From Marine Log French automaker Groupe Renault has signed a three year agreement with Neoline, a start up that says it aims to become the first modern shipowner to fully embrace energy efficiency by relying on wind power as its primary energy source. Nearly 60% of Renault’s parts and vehicles are transported by sea. “Groupe Renault’s objective is to reduce
From Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Wind turbine maker Vestas sees U.S. demand peaking in 2020 as government incentives, which have spurred investments in the sector, are phased out. The Danish company is the turbine maker most exposed to the U.S. market, where it competes with General Electric and Siemens Gamesa. Strong interest from utilities looking to replace retiring coal assets
First time a utility and its regulators directly replace multiple major power plants with battery storage From Utility Dive The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved four energy storage projects for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to replace retiring gas generators, including two batteries that would be the largest in the world. The CPUC granted approval for a total of 567.5
South Dakota School of Mines researchers believe fracking can be used at depth in hard rocks that contain no oil or gas to improve geothermal energy production. Fracing could enhance the use of the earth’s own heat as a source of clean energy. Liangping Li, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the South
Wind and solar generation are steadily growing in the U.S. According to a new report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), wind and solar electric generation reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in 10 states in 2017. This includes small-scale solar photovoltaics. Source: EIA Facts Summary: Total annual generation (TAG) from wind and solar in the US,
From Forbes The U.S. uses very little oil to generate electricity, but our energy sectors are inextricably connected, so changes in one often affects others. For example, we are starting to see the rumblings of how the price of oil might affect wind indirectly through natural gas prices. Last Thursday, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) dealt what turned out to
From Forbes Natural Gas is getting mixed reviews when it comes to the climate cause. One side is saying that it is cutting into coal’s marketshare and thereby drastically reducing heat trapping emissions while the other is noting that it is boxing out more promising options, such as wind and solar energy. The changing energy dynamics have meant CO2 emissions are
In Texas wind is big: it’s in the top two states for wind power plants Electricity generation from wind in the United States has increased from about 6 billion kilowatthours (kWh) in 2000 to about 254 billion kWh in 2017, according to the EIA. That means wind power in the U.S. increased by a factor of 42 in 17 years.
From Bloomberg Elon Musk has six days to make good on his pledge that Tesla Inc. will be pumping out 5,000 Model 3 sedans a week by the end of the month. If he succeeds, it may be thanks to the curious structure outside the company’s factory. It’s a tent the size of two football fields that Musk calls “pretty
NatGas combined cycle plants were 40% of proposed total capacity additions The EIA has released its report on utility-scale power plants planned and built in the United States and natural gas continues to lead the way. Power plant developers told EIA they planned to install 25.1 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity in 2017. Here is how it developed: 7 GW
From the Washington Post The Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for deep budget cuts to the Energy Department’s renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, slashing them by 72 percent overall in fiscal 2019, according to draft budget documents obtained by The Washington Post. Many of the sharp cuts would probably be restored by Congress, but President Trump’s budget, due
United States leans away from coal as natural gas powers up to 20 gigawatts in 2018 The EIA’s January 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasted that natural gas will remain the primary source of U.S. electricity generation for at least the next two years. The share of total electricity supplied by natural gas-fired power plants is expected to average 33%
