Minnesota

Solar Battery (Storage)

Canada's Heliene Plans New US Solar Panel and Cell Factory

Panels are given the final electroluminescence and AI visual inspections at Heliene's solar panel factory in Iron Mountain, Minnesota, U.S. in this undated …

Biofuel

Envitec Biogas Constructing 15 Biogas and Gas Upgrading Plants in the US

EnviTec Biogas is completing anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading projects in more US states - including New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, Indiana and South…

Electrolyzer

Accelera Unveils Breakthrough Electrolyzer Manufacturing Facility

Cummins Inc.’s zero-emissions business segment, Accelera, has commenced operations at its first U.S. electrolyzer production site in Fridley, Minnesota.Th…

Energy Storage Project

US Commercial and Industrial Battery Storage Moves From Xcel, Generac, Urban Electric Power

Generac’s SBE Series BESS. Image: Generac Power SystemsUtility Xcel Energy has launched a ‘no money down’ resiliency offering for commercial a…

Smart Grid

In Minnesota, ‘Smart Panels’ Seen as a Possible Alternative to Expensive Electrical Upgrades

Older homes were not designed for big electrical loads, but new technology could help fix that.\\An electrician prepares to upgrade a 100 amp electric panel in …

Wind Turbine

Vestas Wins 370 MW Order for Two Repowering Projects in the USA

Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totalling 370 MW to repower the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the USA.The…

Wind Farm

Vestas Wins a 370 MW Order From Xcel Energy for Two Wind Repowering Projects in the US

Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totaling 370 MW to upgrade the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the US.The o…

Nuclear Power Plant

More Leaks Shut Down Monticello NPP

US power company Xcel Energy has shut down its Monticello NPP after an additional water leak was detected following previous reports about the leak of 400,000 g…

Nuclear Power Plant

Monticello Taken off Line Due to Tritium Leak

A recurring leak of water containing tritium has led to the temporary shutdown of Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant, in Minnesota.While the leak …

Energy Security

Leak of Radioactive Water at Monticello Makes Headlines

The Monticello nuclear power plant.An Xcel Energy news release issued last week regarding the leak of some 400,000 gallons of tritium-containing water at Minnes…

Nuclear Technology

Democrats Wrestle With Studying ‘Advanced’ Nuclear Energy in Wake of Minnesota Carbon-Free Bill

The research might be something of an olive branch from Democrats to minority Republicans, who lambasted the DFL for refusing to lift a ban on new nuclear plant…

Solar Company

Solar United Neighbors Launches Group Buy Program for Minnesota’s Largest Electric Co-op

　　　Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors (SUN) announced a version of the organization’s popular group buy program that empowers people to save money on sol…

United States

Methane Production Increases at a Faster Rate in Response to Ecosystem Warming

Scientists working at the ongoing Department of Energy's (DOE) Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experiment use the site's nort…

United States

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Expand E15 Gasoline Sales, with Support from Oil Group

U.S. senators from Nebraska and Minnesota introduced legislation on Tuesday that would expand nationwide sales of E15.

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Energy, ITC Midwest Complete Major New Electric Transmission Line

Xcel Energy and ITC Midwest have completed the Huntley-Wilmarth 345-kilovolt project, a major new, high-voltage electric transmission line in southern Minnesota…