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Microgrid

Should Government Create Incentives for Microgrids? Industry Leaders to Explore the Idea at Special Workshop

Government support for microgrids is scant in the US — an issue that industry leaders plan to tackle during a pre-conference workshop on microgrid policy leadi…

Microgrid

Why It's Hard to Create a Network of Community Microgrids in California

Clean Coalition is on a mission to alter transmission access charges that the organization says unfairly boost the cost of local renewable energy and community …

Distributed Generation

German Lignite Plant Set for $67m CHP Overhaul

German power station running on lignite and gas is to go through a €60m ($67m) modernization to turn it into a combined heat and power plant.

New Legislation to Ease Geothermal Investment Submitted in Ethiopia

A new bill designed to ease registration and licensing processes for geothermal development has been drafted by the Ethiopian Energy Authority.

Distributed Generation

Petronas Ccquires Distributed Energy Firm in First Venture into Renewable Energy

"We believe that M+ will continue to play a leading role in building a greener future thanks to an outstanding management team and wish them and Petronas the be…

IRENA – Food Security and Boosting Development with Geothermal Heat

In addition to boosting food security, geothermal energy in the agri-food sector can reduce fossil fuel dependencies, exposure to volatile prices, and harmful e…

Climate Change Dictionary: What Do All the Terms Mean?

Climate change is seen as the biggest challenge to the future of human life on Earth, and understanding the scientific language used to describe it can sometime…

Shoshone Hydroplant in Glenwood Canyon Went Down , But Not The River !

The Shoshone hydropower plant is tucked against a cliff next to Interstate 70 at mile marker 123, east of Glenwood Springs, on the Colorado River.

Extreme Weather Continues to Batter USA This Year: Is Global Warming to Blame?

Tornadoes in the South, floods and snow in the Midwest, crazy heat in Alaska. What's going on with the extreme weather this year?

Who Will Buy Nepal's Hydropower?

With the falling costs of renewables and aggressive dam building in South Asia, Nepal's plans to develop hydropower for export look increasingly precarious.

DOE Announces Up to $26.1 Million to Advance Hydropower and Marine Energy

The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) will select projects that aim to increase affordability of hydropower and marine energy, strengthen U.S.

Hydropower Bill Would Sabotage California's Clean Energy Mandate, Critics Say

The Don Pedro hydropower project, just west of Yosemite National Park, has been churning out carbon-free electricity for nearly a century.

Thermal Plant

MHPS Receives Order for Two H-25 Gas Turbines at Distributed Power Plant in Zhuhai, China

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received an order for two H-25 gas turbines for a thermal power station being built by China Resources Power G…

Thermal Plant

Thermal Power Plant Utilization Levels Perk Up But Fuel Challenges Crimp Earnings Outlook

Power generation companies ended the September quarter on a mixed note, with tight fuel supplies and a spike in prices in the spot electricity market.

SC Johnson Shifts to Geothermal Energy, Targets 42% Reduction in Energy Use

SC Johnson has announced its intention to use geothermal energy to power its Racine, Wisconsin headquarters, a move that will reduce the company's environmental…