United states

Wind Turbine Blade

Siemens Gamesa Mulls Building US Blade Factory

Siemens Gamesa is considering opening a US turbine blade factory in Virginia in partnership with Dominion Energy.

Solar Power Plant

EDF Renewables Switches on 214 MW of Solar + Storage in Southern California

EDF Renewables North America completed and reached commercial operation of the Desert Harvest 1 and Desert Harvest 2 Solar Projects.

Wave Energy Converter

NREL’s Wave Energy Shape-Shifter gets Concrete Footing

Rethinking traditional wave energy converter designs, the researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have started developing the next-generation co…

Energy Storage Battery

Enel X to Operate Battery Facility for one of California’s Largest Wineries

Global energy services company Enel X has been selected to operate a battery storage system on behalf of Vintage Wine Estates in the US state of California.

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Backs US Offshore Wind Expansion

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that includes fresh backing for the country's offshore wind sector.

Solar Power Plant

Lightsource BP Inks 152MW US Solar Offtake

Bellflower PV farm is expected to become operational in 2022

Solar Power Plant

Tesla's Solar Energy Business is Bouncing Back

Tesla’s aggressive price cuts in its solar energy business showed signs of paying off during the fourth quarter.

Gas power plant

Gas-Powered Infrastructure Achieves First Fire at DOE Carbon Capture Test Site

The National Carbon Capture Center has announced the “first fire” of its new natural gas infrastructure, paving the way for the first test runs of carbon capt…

Electric Car

President Joe Biden Commits to Replacing Entire Federal Fleet with Electric Vehicles

The commitment, if it bears out, could give a boost to U.S. automakers, particularly those that have diverse portfolios that include passenger cars, commercial …

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

100 New Hydrogen Pumps Planned for the US

100 new hydrogen pumps could be installed at 100 existing gas stations in the US, as a result of a new deal between PowerTap Hydrogen Fuelling and the Andretti …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Biden Readies Ban On New Oil, Gas Drilling On Federal Lands

U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to sign on Wednesday an executive order directing federal government agencies to determine the extent of a ban on new drill…

Personnel Appointment

Biden Names Democrats to Lead Nuclear, Pipeline Regulatory Agencies

Christopher Hanson, the new chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Rich Glick, leader of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, replace Republica…

Hydrogen Project

BioSolar to Raise $5m to Accelerate Development of Electrolyser Technology

BioSolar is raising $5m in funding to aggressively expand and accelerate the development of its electrolyser technology in a bid to lower the cost of green hydr…

Solar Power Plant

Leeward to Buy 10-GW Project Platform from First Solar Tied to Panel Orders

First Solar Inc has struck a deal to sell a 10-GW utility-scale solar project platform to the development arm of US independent power producer Leeward Renewable…

Crude Oil

U.S. Proved Oil Reserves Remain Flat, Natural Gas Reserves Decline

Lower crude oil and natural gas prices reversed in 2019 a two-year trend of record high proved reserves in the United States as operators revised down their tot…