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Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He is Resigning

October 17, 2019 admin 0 Comments Cabinet, Coal, DOE, Gas, investigation, news, Nuclear, Renewables, resignation, rick perry, texas, Trump, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:47:01 +0000

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry told President Donald Trump on Oct. 17 that he is resigning his post. Trump confirmed to reporters in Texas, where he and Perry flew Thursday, that the energy secretary will step down, and Trump said he would quickly name a replacement. DOE Deputy Secretary Don Brouillette is viewed as Perry’s likely […]

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FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule

October 17, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, order 841, pjm, pumped storage, Renewables, Southwest Power Pool, SPP

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:56:57 +0000

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The energy storage market received a boost Oct. 17 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the first two compliance filings implementing Order 841, a rule the commission said is designed to eliminate market barriers to electricity storage. Order 841 was enacted in February 2018. The measure directs regional power grid operators to establish […]

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Tiny Underwater Robot Has Big Impact at Endesa’s Thermal Power Plants

October 17, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, connected plant, endesa, Gas, iiot, iiot power, inspection, maintenance, news, robotics, rov, Technology, underwater robot

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:33:02 +0000

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Spain’s largest electric utility Endesa has successfully tested a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that it says will make inspection and maintenance in fully or partially submerged environments at its thermal power plants less costly and more efficient. The underwater robot, which was custom manufactured by Spanish startup NIDO Robotics for Endesa’s applications, is about […]

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Exelon Utilities’ CEO Retires as Federal Investigation Continues

October 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments anne pramaggiore, baltimore gas & electric, Business, calvin butler, Coal, Exelon, Gas, Illinois, investigation, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Lobbying, news, Nuclear, Renewables, utilities

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:35:34 +0000

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The CEO of major U.S. energy company Exelon Utilities retired on Oct. 15, leaving the company as federal officials investigate Exelon’s lobbying activities the Illinois State Capitol. The retirement of Anne Pramaggiore, 61, who became CEO of Exelon Utilities in 2018, comes less than a week after Exelon subsidiary Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Illinois’ largest utility, […]

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Judge: Court Will Consider Rival Proposal for PG&E Reorganization

October 9, 2019 admin 0 Comments bankruptcy, Business, Coal, courts, federal judge, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, montali, news, noonan, Nuclear, outages, PG&E, Renewables, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:00:21 +0000

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A federal bankruptcy judge on Oct. 9 ruled that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), California’s largest utility, does not have the sole right to determine the terms of its reorganization. Judge Dennis Montali said those who support a rival proposal, which was devised by a group of the utility’s creditors, can have their plan considered. […]

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Distress and Deals Continue to Persist in Energy Sector

October 7, 2019 admin 0 Comments acquisition, Business, Coal, deal, distributed energy, distributed power, Energy, Energy Storage, ep, exploration, finance, Fuel, Gas, m&a, Markets, merger, news, Nuclear, power, production, Renewables, Solar, solic capital advisors, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:11:59 +0000

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At the end of last year, the power market began to lose steam. The credit market wasn’t as strong as it was at the start of the year and many people began speculating “doom and gloom” for the market. However, over the last few months, the power market has picked up and is beginning to […]

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Researchers: $71 Billion of Japan’s Coal Assets at Risk

October 7, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, carbon disclosure project, Coal, coal tracker, Gas, institute for future initiatives, International, Japan, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:02:02 +0000

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Research from the University of Tokyo, along with that of two other groups, shows Japan’s coal-fired power plant fleet is at economic risk as the country adds more generation from renewable energy resources such as solar and wind. The report, called “Land of the Rising Sun and Offshore Wind,” released Oct. 6 and based on […]

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Reports: Perry Will Resign as Head of DOE

October 4, 2019 admin Cabinet, Coal, DOE, energy secretary, Gas, news, Nuclear, Renewables, resign, rick perry, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:13:28 +0000

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Several news outlets on Oct. 4 report that Energy Secretary Rick Perry could step down from that role as soon as November. The Washington Post on Friday said Perry plans to step down by year-end and return to the private sector. The Post cited four unnamed individuals who it said had been briefed on Perry’s […]

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EIA: Renewables Will Account for Half of Global Power Generation by 2050

October 2, 2019 admin China, Coal, distributed energy, EIA, Energy Storage, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, India, International, nasew, news, Nuclear, oecd, oecd europe, Renewables, seia, sepa, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:27:12 +0000

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Solar power is expected to take a larger share of global power generation across the next 30 years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as renewable energy continues to be adopted worldwide. The EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), released Oct. 2, shows 28% of the world’s power came from renewables in 2018, […]

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GE Unveils New H-Class Gas Turbine—and Already Has a First Order

October 2, 2019 admin 7ha, 7ha.03, 9ha, Business, combustor, compressor, dln, emissions, f-class, flexibility, Gas, gas turbine models, ge, general, h-class, high-ramp, hydrogen, International, news, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:29:24 +0000

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GE on Oct. 1 unveiled the 7HA.03, the newest model in its 2014-launched high efficiency air-cooled (HA) gas turbine line. On Oct. 2, it also announced that Florida Power and Light’s (FPL’s) Dania Beach Clean Energy Center will be the first to showcase two of the “world’s largest, most efficient, and flexible gas turbines” for the 60-Hz […]

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