A Refined Approach to Onsite Power Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:47:49 +0000

The Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota added a 45-MW solar power array to support the facility’s supply of electricity, reaping the benefits of reduced costs, lower emissions, and more. Owners of commercial and

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South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:01 +0000

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to

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EU Mandates Biodiversity Restoration, Setting Up New ‘Green’ Requirements Alongside ‘Clean’ Ones for Power Sector

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:10 +0000

This June, the European Council formally adopted a first-of-its-kind regulation that sets out to restore at least 20% of the European Union’s (EU’s) land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of

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Marnie Surfaceblow: What Helped Make Marnie, Marnie

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:42:09 +0000

Negativity can push you off your course in life. This is when Marnie first pushed back. “Any signal, Maya?” asked Marnie Surfaceblow, vice president of Surfaceblow & Associates International, as she

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California, Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hubs Secure First Tranche of $7B Federal Awards

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:30:17 +0000

The California Hydrogen Hub and the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub have garnered a combined $57.5 million in the first tranche of funding under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) $7 billion […]

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Colorado Power Provider Will Add 760 MW of Renewable Energy

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:51:31 +0000

Platte River Power Authority’s board of directors approved the utility’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on July 25, including the recommended “optimal new carbon” portfolio that adds 760 MW of […]

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Large-Scale ‘Clean Hydrogen’ Project Moves Forward in Germany

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:50:33 +0000

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract by German utility EWE to supply a 280-MW electrolysis system. The plant in the German city of Emden is expected to go into […]

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India Pledges Support for Nuclear, Coal, and Pumped Storage Projects

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:47:25 +0000

Officials in India said that country’s energy transition plan will focus on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), pumped energy storage projects, and more efficient coal-fired power plants. Finance Minister […]

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Shanghai Group Calls for 29 GW of Offshore Wind to Support Grid

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:49:50 +0000

China’s central government has approved Shanghai’s plan to build 29 GW of offshore wind generation capacity, part of the city’s strategy to build more energy infrastructure and diversify the electricity […]

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Historic Gemini Solar-Plus-Storage Project Now Fully Operational

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:52:20 +0000

One of the largest solar-plus-storage installations in the U.S. has entered commercial operation. Primergy Solar and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners on July 18 announced that the Gemini Solar + Energy Storage […]

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