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Market Analysis

EIA Forecasts US Fossil Fuel Production to Reach New Highs in 2023

After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels increased by 2% in 2021 to 77.14 quadrillion British thermal units.

Wave Energy

New Jersey Politician Plans Wave Energy Boost

Assembly member Robert Karabinchak is aiming to introduce a new legislative initiative to help the sector

Virtual power plant

Duke Energy Florida Sets up Bring-Your-Own-Battery Virtual Power Plant Pilot Program

Duke Energy Florida has set up a virtual power plant pilot program where residential customers can sign up with their own existing batteries.

United States

US Refining Expects Resurgent 2022

US refiners are set for a shift back toward pre-pandemic profits in 2022, with many expecting Covid-19 restrictions to taper amid rebounding demand for products…

Energy Storage System

Burns & McDonnell Installs 60 MWh of Stand-Alone Energy Storage in Texas

Burns & McDonnell has completed construction of three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage systems in West Texas.

Microgrid

DoE Lab Partners with XENDEE on Net-Zero Carbon Microgrids

The Idaho National Laboratory, a US Department of Energy lab, has partnered with distributed energy resources company XENDEE Corporation to develop a platform t…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor and BP Finalise Agreements for New York Offshore Wind Projects

Offshore wind developer Equinor and energy company bp have finalised the purchase and sale agreements with the New York State Energy Research and Development Au…

Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Signs Partnerships to Build AP1000 Reactors at Dukovany

Westinghouse Electric Company said that it had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with seven companies in the Czech Republic.

Electricity Reform

AMLO to Discuss Power Reform with US Energy Secretary

Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm in Mexico City this week to discuss his controversial electri…

Electricity Transmission

Details Emerge About DOE, FERC Grid Plans for Clean Energy

The Biden administration’s plan announced yesterday to pump $20 billion into expansion of the nation’s transmission networks will target “shovel ready” proj…

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Partners with US Developer

Collaboration with Ocean Power Technologies looks to accelerate the development of wave energy projects

United States

DOE Stands Up Clean Technology Demonstration Office

The office will be under pressure to overcome challenges that have plagued DOE-funded demonstration projects in the past.

Energy Storage Battery

U Mich Team Develops 1,000-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery

A paper on their work is published in Nature Communications.

Nuclear Reactor

3D Printing for Nuclear Reactors Steps off the Big Screen

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation has licensed a novel method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors.

Energy Investment

Invenergy Secures $3bn from Blackstone to Drive Clean Energy Platform

Chicago-based multinational utility Invenergy is set to expand its renewable energy business after securing approximately $3 billion in investment from global a…