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Wind Farm

Hitachi ABB Delivers New Transformer to Texas Wind Farm

Hitachi ABB has sucessfully delivered a new step-up power transformer to the Reloj del Sol Wind Farm in Texas.

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Decrease by 0.8 million Barrels

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels from the previous week.

Hydro Generator Unit

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $35 Million in Funding for Hydrokinetic Turbine Development

SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Completes Transmission Build in Mississippi Backwaters in Record Speed

Because the line is located in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many protected species, replacing it required a unique level of effort.

Energy Storage Project

BYD Provides 75-MW Energy Storage System to Mustang Solar Project

BYD “Build Your Dreams” announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to provide advanced battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings Cou…

Hydrogen Project

Plug Power Raises $1B for US Green Hydrogen Infrastructure Build-Out

Stock sale to fund U.S. green hydrogen production facilities and fuel cell and electrolyzer gigafactory.

Carbon Emissions

Pandemic Causes Record Decline In U.S. Carbon Emissions

Last week BloombergNEF published a new report that quantifies the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.

United States

Idaho is Top Pick for Energy Department Nuclear Test Reactor

The U.S. government said Thursday that Idaho is its preferred choice ahead of Tennessee for a test reactor to be built as part of an effort to revamp the nation…

Solar Power Plant

Invenergy Unveils 1.3GW Solar Project, Set to be US’ Largest

Google and Honda will be among the offtakers of a 1,310MW PV project to be constructed by Invenergy that is set to be the largest solar generation facility in t…

Solar Power Panel

Bifacial Exemption from US Section 201 Tariffs is Repealed

The exemption for bifacial solar panels from Section 201 tariffs in the US has finally been repealed, meaning bifacial panels imported into the US are now subje…

Paris Climate Agreement

US Emissions to Drop 9% in 2020, Putting Country Back on Track for Paris Commitment

But sustained annual carbon reductions will require deeper structural changes.

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump Administration Holds Its Last Offshore Oil Auction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding on Wednesday the last offshore lease sale for the year and the last such lease sale under the current U.…

Offshore Wind Power

BOEM Delays Vineyard Permit Decision

Federal agency pushes back long-awaited consent call from December to January.

Energy Infrastructure

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Revitalize America’s Nuclear Infrastructure

S. 4897, the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020, will enable U.S. international leadership, preserve America’s nuclear fuel supply chain, reduce carbo…

Hydrogen Technology

Raven SR Hydrogen Production Technology Given the Go-Ahead

Renewable fuels company Raven SR has completed a third-party engineering review with Lee Enterprises Consulting, validating its technology which produces renewa…