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Power Construction

California Utility Investigating ‘Every Possibility’ for Cause of Eaton Fire, Including Its Own Equipment

A map showing the preliminary origin area of the Eaton Fire.Today Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International, sent a pair of letters…

Virtual power plants

Virtual Power Plant Company Leap Recognizes Opportunity in the PJM Market

Leap, a company providing a platform for launching and scaling virtual power plants (VPPs), has announced its entry into PJM Interconnection, the largest wholes…

Microgrid

New York Public Utility Funds Virtual Reality Initiative to Train Microgrid and Energy Storage System Electricians

The New York Power Authority (NPYA) Board of Trustees approved $400,000 in funding for the Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification (ESAMTAC) pro…

SMR

GE Hitachi Signs SMR Nuclear Deals With UK Engineering Firms

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed a nuclear power plant memorandum of understanding with Boccard and Cavendish Nuclear, both engineering firms in the U…

Oil Price

Oil Set for Third Straight Weekly Decline Amid Tariff Concerns

A view of an oil pump jack on the prairies near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada January 18, 2025.Oil prices rose marginally in Asian trade on Friday but were on tra…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

The 1,577-MW Hunter power plant in Utah is among those U.S. coal-fired stations that has had its scheduled retirement date pushed back.Several U.S. utilities in…

Electric Vehicles

Jeep Wagoneer S EV Just Got a $5,000 Price Cut With a New Limited Trim

Jeep’s first electric SUV in the US just got more affordable. On Thursday, Jeep launched a new Limited trim at the Chicago Auto Show. The new 2025 Jeep Wa…

Oil Shale

Ecopetrol Pressured to Sell U.S. Shale Venture by Colombia’s Leader

Ecopetrol SA shares plunged after Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on the oil producer to sell its operations in the U.S., citing his government’s…

Green Hydrogen

Plug Power Launches Spot Pricing Program for Liquid Green Hydrogen

U.S. hydrogen solutions company Plug Power has introduced what it claims is the industry’s ‘first-ever’ spot pricing program for liquid green …

Electricity Trade

Uniper Finalises Divestment of North America Power Portfolio

Until the end of 2026, Uniper may only make acquisitions that are essential to maintain the company’s viability.Uniper has finalised the sale of its North…

Crude Oil

US Permian Oil Output Growth to Slow in 2025 Despite Trump’s Plan, Executives Say

A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019.Growth in oil output from…

Nuclear Decommissioning

Streamlining Decommissioning

Unit 3 of the Crystal River nuclear power plant is on an accelerated decommissioning programmeUnit 3 at the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida, USA, s…

Electric Vehicles

Ford Projects Mounting EV Losses for 2025, Q4 Profit Up

Ford Explorer electric cars stand in the hall at the start of production.Ford Motor on Wednesday projected up to $5.5 billion in losses on its electric vehicle …

Solar Inverter

TMEIC Starts Full Operations at 9-GW Solar Inverter Factory in Texas

Solar panels. Author: John S. Quarterman.TMEIC Corporation Americas, part of Japan’s TMEIC Corporation, has kicked off full production at its new factory …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Brightnight and Cordelio Power Sign Ppa With Arizona Public Service

Construction of the Pioneer project will begin in September 2025, with operations from April 2027.BrightNight and Cordelio Power have signed a power purchase ag…