunday. Inside, visitors can see exhibits on the Manhattan Project as well as the Lab’s current research in supercomputing, nuclear nonproliferation, biotechnology and climate science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Eighty years after the end of World War II, locals and travelers are more interested than ever in what remains of the top-secret lab and makeshift town that supported the Manhattan Project. Here’s a guide of what you can see in a day’s journey back in time.

Head out from Santa Fe around Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Dept. Job Support Program Awards Training Funds To Seven Companies

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AAA Cooper Transportation in Albuquerque was awarded up to $165,922 by EDD’s JTIP program for 10 trainees. AAA Cooper Transportation mainly operates in the southeastern and midwestern U.S., but also serves Puerto Rico and has expanded into Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Minneapolis. This is their its JTIP application. Courtesy/AAA Cooper Transportation

STATE News:

  •  EDD’s JTIP program awards seven companies with job training funds, including UbiQD Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department approved more than $648,000 Read More

Community Invited To Take Survey To Help Shape Future Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure In Los Alamos

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An electric vehicle charging station installed outside the Municipal Building. The public is invited to provide input on the County’s plans for EV chargers by taking part in a survey here. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County’s Sustainability Manager Angelica Gurule invites all who live, work, or play in Los Alamos County to take part in an important community survey to help shape the future of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across the community.

The survey can be accessed at lacnm.com/EVSurvey and will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, July Read More

LANL: A New Problem Only Quantum Computing Can Solve

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A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory proved that quantum computing can simulate highly complex optical circuits, demonstrating a clear quantum advantage for this group of problems. Courtesy/ChatGPT 4o

LANL News:

              • A recent paper introduced a quantum algorithm to simulate optical networks, proving that only a quantum computer can solve such a complex problem

As quantum computing develops, scientists are working to identify tasks for which quantum computers have a clear advantage over classical computers. So far, researchers have only pinpointed a handful of these problems, but in Read More