United states

Hydropower Plant

U.S. DOE Announces Nearly $600 Million to Modernize and Advance Water Power

Bellows Falls Station. It has 49MW of capacity with three GE generators with Francis waterwheels. Credit: Great River HydroThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) a…

Dam

SRP Tests Spill Gates at Roosevelt Dam

(photo courtesy Salt River Project)The Salt River Project reported it conducted an extended-duration spill gate test at Roosevelt Dam to confirm operational rea…

SMR

SMR Shows Promise for Campus Use, Study Finds

An ongoing study of the feasibility of using advanced nuclear reactors to power Purdue University's West Lafayette campus in Indiana has found small modular…

Gas power plant

Hytone Ag-Grid Commissions Biogas Power Plant

Held on May 8, 2023, the ribbon cutting ceremony was officiated by Greg Peracchio, Hytone Farm, and Dr Rashi Akki, Ag-Grid Energy, along with dignitaries and of…

Biofuel

USDA Predicts Increased Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Production

The USDA predicts more soybean oil will go to biofuel production in 2023-’24, according to forecasts made in the agency’s latest World Agricultural …

Solar thermal

Halifax Retrofit to Produce North America’s Tallest Solar Tower

A student residence at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, will become the tallest solar-integrated building in North America once its decades-old concret…

Crude Oil

Tight Market for Sour Crude Oil to Squeeze US Gulf Coast Refiners

Sour crude oil supplies for US Gulf Coast oil refiners will be squeezed in coming weeks, market participants said, as global demand rises following this month&#…

Net Zero

Biden’s Power Plant Proposal Poses Huge Test for Carbon Capture

The Biden administration's plan to decarbonise the US power sector envisions the first-ever large-scale use of carbon capture and green hydrogen over the ne…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Europe Charges up Car Battery Drive With New Plants

Europe's efforts to build up its battery-making capacity got a major boost Friday as Sweden's Northvolt and Taiwan's ProLogium announced projects to…

Solar Inverter

Hoymiles to Rise in the U.S. Residential Storage Market

Solar inverter provider Hoymiles disclosed its changed product structure and a slight decreased overall gross profit margin during the first quarter of the year…

Offshore Wind Power

Vineyard Wind to Deploy Us-Based Supplier’s Bubble Curtain During Foundation Installation

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid building the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the US, has si…

Power Construction

Hitachi Energy to Supply HVDC Technology for US Wind Project

Hitachi Energy has been selected by Pattern Energy to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and other advanced technologies for the SunZia Transmission …

SAF

Honeywell Introduces UOP Efining Technology for SAF

Honeywell on May 10 announced its innovative, new, UOP eFining technology, a ready-now solution for producing low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). HIF Gl…

Renewable Diesel

Vertex Energy Reports Delayed Startup of Renewable Diesel Unit

Vertex Energy Inc. on May 9 announced that startup of its renewable diesel production unit at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, has been delayed following a fail…

Biofuel

World Energy, World Fuel Services Extend Partnership With 6-Year, 27-Million-Gallon SAF Agreement

The World Energy Paramount renewable diesel and SAF production facility (Photo: World Energy)Biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pro…