United states

Rooftop PV System

Walmart Adds 6.5 MW of Rooftop and Canopy Parking Solar to California Stores

The $10 million portfolio was developed by Sol Customer Solutions and will deliver energy to seven stores across the state.

Electric Car

Electrifying All New Vehicles Sales by 2035 Can Be Done, Would Save U.S. Consumers $2.7 Trillion by 2050, Report Finds

Accelerating electrification process could save consumers roughly $1,000 annually per household over the next 30 years.

Energy Storage Project

Construction could Begin Soon on Lithium-ion Battery Plant in Fernley

In the past decade, the world’s lithium-ion battery production capacity has increased tenfold, according to the International Energy Agency.

Solar Power Plant

Xcel Wants to Build $575M Solar Plant in Becker

Project will be adjacent to the utility's Sherco coal-power complex.

Energy Storage Battery

Using PET Waste Bottles to Make Batteries

Scientists in the U.S. claim to have successfully upcycled PET waste bottles into an electrochemical active-carbon material that functions as a double‐layer su…

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Power Sector is Halfway to Zero Carbon Emissions

Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon emissions.

Climate Policy

US Needs Strategic Energy Policy to Meet Aggressive Climate Goals: BNEF

The US has traditionally taken a scattered approach to energy policy, but the longer-term challenge of climate change will need more strategic measures.

Energy Investment

Chevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time

Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development and commercialization of floating offshore wind turbin…

Crude Oil

U.S. Oil Production Still 2 Million Bpd Under Pre-Pandemic Levels

The EIA might be forecasting that the Permian Basin’s oil production will be rebounding soon, but overall, today’s U.S. oil production is still 2 million barr…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Texas Regulator Issues Nearly 800 Drilling Permits

The Railroad Commission of Texas reported late last week that it issued a total of 798 original drilling permits in March 2021, which amounts to 54 more permits…

Energy Security

U.S. Expresses Support for Japan's Release of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water

The United States on Tuesday said Japan “appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards” in its decision to…

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla will Surge 58% from Current Levels with Improved Battery Supply Set to Drive an $8 billion Energy Business, Canaccord Says

Tesla could surge 58% from current levels as it shifts focus to its energy storage business, Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer said in a Monday note.

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Can Meet 90% of US Energy Demand by 2050 Says Study

A new report released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center states that using offshore wind energy, the US has the potential to meet 90% of its …

Hybrid Power Plant

Apple to Build Battery-Based Solar Energy Storage Facility in California

Planned energy storage facility in California is Apple's latest step towards eliminating carbon emissions from its supply chain by 2030.

Solar Power Plant

Duke Energy Division Planning $180M Indiana Solar Farm

The Hoosier Jack Solar farm would be located on leased land in southern Vigo County and northern Sullivan County.