Kentucky

Geothermal Power Plant

Louisville, Kentucky Airport Launches Geothermal System

Louisville, Kentucky (source: Ken Lund / flickr, Creative Commons)The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, USA, has officially launc…

Carbon Capture

TVA Exploring Carbon Capture Feasibility for Two Gas-Fired Power Plants

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is poised to study the feasibility of retrofitting two gas-fired power plants—a combined capacity of 1.8 GW—in Mississipp…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Public Meeting Held to Address Proposal to Close Four Coal Plants in Western Kentucky

People from across Western Kentucky voiced their concerns over a proposal to close several coal plants.In Madisonville, the Public Service Commission hosted a p…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Kentucky 1st to Mandate State-Funded EV Chargers Include Tesla Charge Ports

It’s been less than two months since Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) began being adopted by a number of automakers and charging comp…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Toyota to Assemble New 3-Row Electric SUV in Kentucky; Additional $2.1B Investment in North Carolina Battery Plant

Toyota will assemble an all-new, three-row, battery electric SUV at Toyota Kentucky starting in 2025. The company’s first US-assembled BEV will be powered…

Electric Vehicles

Here’s Where Toyota’s First US-Made EV, an Electric 3-Row SUV, Will Be Built

Toyota’s largest plant globally is going electric. The company revealed Wednesday it would assemble its new three-row electric SUV at its Georgetown, Kent…

Solar Power Plant

TVA Will Explore Building Utility-Scale Solar on Closed Coal Ash Sites

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will pursue a first-of-its-kind pilot program at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in West Paducah, Kentucky, to determine if closed…

EV Market

Ford Announces Massive EV Investments In Tennessee And Kentucky

The company will build its largest auto production complex and a total of three battery gigafactories.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Toyota Increases Fuel Cell Production at Kentucky Plant

Toyota Motor Company has reaffirmed its strong commitment to hydrogen, having on Wednesday unveiled plans for a dedicated production line that will manufacture …

Solar Power Plant

Acciona, Amazon Ink 641MW Solar Power Play

Developer will build four new PV plants in Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio investing $1bn over next four years

Solar Power Plant

Geronimo Energy, Big Rivers Sign PPA for 160MW Solar Project

US-based Geronimo Energy, a National Grid company, has signed a power purchase agreement with Kentucky-based not-for-profit, generation and transmission coopera…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Power Falls to Lowest Levels in 43 Years in US, After Biggest Annual Drop in 2019

“The miners are coming back,” Trump said of the coal mining industry at an election rally in Louisville, Kentucky, more than four years ago.

Coal Mine

Australian-Owned Western Kentucky Coal Mine Going to Auction in June

The Australian company that owns a western Kentucky coal mine will auction off the project next month. The mine is operating under bankruptcy protection with a …