California

Geothermal Power Plant

Meta Platforms Strikes Geothermal Energy Deal to Power US Data Centers

Morning commute traffic streams past the Meta sign outside the headquarters of Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc in Mountain View, California, U.S. Nov…

Offshore Wind Power

CPUC Unanimously Adopts Plan Advancing 7.6 GW of Offshore Wind

Wind development offshore California is one step closer to becoming a reality after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously adopted a prop…

Renewable Energy

California Approves Strategy to Procure 10.6GW of Clean Energy

California has greenhouse gas reduction goals set for 2045. Credit: T Schneider via Shutterstock.The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has establish…

Energy Storage Project

Water Infrastructure Utility Connects With Paired Power for Solar-Storage EV Charging Canopy

Screenshot of solar canopy video demonstration. Image credit Paired Power websiteSolar microgrid manufacturer Paired Power will provide on-site energy for elect…

Oil & Gas Trade

Chevron to Pay $550 Million Settlement to Richmond, California

A Chevron gas station is shown after Chevron Corp said it would buy Hess Corp in a $53 billion all-stock deal, in Encinitas, California, U.S., October 23, 2023.…

Nuclear Technology

Oklo Signs Preferred Supplier Agreement With Siemens Energy

The Oklo team in discussion with Siemens Energy on the industrial steam turbine at Siemens Energy’s Houston office. Credit: Oklo / Business Wire.Oklo, a U…

Biorefinery

Construction expected to begin on 5 MW bioenergy plant in California

The Yuba Water Agency on Aug. 6 approved a $7 million grant and $8.3 million low-interest loan to support the construction of a 5-megawatt (MW) biomass power pl…

Wind Farm

Expansion of the “la rumorosa” wind power plant in Mexico

The Baja California State Energy Commission (CEE) is working on a project to increase energy generation at the La Rumorosa 1 wind farm, with the installation of…

Electricity Transmission

US to Invest $2.2 Billion to Overhaul National Power Grid

Downtown Los Angeles is seen behind an electricity pylon through the morning marine layer in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nichol…

Crude Oil

EIA Sees Tighter US Oil Market for 2024, Lowers Price Outlook

Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB…

Solar Power Plant

California Is Planning to Streamline Solar, Wind Approvals

Leeward Renewable Energy's 174 MW Chaparral Springs solar project in Kern County, California. (Courtesy: Leeward Renewable Energy)California legislators are…

Offshore Wind Power

California Puc Sets Out Procurement Path for 7.6 GW of Offshore Wind in Operation by 2037

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that could see the US state running three offshore wind solicitations to procur…

Solar Power Plant

Clearway Begins Construction on 200 MW Solar, 113.5 MW Storage Projects in California

Daggett Solar + Storage (Credit: Clearway Energy Group)Clearway Energy Group announced it closed more than $700 million in construction financing and has begun …

Offshore Wind Power

CPUC Proposes 7.6 GW of Offshore Wind Over the Next Decade

(Courtesy: Paul Langrock, offshorewindca.org)It’s no secret that massive renewable energy projects, especially offshore wind ventures, take some time to constr…

Hydrogen Project

DOE Approves $12.6bn Hydrogen Hub in California

Prior to the latest announcement, the Biden administration announced the winners of the hydrogen hub grants in October 2023. Credit: Audio und werbung via Shutt…