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Battery

Moving Energy via Batteries on Railways

SunTrain is hoping to ship renewable energy via battery-powered trains, charged from solar and wind, using rail networks.SunTrain, a US-based energy transportat…

Nuclear Reactor

Tata, BWXT to Explore Microreactor Use at Wyoming Site

A subsidiary of Tata Chemicals North America has signed a letter of intent with BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC to explore the deployment of up to eight of BWXT&…

Energy Storage System

Con Edison Opening Up Storage Procurement to Include Distributed Portfolios

(Technicians lower a battery energy storage system into place at a NineDot Energy project in New York. Courtesy: NineDot Energy)New York investor-owned utility …

Wind Turbine

GE Vernova Resumes Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Installation

GE Vernova has informed the Town of Nantucket Select Board Chair Brooke Mohr that Vineyard Wind began installing blades on a wind turbine on Saturday, 14 Decemb…

Crude Oil

Oil Holds Weekly Gain After US Signals Tighter Russia Sanctions

Oil steadied after a weekly advance as the US signaled tighter sanctions on Russian crude and Chinese authorities vowed to shore up the nation’s economy.B…

Wind Farm

Apex Secures Finance for 300MW US Wind

Image: Apex Clean EnergyApex Clean Energy has secured financing for a 300MW wind farm in Illinois, in the US.The Prosperity Wind project in Piatt county will fe…

Crude Oil

Venezuelan Oil Output Recedes as Washington Threatens New Sanctions

The Biden administration weighs withdrawing Chevron’s license while lobbyists urge Trump to leverage sanctions to US advantage.Venezuela’s crude pro…

Crude Oil

US Sanctions Disrupt Iranian Crude Flows to China, Vortexa Says

Iranian crude exports to China have been disrupted by broader US sanctions on tankers, according to Vortexa Ltd., squeezing oil flows to the OPEC producer&rsquo…

Offshore Wind Power

Orsted Taps Amanda Dasch as Americas CEO

[Image: Orsted]Orsted has named Amanda Dasch as Region Americas CEO.She will start in the new role 13 January."We're thrilled to welcome Amanda to our leade…

Hydrogen Project

US Blue Hydrogen to Gain Ground in 2025 as Green Hydrogen Faces Headwinds: Wood Mackenzie

At least three large-scale blue hydrogen projects in the US will reach a final investment decision (FID) in 2025, according to an analysis from Wood Mackenzie.E…

Solar project

Vista Sands 1.3 GW Solar Project Approved in Wisconsin

After extensive environmental review, Doral Renewables’ Vista Sands Solar project is now praised for the potential for this to be one of the most benefici…

Nuclear Fusion

Microsoft-Backed Firm Supports Fusion Innovation

The Wisconsin High-field Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM) experiment (Photo credit: Realta Fusion)Aventure capital firm formed by Microsoft and the Green Bay Packers,…

United States

US Adds 3.8 GW of Storage Capacity in Q3, Residential Segment Hits All-Time High

In the third quarter of 2024, the US installed 3.8 GW of storage across all segments, an 80% increase from Q3 2023.The United States’ residential energy s…

Nuclear Reactor

Preferred Site Identified for New INL Experimental Reactor Facility

The US Department of Energy has identified land at Idaho National Laboratory as a potential site for Aalo Atomics to build a new experimental reactor facility t…

Electric Vehicles

Volvo & DHL Begin Autonomous Truck Trials in Texas

Credit: DHLAutonomous vehicles are still a dream, although Elon Musk swears Tesla will crack the AV code sooner than later. Last week, Cruise, the autonomous ri…