Hywind Scotland Sets UK Wind Farm Record

Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, notched the highest average capacity factor for any wind farm in the United Kingdom for the third year in a row. Capacity factor...

Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator Wirelessly Transmits Power In Space

Wireless power transfer was demonstrated by the Microwave Array for Power-transfer Low-orbit Experiment (MAPLE), one of three key technologies being tested by the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1), the first space-borne prototype from the...

Hydrogen Headlines Canada’s 2023 Budget With Record Investment Tax Credit

Canada released its Budget 2023 Impacts Report, which detailed spending plans, policies, programs, and legislation. Chapter 3 of the report focused on affordable energy, job creation, and the country’s interest in growing its clean...

Sugarcane Takes Root In California’s Clean Energy Transformation

Scorching California deserts may not garner images of lush sugarcane sprouting higher than the tallest human beings. However, the Imperial Valley’s rich soil, deep alluvial clay, and access to irrigation water from the Colorado...

Siemens Energy Compressors For Large-Scale Direct Air Capture Plant

Siemens Energy compressors will be used at Occidental’s first large-scale direct air capture (DAC) plant in Ector County, Texas. 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental, is developing the project, located in the Permian Basin. The...

Nevada Gets Its First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Buses

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) celebrated its addition of two hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to its fleet. This technology is the first of its kind in Nevada, and the buses...

Earth Day 2023: Invest In Our Planet

April 22 marked the 53rd Earth Day. Celebrated around the world, the theme for 2023 was “Invest In Our Planet,” a message centered around uniting governments, institutions, businesses, and citizens. We wanted to highlight three...

Tellurian Returns To Spotlight With Three LNG Mega Deals

Tellurian, a United States-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) startup, has landed three sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) for its Driftwood LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal, located just south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. One...

Amazon Announces First Brownfield Solar Project, Renewable Development Portfolio Reaches 71,900 GWh Per Year

Amazon has invested in 78 new solar and wind energy projects so far this year, including the company’s first brownfield project that will repurpose a previously polluted Maryland coal mine site into a solar...