From The New York Times America’s coal-burning power plants are shutting down at a rapid pace, forcing electric utilities to face the next big climate question: Embrace natural gas, or shift aggressively to renewable energy? Some large utilities, including Xcel Energy in the Upper Midwest, are now planning to sharply cut their coal and gas use in favor of clean and abundant
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Renewables edge out coal for the first time in U.S. history This April, for the first time in U.S. history, monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded that of coal-fired means, according to the EIA. More precisely, coal was responsible for about 20% of the nation’s electricity, whereas renewables such as
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By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Proposal calls for the transition to occur by 2038 A government-appointed coal commission in Germany has laid the groundwork for a plan to phase out the use of coal completely by 2038. The move is coupled with an effort to eliminate nuclear power as well, with the goal of transitioning Germany
From Bloomberg Businessweek By Mathew Carr The top 10 energy companies are planning investments approaching $1 trillion by 2030, in everything from finding and tapping new fields to equipment ranging from drones to drilling rigs. If the oil and gas business rolls along as it has for the past century, those projects will likely pay off in fat profits for
By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to supply 170 million gallon equivalents, sells for same price as traditional natural gas UPS (stock ticker: UPS) announced today that it would be making the largest renewable natural gas (RNG) purchase in U.S. history by forging a seven-year deal with RNG supplier Clean Energy Fuels
Duke Energy enters into definitive agreement to sell minority interest in its commercial renewable energy portfolio to John Hancock
Looking at some of the coolest technologies from Golden, Colorado-based NREL GOLDEN, Colo. (UPI) — Innovations emerging from Colorado’s National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL) last year captured the world’s imagination: Paint-on solar panels, plastic-eating bacteria, windows that double as solar collectors. But taking those proven “clean tech” ideas out of the lab and into consumer products has proved to be a
From The Hill Durbin after reading Green New Deal: ‘What in the heck is this?’ Democrats are facing a defining Senate vote as early as next week on the “Green New Deal” climate change plan — which Republicans hope will bolster their argument that the party is too far left for the country. It’s unclear how many Democrats will ultimately
From E&E News A contract to sell electricity to Pacific Gas and Electric Co., California’s largest utility, was historically the gold standard in the renewables business. Not anymore. The San Francisco-based power company’s bankruptcy has thrown the Golden State’s renewable market into flux, creating uncertainty for an industry shouldering much of the burden associated with greening California’s economy. Analysts do
Wind turbines pump compressed air into rocks, then use compressed air from rocks to power a turbine that generates electricity for grid when needed From UPI To store energy generated by renewable sources in Europe, scientists want to fill giant rocks beneath the North Sea with compressed air. The North Sea is home to large porous rock formations. According to
No further purchases of diesel, gasoline or natural gas-fueled buses for public transit after 2028 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has made a move that eliminates the use of natural gas-powered buses to lower emissions for the state’s public transit fleets. The clean, low emissions CNG buses that are being adopted by other transit systems in the U.S. will
