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Well-Constructed Solution: Geothermal to Power Bitcoin Mining

February 27, 2022 admin bitcoin, ceraphi, cryptocurrency, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, geothermal, grant thornton, green energy, news, oil and gas, renewabit, renewable energy, Renewables, wells

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:20:48 +0000

The mining of cryptocurrency, or bitcoin, is an energy-intensive process, and entrepreneurs are looking at several technologies—including innovative geothermal energy techniques—to power their operations. Among the latest is a service from a California-based renewable energy group, RenewaBit, which has joined with CeraPhi Energy, a Houston, Texas-based company, to produce geothermal energy with integrated crypto mining […]

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Energy Northwest Study Makes a Case for SMRs in Future Power Mix

February 4, 2020 admin batteries, Business, Carbon Capture, climate change, Coal, e3, energy northwest, Energy Storage, Environmental, foak, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, news, noak, northwest, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear relicensing, NuScale, Renewables, smrs, Solar, study, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 23:10:39 +0000

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Deep decarbonization of the U.S. Northwest can be achieved at “manageable” costs by 2045, but only if utility agency Energy Northwest secures zero-emitting firm capacity, such as by relicensing Columbia Generating Station—the sole nuclear plant in the region—and building small modular reactors (SMRs), a new study suggests. The study by San Francisco-based consulting group Energy […]

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Raiders Will Roll With Renewables at New Vegas Stadium

February 1, 2020 admin allegiant stadium, biomass, Business, Energy Storage, geothermal, LAS VEGAS, las vegas raiders, news, nv energy, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 21:28:32 +0000

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The Raiders, a franchise that has called both Oakland, California, and Los Angeles home since the team began play in 1960, is moving to Las Vegas for the 2020 National Football League season. And this “new” team will take advantage of renewable resources to power both its new stadium, as well as its administrative offices […]

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Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019

January 16, 2020 admin Argentina, biomass, bloombergnef, bnef, Brazil, Business, chile, China, geothermal, global, Hydro, India, International, investment, Japan, Mexico, netherlands, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, u.s., UAE, uk, Ukraine, waste to energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:33:18 +0000

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Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide investment in renewables was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from $280.2 billion in 2018. Financing of offshore wind projects, […]

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10 Power Sector Insights from the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2019

January 2, 2020 admin africa, Business, climate change, Coal, coal power, distributed energy, electrification, Energy Storage, Environmental, flexibility, Gas, gas decarbonization, gas infrastructure, geothermal, Hydro, hydrogen, iea, International, net-zero, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, power sector investment, Renewables, renewables costs, Research and Development, Solar, solar growth, Wind, world energy outlook

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:00:00 +0000

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The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) November 2019–released World Energy Outlook 2019 (WEO2019) is studded with interesting findings about emerging trends in the power sector. Here are 10 from the

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Good Water Treatment Systems Need Both Equipment and Chemistry [PODCAST]

December 28, 2019 admin biomass, Business, Chemistry, Coal, Environmental, Gas, geothermal, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, Technology, the power podcast, u.s. water, waste to energy, Water, water treatment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:38:16 +0000

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Proper water treatment is vital to successful power plant operation. The water treatment system must be designed appropriately, implementing a suitable water chemistry program, and operated and monitored correctly. Having adequate training and utilizing the services of a knowledgeable partner can be invaluable. Three water industry experts from U.S. Water, a Kurita company, were recent […]

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Recruiting the New Power Workforce [PODCAST]

December 19, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, employment, Gas, geothermal, hiring, hr, Hydro, jobs, kelly services, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, robin schawe, Solar, talent, the power podcast, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:54:10 +0000

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It’s a time of great transition in the power industry. Not only are generation resources changing, but so are the work skills needed to operate and maintain those resources. Meanwhile, a large number of workers are reaching retirement age, leaving open positions that had long been filled by highly experienced staff. And the talent pool […]

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POWER Digest [December 2019]

December 1, 2019 admin Australia, Business, China, Coal, Environmental, Gas, gas generation, ge, geothermal, India, International, Israel, Kenya, Markets, mhi vestas, news, olkaria, Renewables, Solar, Technology, temasek, Uncategorized, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Israeli Group Supports Construction of 1.3-GW Gas-Fired Plant. The Israeli National Infrastructure Committee on Nov. 4 approved a plan to build Israel’s largest privately run power plant, saying the facility

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Ritter’s Message: Market Forces Drive Growth in Distributed Generation

October 31, 2019 admin bill ritter, biomass, Business, Carbon Capture, climate change, Coal, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, firm generation, fuel cells, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, hydrogen, keynote, Legislative, Markets, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, waste to energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:26:07 +0000

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Market forces are playing as much if not more of a role than regulatory policy in the transition from fossil-fueled power generation to renewables, as utilities in the U.S. and worldwide establish decarbonization goals. That was the message from Bill Ritter Jr., former governor of Colorado, during his keynote address at POWER’s Distributed Energy Conference […]

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Oil and Gas Heavyweights Seek Lifeline in Clean Energy and Tech Sectors

October 30, 2019 admin baker hughes, Business, clean energy, Gas, geothermal, hydrogen, iiot, iiot oil & gas, iiot power, International, lux research, news, ocean energy, ocean/marine, oil and gas, Penguin, Renewables, rystad energy, saipem, Solar, technipfmc, Technology, wave energy convertor, wec, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:21:02 +0000

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Oilfield service providers are increasingly moving beyond oil and gas development work, and into renewable energy projects, according to a study conducted by Rystad Energy, an independent research and business intelligence company that provides data, tools, analytics, and consultancy services to the global energy industry. In findings released on Oct. 29, Rystad said that oil […]

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