U.S. Natural Gas Supplies High, Prices at Record Low

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:58:20 +0000

The winter heating season, which is often defined as November through March in the U.S., is coming to an end with natural gas inventories 37% above the five-year average, according […]

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Community Solar Projects Bring Renewable Energy to the Masses

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:43:10 +0000

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) explains that community solar, also known as shared solar or solar gardens, is a distributed solar energy deployment model that allows customers to buy […]

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Shifting Gears: How Diesel and Gas Engines Are Thriving in the New Power Paradigm

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:46 +0000

As the global power industry pivots toward decarbonization and decentralization, major manufacturers of diesel and gas engines are strategically adapting to change. While large power plants frequently garner

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1. District Energy St. Paul is demonstrating a 2-MW combined heat and power (CHP) system fueled by various combinations of hydrogen and natural gas. Supported and partly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the project will be led by Caterpillar in collaboration with District Energy St. Paul and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Courtesy: Caterpillar

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Understanding Future Prospects for Hydrogen, Energy Storage, and Renewables

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:11:33 +0000

The world is undergoing a remarkable energy transition. Clean power systems are in high demand, offering a bright future for hydrogen and renewables. However, energy storage projects that may look promising

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AEP Abruptly Replaces CEO, Calpine Unveils Leadership Transition

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:59:06 +0000

American Electric Power (AEP) and Calpine Corp. separately announced significant leadership reshuffles on Feb. 27, marking new chapters for the power giants. Investor-owned utility AEP, with immediate effectiveness, removed AEP […]

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MISO Warns ‘Immediate and Serious’ Challenges Are Threatening Reliability  

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 21:49:09 +0000

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is warning reliability challenges have grown urgent as the nation’s power system grapples with a “hyper-complex risk environment.”  The grid operator that serves 15 […]

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Many utilities and states in the MISO region have adopted policies and goals to decarbonize their resource fleets. Courtesy: MISO

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PJM Capacity Market Reforms Shake Up Resource Accreditation, Impose New Offer and Testing Requirements

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:44:32 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in Docket No. ER24-99-000, recently approved a suite of tariff revisions submitted by PJM intended to “accommodate the energy transition while maintaining resource adequacy.” […]

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FERC Approves MISO Interconnection Queue Reforms, Rejects Overall Queue Cap

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:10:29 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 19 approved most of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) proposed revisions to its Generator Interconnection Procedures (GIP) designed to reduce the submission […]

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GE Vernova, IHI Developing Novel Ammonia-Capable Gas Turbine Combustor

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:08:56 +0000

GE Vernova will collaborate with Japanese integrated heavy industry group IHI Corp. to develop a retrofittable 100% ammonia-capable gas turbine combustion system that would be compatible with GE’s 6F.03, 7F, […]

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Prodigy and Westinghouse Targeting Launch of eVinci Floating Nuclear Plant in Canada by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:58:06 +0000

Conceptual layout of a marine (shoreline) installed Prodigy Microreactor Power Station TNPP that can integrate a single or multiple Westinghouse eVinci™ microreactors. The facility is non-self-propelled. Courtesy: Prodigy Clean Energy

Westinghouse has revealed it is designing a transportable nuclear power plant (TNPP) featuring an eVinci microreactor with Canadian firm Prodigy Clean Energy, aiming to deliver a first project in Canada […]

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