The Latest
-
Petmal via Getty Images
Hydrogen blending exceeds expectations in WEC Energy Group test of Wärtsilä gas-fired engine
Blending hydrogen with natural gas in a 20 MW engine cut carbon emissions by more than 10% during the largest such test to date, which also involved the Electric Power Research Institute and other partners.
-
TU IS via Getty Images
As CISA chief notes lack of Russian cyberattacks against US, experts focus on enhancing nuclear reactor security
Protecting the nation’s nuclear energy resources will require a balance of offensive and defensive capabilities, experts agree. There is also optimism for enhanced safety at advanced reactors.
-
OpinionNot ‘sick or dying or dead’: The great benefit of RTOs
To argue that some regional transmission organizations have imperfections is somewhat akin to saying, “nobody is perfect.”
-
TomasSereda via Getty Images
NY PSC gives Con Edison, Central Hudson, other utilities more time to procure 350 MW energy storage
It’s important to “continually assess” the state of the storage market and make changes as necessary, the New York Public Service Commission said.
-
hrui via Getty Images
Baker Tilly, startup Ever.green team up to launch online marketplace for clean energy tax credits
The platform should relieve pent-up demand for renewable energy investments, according to Baker Tilly’s energy transition practice managing director.
-
RoschetzkyIstockPhoto via Getty Images
Record-high electricity prices fail to boost residential energy management programs: JD Power
Time-of-use rates can help to engage customers with energy conservation programs, but utilities must be careful to explain how the new pricing structure works.
-
MingzheZhang via Getty Images
DOE charts commercialization paths for long-duration storage, advanced nuclear, clean hydrogen
With about $260 billion in spending needed this decade, the reports released Tuesday highlight possible solutions to the challenges facing the technologies and routes to commercializing them.
-
David McNew via Getty Images
Global renewable growth broke records in 2022, adding almost 295 GW: IRENA
Despite the global energy crisis, renewables capacity worldwide increased by 9.6% in 2022, says a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
-
Petmal via Getty Images
Spearmint Energy acquires 900 MW/2,000 MWh battery storage portfolio in Texas
The acquisition makes Spearmint one of the largest battery energy storage developers in Texas, it said.
-
Scharfsinn86 via Getty Images
OpinionThe EPA’s hydrogen push is a federal endorsement of greenwashing
Burning hydrogen in power plants is no silver bullet for meeting decarbonization goals, in part because leaks could lead to higher levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
-
Backyard Production via Getty Images
World hurtling toward critical global warming benchmark, but IPCC report highlights clean energy potential
For the electric sector, demand-side management technologies could play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report by the IPCC.
-
Vadym Terelyuk via Getty Images
Eversource, United Illuminating, Connecticut Green Bank launch next phase of energy storage program
Commercial and industrial customers are eligible for upfront incentives to help reduce the cost of purchasing a battery system with a maximum incentive of 50% of the project cost.
-
Douglas Rissing via Getty Images
FERC approves canceling NextEra transmission project blocked by Texas right-of-first-refusal law
The agency rejected NextEra Energy’s argument the $129 million project should be kept alive because litigation over the law is ongoing.
-
PARETO via Getty Images
Democrats press Interior secretary to direct more money to BOEM to reach US offshore wind goals
The rapid growth of the offshore wind industry will create a need for more staff at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the legislators argued in a March 15 letter.
-
Permission granted by NuScale Power, LLC
OpinionNuScale Power, the canary in the small modular reactor market
SMRs are being marketed as a solution to the climate crisis, but they're already far more expensive and take much longer to build than renewable and storage resources — technologies we already have.
-
Matt Cardy via Getty Images
Energy Department to fund projects that aim to lower cost of wind energy production
The $30 million is meant for projects that improve lightweight composite materials and additive manufacturing for wind turbine components.
-
Ron Jenkins via Getty Images
Texas court rules for Vistra, says PUC exceeded authority with Winter Storm Uri $9,000/MWh pricing order
The decision to hold prices at the system-wide cap added $16 billion to consumer costs, according to Texas energy market monitor Potomac Economics.
-
Jose Jimenez via Getty Images
Transmission link between Puerto Rico, US mainland wouldn’t trigger FERC jurisdiction, agency declares
The clarification issued Friday could affect Alternative Transmission’s proposed undersea cable project that aims to bolster Puerto Rico’s grid.
-
alexsl via Getty Images
Google, LevelTen Energy team up to improve PPAs, streamline corporate renewable energy procurement
Google pioneered the virtual power purchase agreement and introduced concepts such as 24-7 time-matched energy offsetting. Its latest goal for PPAs is contract standardization.
-
Sundry Photography via Getty Images
Bay Area regulators opt to phase out NOx emissions from furnaces, water heaters, prepare for grid impacts
Electric appliances are currently the only technologies that meet zero-NOx standards for these end uses, which means the new standards could lead to increased load, according to an analysis.
-
Permission granted by ISO New England
ISO-NE overvalues fossil fuel plants, reducing grid reliability, Sierra Club says, citing Synapse report
The coldest Christmas Eve in New England since 1975 has become a flashpoint between the Sierra Club, which opposes fossil fuel plants, and ISO-New England, which says the region was protected by an operating reserve.
-
Permission granted by itselectric
Curbside EV charging startup wins urban infrastructure award at SXSW
Brooklyn-based itselectric plans to offer installation, management and maintenance of the chargers free to cities and property owners.
-
Aranga87/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images
Deep DiveBiden ‘EV revolution’ delayed as utilities, carmakers await critical IRS guidance on Inflation Reduction Act
A domestic EV industry and a national charging network buildout await federal agency interpretations of complex IRA tax credit and supply chain requirements.
-
imagedepotpro via Getty Images
FERC works ‘feverishly’ on transmission reform, with near-term focus on interconnection rule
“Transmission reform addresses all of the major priorities that I've set out for this commission: reliability, affordability and sustainability,” Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips said Thursday.
-
Permission granted by NuScale Power
NuScale must triple subscription level for small modular reactor in Idaho by early 2024, company says
Asked by an analyst if NuScale will seek to increase subscriptions from members, power producers yet to join the consortium or others, Colbert said, “all of the above.”
