Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US The U.S. Department of Energy wants 20 percent of the nation’s energy to come from wind power in the next 15 years, up from the 5 percent wind generates now. A new Energy Department report finds that wind technology featuring taller towers and larger turbines may … Continue reading Top and bottom wind energy-producing states in the US
California Dreamin’ of Distributed Energy Resources, as Utilities File Plans In many ways, California is a special case. With an economy about the same size of Canada’s ($2.3 trillion in 2014) and a population of more than 38 million (roughly one in eight Americans is a Californian), California’s energy policies affect huge numbers of people … Continue reading California Dreamin’ of Distributed Energy Resources, as Utilities File Plans
Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal A partnership controlled by Marathon Petroleum Corp., a refinery and pipeline company, will buy MarkWest Energy Partners LP for $15.8 billion in one of the biggest oil-patch deals since crude prices began to slump last summer. The deal will marry Marathon’s oil pipeline network with MarkWest’s business … Continue reading Energy Companies to Merge in $15.8 Billion Deal
Abengoa and Starwood Energy win a 114 mile transmission line in the Southwest of the United States GREENWICH, Conn., July 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, and Starwood Energy, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, … Continue reading Abengoa and Starwood Energy win a 114 mile transmission line in the Southwest of the United States
Natural gas touted as the next alternative fuel in San Diego “I’m not proud of it, but I’m a reformed diesel guy,” said Andrew Douglas, senior VP of sales and marketing at Agility Fuel Systems of Santa Ana, California. Douglas was among the dozens of attendees at the L-NGV2015 conference in San Diego last week, … Continue reading Natural gas touted as the next alternative fuel in San Diego
Grid security as a service? The technical issues that interrupted service for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Stock Exchange and United Airlines on July 8 illustrate how dependent the economy is on technology. As IT staff worked to fix the problems, at least their computers and phones worked, and the lights and AC … Continue reading Grid security as a service?
DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project The Department of Energy has suspended Recovery Act funding for a California project to trap carbon emissions from a coal-fired power plant, an agency spokeswoman said. DOE had set aside $408 million for Hydrogen Energy California LLC’s effort to produce power from coal and petroleum coke, trap … Continue reading DOE suspends stimulus funding for Calif. carbon-capture project
Facebook’s new data center will run entirely on renewable energy The second-most visited website in the world is building another data center, this time in Fort Worth, Texas, Facebook announced this week. This will be Facebook’s fifth data center, following ones in Oregon, North Carolina, Iowa, and Sweden. Facebook says that, like its Iowa one, … Continue reading #Facebook’s new data center will run entirely on renewable energy
Panel hears conflicting safety assessments for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant LOS ANGELES (AP) — Environmentalists argued Thursday that government regulators have allowed California’s last operating nuclear power plant to sidestep federal rules and conceal the risk of earthquakes that could threaten its twin reactors. Officials for owner Pacific Gas and Electric Co., meanwhile, said … Continue reading Panel hears conflicting safety assessments for #Diablo_Canyon nuclear power plant
How Electric Vehicles Could Make or Break the Power Grid Electric-vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years. Today, there are more than two dozen plug-in cars on the market, and dozens more are set to hit showrooms before the end of the decade. That’s a positive development for reducing oil consumption, but it has … Continue reading How #Electric_Vehicles Could Make or Break the #Power_Grid
