United states

Pumped Storage

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires Two Hydro Power Projects in US

Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced the acquisition of two closed-loop pump storage hydro projects in the US on behalf of Co…

Hydrogen Project

US Nuclear Lab Partnering with Utility to Produce Hydrogen

​The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Min…

Hydrogen Project

California Trying to Jump Start the Hydrogen Economy

Since President George W. Bush fueled a minivan with hydrogen 15 years ago, the promise of cars and trucks powered by the fuel has come up mostly empty.

Microgrid

What Does a Joe Biden Presidency Mean for Microgrids?

Microgrids, already growing in demand because of wildfires, hurricanes, the pandemic and energy equity issues, are likely to soon experience another boost — th…

Net Zero Emission

Oxy Becomes First U.S. Driller To Announce Net-Zero Plan

Occidental Petroleum has become the first U.S. oil company to announce a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.

Wind Turbine

Goldwind Americas Divests 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Project in Texas, US

OEM Goldwind Science & Technology subsidiary Goldwind Americas has sold its 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Project in McCulloch County, Texas, US, to an investment comp…

LNG Carrier

MacGregor Nets Tech Order for PNE’s LNG Carrier

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order for two fixed boom cranes to be installed on a 5,400 cubic meter bunker barge.

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. LNG Exports To China Expected To Grow Substantially

After a year of non-existent liquefied natural gas exports from one of the fastest-growing global suppliers, the United States, to the fastest-growing world imp…

Carbon Neutral

FirstEnergy Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Aligned with its mission to help build a brighter and more sustainable future for the communities it serves, FirstEnergy Corp today (Nov 9) announced a pledge …

ITER

General Atomics Wins ITER Contract

The MTC, where the waveguide assemblies will be produced, is also the facility where GA is fabricating the ITER Central Solenoid.

Solar Power Plant

Origis Energy to Develop 100MW Solar Facility in Tennessee, US

Origis Energy has started development of a 100MW solar facility in the US to power a Google data centre.

Coal Production

Coal Consumption In U.S. Electricity Sector Plunges 30%

Milder winter in early 2020 with lower demand also led to lower use of coal in the U.S. electricity sector, the EIA said.

France

France Welcomes Biden's Pledge to Bring US Back to Paris Climate Accord

The return of the United States to the Paris agreement is a very positive signal of a changing situation.

Clean Coal

Biden Power Plan Worries Coal Sector

US president-elect Joe Biden's ambitious plan to achieve carbon-free electricity generation by 2035 could deal a devastating blow to the US coal industry, indus…

Joe Biden

Clean Energy Industry Applauds Biden Victory

On Saturday the global clean energy industry breathed a collective sigh of relief as most major news outlets declared Joe Biden the new US President-elect Biden…