Day: February 4, 2019
Oil Major Exxon Reportedly Seeking Wind and Solar Power
Exxon Mobil Corp. has been looking to buy renewable energy for delivery in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter.
Top 4 Trends in the U.S. Wind Market
Wind power capacity in the United States continued to experience strong growth in 2017 due to the production tax credit, various state-level policies, and improvements in the cost and performance of wind power technologies, yielding low-priced wind energy for utility, corporate, and other power…
Midwest Utility Turning to Cows, Landfills for a Gas Alternative
CenterPoint Energy Inc. wants to introduce a pilot program in Minnesota offering customers access to a renewable form of natural gas recovered from dairy farms and landfills.
First Telescopic Wind Turbine Installed Offshore Near Spain's Gran Canaria
The world’s first telescopic wind turbine has been installed in waters off Gran Canaria In Spain.
New Mexico Ratepayers May Soon Enjoy Cheap Renewable Energy via the EIM
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018 the Public Service of New Mexico (PNM) requested approval from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to join the energy imbalance market (EIM), a move that the utility says will save customers money and allow more renewable energy on its grid.
EPA Announces Roll Backs To Clean Power Plan; Industry Reacts
Continuing on U.S. President Trump’s campaign promise to revive the coal industry, on Tuesday, August 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to significantly alter the Clean Power Plan (CPP), shrinking some of the emission reduction targets that were set in place under the…
Clean Energy Claims to Get More Scrutiny
In late May, Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Co. claimed it was about to become the first U.S. utility with 100 percent renewable energy. It was a little premature and perhaps a bit misleading.
Bloomberg Analyst: Battery Boom Could Burn Investors
Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.
Hydro Tasmania Eyes Pumped Hydro To Shore Up Renewables
Chris Gwynne stands in a ravine below a towering dam in the Tasmanian wilderness and ponders whether the giant concrete structure can withstand the politics that may keep it from playing a key role in Australia’s clean energy future.
What Next after Ontario Cancels Power Contracts?
Recent headlines have captured the decision of the newly elected Ontario provincial government to cancel more than 700 renewable energy contracts in the province.