DOE Awards Funding For Geothermal Initiative Projects
The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah, has selected 17 projects to receive up to US$46 million in funding...
Jet Fuel Prices Reach 13-Month High As Air Travel Rebounds To Highest Level In...
Jet fuel prices reached US$1.78 per gallon, the highest point since early January 2020, as air traffic continues to pick up. According to data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the US Gulf Coast...
BP Expands Sustainability Focus With Rosneft Partnership
Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and BP have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement focused on supporting carbon management and sustainability activities of both companies. The agreement builds on years of partnership between the two companies...
UN Secretary-General Wants All Countries To Stop Using Coal
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, announced that he believes the world will be able to keep global temperatures 1.5°C (2.7°F) above pre-industrial levels under one condition — that existing and...
Caterpillar Wins EPA 2020 Clean Air Excellence Award In Clean Air Technology
Caterpillar has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Excellence Award in Clean Air Technology for its Cat 3512E Tier 4 Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) engine. The first and only DGB...
64 Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines For Calvados Wind Project
Enbridge has reached a final investment decision on its third offshore windfarm in France. Construction is slated to begin on the 448-MW Calvados offshore wind project. The project will use 64 offshore wind turbines...
India Tests Long-Haul Hydrogen Bussing
India's largest energy conglomerate, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) will begin a premium hydrogen fuel bus service between Delhi and Jaipur.
This new service will be a pilot project to test the viability of...
The Rise Of Renewables
In its Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO 2021), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that the share of renewables in the US electricity generation mix will increase from 21% in 2020 to 42%...
Why Was Wind Energy Blamed For The Texas Winter Freeze Power Outage?
The North American power transmission grid consists of three major regions: the Eastern Interconnection, the Western Interconnection, and the Texas Interconnection. Texas’ decision to have its own grid independent of federal regulation traces back...
GE Technology To Assist The Retirement Of Colorado Coal Plant
GE has received an order from Colorado Springs Utilities for six LM2500XPRESS aeroderivative gas turbine packages. Each LM2500XPRESS is comprised of a GE LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine modular package, gas compressor, and emissions control...
