Groups Collaborate on Off-Grid Power Solutions for EV Hubs, Data Centers

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:28:01 +0000

Colorado-based Liberty Energy and California-based DC Grid announced a memorandum of understanding to deliver advanced power solutions that would support the growing energy demands of industries such as commercial fleet […]

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New Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling Ban: Implications For Clean Hydrogen

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:44 +0000

The new offshore drilling ban could help the US Department of Energy achieve its mission of diversifying the US hydrogen supply chain beyond natural gas, and into more sustainable sources.

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Officials Approve Duke Energy’s Plan to Replace Coal with Gas-Fired Units

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:39:18 +0000

Regulators in North Carolina have approved Duke Energy’s plan to replace some of the utility’s coal-fired units with natural gas-fired generation. The North Carolina Utilities Commission in December issued orders […]

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Kentucky Utility Plans New Gas-Fired Units, Coal-to-Gas Conversion, and Solar Farms

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:01:40 +0000

A Kentucky electric cooperative plans to build new natural gas-fired units, and convert some of its coal-fired units to burn natural gas, as part of an expansion of its power […]

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British Columbia Shows Norway How To Decarbonize Ferries

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000

Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]

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Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:11:39 +0000

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there’s plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable […]

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Bitcoin Is Going to Be the Nail in Our Climate Coffin

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 04:50:13 +0000

I realize that this article is not going to be popular with everyone. Bitcoin is a kind of tech financial fantasy, whereby many tech fans have come to the conclusion that we can live in some kind of financial utopia divorced from inflation and economic woes if we follow this … [continued]

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South Carolina Plant Will Add 180 MW of Gas-Fired Capacity

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:21:39 +0000

Santee Cooper’s board of directors approved the planned expansion of the utility’s Rainey Generating Station as a shared resource with Central Electric Power Cooperative. The additional 180 MW of generation […]

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Accelerating Electrification: Freight Trucks Will Dominate In The US

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:02:33 +0000

Key Takeaways: Transportation is the highest emissions segment in United States Of rail, water, and road, only freight trucking can readily decarbonize Electric trucks are cost-effective and rapidly advancing The United States has unintentionally made itself into the country with the hardest to decarbonize transportation sector, and it matters. Transportation … [continued]

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Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:04:19 +0000

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says U.S. coal-fired power plants have as much as $6.5 billion of unused coal inventory, based on […]

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