Kiewit Chosen as EPC Lead on Massive Nevada Solar Project

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:48:49 +0000

Equipment suppliers and construction partners have been chosen for the $1.2 billion Gemini solar-plus-storage installation in Nevada, which when complete will be among the largest solar projects in the U.S. Oakland, California-based Primergy Solar, part of Australia-based Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners and Gemini’s developer, owner, and operator, on March 3 said it has chosen Kiewit Power […]

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Repowering Provides New Purpose for Existing Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:17:00 +0000

The benefits of repowering—cost savings from upgraded performance, and utilizing existing infrastructure—make it an important part of the energy landscape. Repowering is occurring in both thermal and

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Solar Developer Has Plan to Turn Oil Wells Into Energy Storage

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:59:04 +0000

A California developer of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems has announced an innovation that it says combines the company’s technologies to turn existing oil wells into energy storage sites that can provide clean energy. Hyperlight Energy on Feb. 24 said it was launching Tectonic Sun, an electricity generation technology that when paired with the company’s […]

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India Investing Millions for Microgrids

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:18:04 +0000

A Colorado company that serves rural communities with solar power-based microgrids announced an investment that would provide more than 100 installations across two states in India. Husk Power Systems on Feb. 17 said it had closed $4.2 million in debt financing from the India Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to build as many as 140 […]

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Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Infrastructure System Unveiled for California

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:25:34 +0000

SoCalGas, North America’s largest gas distribution utility, has unveiled the Angeles Link, a proposed green hydrogen energy infrastructure system for Southern California that it says could be the largest of its kind in the nation. The Angeles Link proposes to utilize between 25 GW and 35 GW of curtailed or new solar, wind, or battery […]

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U.S. Tops 200 GW of Renewables, but Deployment Slows

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:32:14 +0000

A report from a trade group representing the U.S. renewable energy industry says the nation now has more than 200 GW of operating utility-scale generation capacity, but the pace of growth has slowed as projects have been delayed due to regulatory and equipment supply issues, among other factors. The “Clean Power Quarterly 2021 Q4 Market […]

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Current Generation Capacity, Future Investment Plans, and Photovoltaic Projects of the Cuban Energy Industry

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:13:59 +0000

The state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) is responsible for supplying electricity to the Cuban population and the national economy. This is a complex process in which more than 50,000 workers intervene, highlighted Jorge Armando Cepero Hernández, UNE’s general director during a recent press conference. The executive explained that electrical energy is produced with a generation fleet […]

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