- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Testing electrochemical technology for turning CO2 into RNG
Three companies have announced that they have demonstrated further advancement of a new cutting-edge electrochemical technology that converts carbon dioxide in raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Vattenfall delays FID on Dutch biomass plant
Swedish energy company Vattenfall said on Thursday it will delay the final investment decision (FID) on a biomass project in the Netherlands until next summer, as it seeks more clarity over public and government support.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Myanmar enters LNG importing arena
Myanmar has become the newest country to start importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the fuel is adopted as the fastest solution to recent power shortage and increased power demand.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2020
Southern Power operating 200-megawatt Kansas wind farm
Southern Power has announced that its 200-megawatt Reading Wind Facility in eastern Kansas is now operational, Kallanish Energy reports. The facility with 62 turbines is in Osage and Lyon counties in Kansas, said the company, a subsidiary of the Georgia-based Southern Company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Xcel Energy proposes $3B in projects to help Minn. economy
Xcel Energy has proposed $3 billion of energy projects as a way to help the Minnesota state economy back on track after the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 15, 2020
Vietnam welcomes XOM’s interest in LNG-to-power opportunities
Vietnam government said last week U.S. supermajor ExxonMobil is considering to invest in the country’s power sector, through LNG-to-power plants, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
PG&E names new board of directors
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced the selection of a new board of directors as the company works to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
US solar projected to grow 33% in 2020: WoodMac
The U.S. solar industry installed 3.6 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in the first-quarter of 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association in a joint statement.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 8, 2020
Companies launch ‘green steel’ project in Norway
Celsa Nordic, the Norwegian unit of Spanish steelmaking group Celsa, has signed an agreement with power utility company Statkraft and Mo Industrial Park to develop the use of hydrogen in industrial manufacturing for steel processing.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Germany to invest $10.2B in hydrogen expansion
Germany announced it will invest €9 billion ($10.2 billion) to boost its hydrogen strategy, aimed at becoming a global supplier of “state-of-the-art” hydrogen technology, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Half US electricity from renewables by 2030: four groups
More than half of the electricity generated in the United States by 2030 will come from renewable energy supported by energy storage.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Trump administration change aids renewable projects
The Trump administration provided a major boost to developers of renewable energy, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Largest New Jersey solar facility is operational
New Jersey’s largest solar facility is now in operation. The 28.5-megawatt facility in located on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
First turbine foundation installed in US offshore waters
The first offshore wind monopile or turbine foundation in U.S. federal waters has been installed in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Louisiana House is opposed to natural gas bans
Louisiana is the latest state to step up for natural gas. The Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that would ban local governments from prohibiting natural gas hookups, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Renewables top coal in US electricity generation: EIA
U.S. energy consumption from renewables exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Japan project trials international hydrogen supply chain
A Japanese consortium has started a power generation plant running on hydrogen imported from Brunei, Kallanish Energy reports. The so-called AHEAD project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of an international hydrogen energy supply chain.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Judge approves Longview Power’s Chapter 11 plan
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan submitted by West Virginia’s Longview Power LLC., Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Drax’s plans to build Europe’s largest new gas plant ‘legal’: court
Drax’s approved plans to build four combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) at its Selby Power plant in North Yorkshire was ruled legal by the UK High Court last week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
Southern Power acquires 56-megawatt WV wind project
Southern Power has acquired its 13th wind project: a 56-megawatt facility in West Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports. The Beech Ridge II Wind Facility with 20 turbines was acquired from Invenergy that had developed the wind farm in Greenbrier County.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 15, 2020
Arkansas approves SWEPCO wind project
Arkansas regulators have approved Southwestern Electric Power adding 810 megawatts of wind energy as part of a bigger 1,485-megawatt wind project that will serve four states, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2020
Coronavirus Relief Should Not Distort Our Energy Market
American Energy Alliance …. …. Coronavirus relief is taking a multitude of forms and it’s important, as these are considered, that the principle of “first, do no harm” apply to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 12, 2020
Hull Street Energy acquires WV hydroelectric plant
Maryland-based Hull Street Energy has acquired 100% of the interests in Gauley River Power Partners that operates a hydroelectric generating facility in West Virginia.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2020
US adds 1,821 megawatts of wind power in quarter
Eleven new U.S. wind farms with a combined capacity of 1,821 megawatts were commissioned in first quarter 2020, and construction started on an additional 4,100 megawatts of wind power, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2020
Arkansas approves 100-megawatt solar project
An Arkansas regulator has approved what will be the largest utility-owned solar project in the state, Kallanish Energy reports. The 100-megawatt Searcy solar project in White County is being developed by Entergy Arkansas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2020
TC Energy sells three gas-fired power plants in Ontario
TC Energy has sold its interests in three Ontario natural gas-fired power plants for $2.8 billion, prior to post-closing adjustments, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2020
Electricity Is More Than Power; It’s A Fundamental Human Right
Duggan FlanakinDirector of Policy Research, Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow … … Electricity is no luxury or even just something we need to power our lives.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 20, 2020
Vistra to enlarge California battery storage project
Texas-based Vistra has announced that it is enlarging the size of its battery energy storage project in northern California., Kallanish Energy reports The battery will now have the capacity of 36.25- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2020
Indian Point Closure Puts Empire State Up Against A Wall of Natural Gas
... … … Andrew Cuomo has forced a closure of the Indian Point nuclear facility and as a result finds himself between two closing walls, one of which is natural gas.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2020
Ohio regulator approves 80-megawatt solar facility
The Ohio Power Siting Board on Thursday approved an 80-megawatt solar facility in southern Ohio, Kallanish Energy reports. The project is being developed by Nestlewood Solar 1 LLC on about 610 acres west of Hamersville, Ohio.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2020
Solar panel cleaning projected to grow to $1B by 2026: GMI
Cleaning solar panels is projected to grow globally into a $1 billion (U.S.) market by 2026, according to a new study by Global Market Insights.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2020
Japan’s Mizuho to halt coal-power financing by 2050
Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group said on Wednesday it will stop financing coal-power generation by 2050, strengthening its actions for a carbon-free society.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 9, 2020
Coronavirus having big impact on US energy outlook: EIA
U.S. oil companies are expected to reduce oil output by 500,000 barrels per day in 2020 as producers cut back on operations because of low commodity prices, said the U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2020
Truckers and Energy Workers Keep Critical Supply Chains Connected
... … … Truckers and energy workers, along with health care workers, have proven to be the most essential to susataining American life as we all know it.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 7, 2020
Renewables make 72% of new powergen capacity in 2019
Renewable energy accounted for 72% of all power expansion in 2019, with deployment reaching 176 gigawatts (GW), the International Renewable Energy Agency said on Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 3, 2020
Worldwide solar installation to drop 16% in 2020: IHS Markit
Solar installations worldwide are likely to drop by 16% in 2020 and a rapid solar recovery this year is unlikely, according to a new report by IHS Markit.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 2, 2020
Texas wind project gets tax equity commitment
A California-based company has announced that it has secured a tax equity commitment from a consortium led by GE Energy Financial Services for a wind project in North Texas, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 31, 2020
US gas-fired electricity up by 12% this year: EIA
Natural gas-generated electricity in the United States has grown by 12% year-on-year in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and its Energy Information Administration.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 25, 2020
Golar Power to start Brazil’s 1st LNG-to-power station
Brazilian electricity regulator Aneel has given the go-ahead for the start of commercial operations at the country’s first integrated LNG-to-power project, developer Golar Power said this week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 24, 2020
Covid-19 highlights key role of electricity, clean energy: IEA
The coronavirus crisis is causing havoc across the globe and has highlighted how much modern societies rely on electricity, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2020
Bankruptcy judge approves PG&E financing plan
A federal bankruptcy judge in California has approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s financing plan to emerge from Chapter 11 reorganization, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 19, 2020
Renewable Energy Industry Seeks to Scam Public During Health Crisis
American Energy Alliance …. …. Bring on the green eggs and scam! That’s just what we need to fight the Wuhan Corona Virus!- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 16, 2020
Owner to keep Pa. nuclear power plant open beyond 2021
The owner of a nuclear power plant in western Pennsylvania has reversed a previous decision and will keep the plant open beyond 2021, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 13, 2020
Total to build France’s largest battery-based storage system
Total announced Thursday its plans to build France’s largest battery-based energy storage project, supporting its goal to become “the responsible energy major,” Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 11, 2020
PG&E, FEMA settle on $1B California wildfire payment
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay $1 billion to resolve claims by federal and state emergency management agencies tied to 2017 and 2018 California wildfires, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 9, 2020
New Mexico governor signs renewable energy bills
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation to expand solar and wind power in New Mexico and to modernize the state’s electric grid to allow for increased export of renewable energy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 6, 2020
Florida approves $1.8B community solar project
Florida regulators have approved Florida Power & Light’s $1.8 billion SolarTogether program, Kallanish Energy reports. Approval came from the Florida Public Service Commission.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 3, 2020
UK to allow onshore wind to compete in power auctions
The UK government announced Monday a U-turn plan on onshore wind power, by allowing the technology to compete for contracts in power auctions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 28, 2020
Eversource buying Columbia Gas of Mass for $1.1B
The largest public utility in New England is paying $1.1 billion for a Massachusetts natural gas utility at fault for 2018 explosions and fires, and which was just told by federal regulators to exit the state.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 27, 2020
Wind now US’s most-used renewable energy source
In 2019, annual wind generation in the U.S. exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, with wind power the country’s top renewable power source, the Energy Information Administration reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 25, 2020
Wisconsin regulators OK $208M solar farm buy
Wisconsin regulators have approved the sale of half of a 300-megawatt solar farm under construction in southwestern Wisconsin to Madison Gas and Electric and We Energies, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 21, 2020
NextEra Energy to sell equity units
NextEra Energy Inc. announced this week it intends to sell $2.5 billion of equity units in the Florida-based electric utility parent, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 18, 2020
The UAE OKed to operate 1st nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates independent nuclear regulator Monday issued the operating license for Unit 1 of the country’s $24.4 billion Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the first nuclear power plant in the Middle East, CNBC reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 17, 2020
Wind, solar generating capacity rising: STEO
The share of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants will remain relatively steady from 2019 through 2021, from 37% in 2019, to 38% in 2020, then falling back to 37% in 2021, the Energy Information Administration projects in the February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 10, 2020
CA utility wildfire prevention plans include blackouts
California utilities plan to continue shutting off customers’ power during dry and windy conditions to prevent possible deadly wildfires, but they will make outages more targeted to avoid widespread blackouts, according to plans filed Friday with the state, The Associated Press reported.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 5, 2020
Natural Gas Production Expected to Grow for Next 30 Years: It’s King!
... … … Natural gas production is projected to grow as far as the EIA can see (2050). Natural gas is clearly king of the hill when it comes to our energy future.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 17, 2020
Citi believes there’s an ‘ultimate cap’ on oil prices
The cost of producing electricity from solar energy in the last two years has been lower than that of fossil fuels — and that “permanent change” will limit how high oil prices can climb, according to Citibank, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 16, 2020
GM bids to buy land for new Ohio battery factory
General Motors wants to build a new $2.3 billion battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio, adjacent to its former car assembly plant that it shuttered and sold in 2019, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 14, 2020