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Biodiesel and wind tax credits extended, as Congress prepares to vote

December 17, 2019

Houston Chronicle UPDATE: Tax credits for biodiesel and wind energy were extended under a deal struck by Republicans and Democrats late Monday night, according to sources close to the discussions. With the House expected to vote on the spending plan late Tuesday, time for additional measures was running out. According to draft legislation circulating Tuesday morning, the tax credit for biodiesel,

AFRY signs Memorandum of Understanding on biomass project in Papua New Guinea to progress the development of renewable energy in the region

December 17, 2019

AFRY signs Memorandum of Understanding on biomass project in Papua New Guinea to progress the development of renewable energy in the region

US has only one offshore wind energy farm, but a $70 billion market is on the way

December 14, 2019

CNBC According to the Department of Energy, offshore wind has the potential to generate more than 2,000 GW of capacity per year, nearly double the nation’s current electricity use. Even if only 1% of that potential is captured, nearly 6.5 million homes could be powered by offshore wind energy within the next decade. Offshore wind has the potential to generate

Baker Hughes to power all of its Texas facilities from renewables

December 11, 2019

Houston Chronicle Houston oilfield service and technology company Baker Hughes has entered into a deal to power all of its facilities in Texas from renewable sources such as wind and solar. In a Wednesday morning statement, Baker Hughes announced signing a 10-year power purchase agreement with the French-owned power company EDF Energy to get all of the electricity for its

U.S. onshore wind capacity exceeds 100 gigawatts

December 9, 2019

EIA Cumulative U.S. installed onshore wind capacity exceeded 100 gigawatts (GW) on a nameplate capacity basis as of the end of September 2019 Cumulative U.S. installed onshore wind capacity exceeded 100 gigawatts (GW) on a nameplate capacity basis as of the end of September 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More than half

BP increases stake in solar energy firm Lightsource BP

December 5, 2019

Reuters LONDON – BP (BP.L) is increasing its stake in solar energy developer Lightsource BP to 50% from 43% and is aiming for rapid growth over the next few years, the two companies said on Thursday. European oil companies like BP have been stepping up investment in renewable power to diversify their businesses in the face of global moves toward

Mitsubishi Corporation: Dedicated Biomass Power Generation at Suzukawa Energy Center

December 4, 2019

Mitsubishi Corporation: Dedicated Biomass Power Generation at Suzukawa Energy Center

Amazon announces three new renewable energy projects in the US and Spain to support Amazon’s pledge to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030

December 3, 2019

Business Wire Amazon has launched over 70 renewable energy projects that are projected to deliver more than 5.3 million MWh of renewable energy annually. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and Spain that support Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy target by

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Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. Announces Wind Construction Project Award in Nebraska

December 3, 2019

GLOBE NEWSWIRE Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEA) a leading infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, today announced a wind energy project award in Nebraska. The award is for construction of the Thunderhead Wind Project in Antelope and Wheeler counties in Nebraska. The project will consist of 108 GE turbines with 300 megawatts of capacity.

Renewables get a boost from lower cost batteries

November 22, 2019

Houston Chronicle Lower costs and more capacity helped to drive growth in the renewable energy industry this year, according to a new study. The lifetime cost of operating utility-scale solar facilities declined by 18 percent and on-shore wind dipped by 10 percent during the first half of the year, according to the consulting firm Deloitte. The biggest decline in cost

Texas needs better management of small power sources

November 13, 2019

Houston Chronicle Electricity consumers in Texas could save nearly $5.5 billion over the next decade by using distributed energy resources such as solar energy, energy storage and electric vehicles to reduce the need for more expensive peak power generation and investments in transmission and distribution, according to a new study. The energy industry trade group Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance

Carbon capture could be climate change solution, or a waste of time

November 8, 2019

UPI Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy announced $110 million in federal funding for research and development of carbon capture and storage projects. According to DOE, carbon capture and storage technologies, or CCS, are “increasingly becoming widely accepted as a viable option” for coal- or gas-fired power plants to reduce their emissions. Carbon capture

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