GE to supply equipment for first commercial U.S. wind-solar hybrid project
GE Renewable Energy announced this week it will supply equipment to the first commercial integrated wind-solar power-generating project in the United States, which is being developed by Juhl Energy in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The project will utilize GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind busine... Read More »Rocky Mountain Power warns against solar scammers
Utah-based utility Rocky Mountain Power issued a warning recently that door-to-door salespeople and telemarketers have been falsely claiming to be associated with the company while attempting to sell solar systems to consumers. The salespeople have been taking advantage of the possibility of a r... Read More »More than three million Americans now work in clean energy, according to DOE report
National clean energy business groups applauded the results of a new Department of Energy (DOE) report, which found that the clean energy industry now supports more than three million U.S. jobs. The second annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report found that the number of clean energy equals the ... Read More »GE creates Renewable Energy Services Business
GE Renewable Energy recently announced the creation of Renewable Energy Services Business, which will work with GE’s Onshore Wind, Offshore Wind and Hydropower businesses to deliver more customer value and solutions for the industry. GE also named Anne McEntee vice president of the new initiat... Read More »US crude oil production saw consecutive two-month increase in November
U.S. crude oil production increased for the second consecutive month in November 2016, which was the first two-month increase since early 2015, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA). Increased drilling activity in the Permian region in Texas and New Mexi... Read More »Florida Power & Light doubles solar expansion plans
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced this week the expansion of its solar generation plans and create eight new plants by 2018 comprised of over 2.5 million solar panels. Each plant will have a capacity of 74.5 megawatts. They will be located at various Florida locations, including si... Read More »Congressional delegation sends letter on PNNL National Lab to Trump
A Washington congressional delegation recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump, outlining the national benefits of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and pledging to work with the Trump administration to advance policies to support the lab. The delegation emphasized in the ... Read More »Industry consortium proposes strategies for small nuclear reactor deployment
SMR Start, a consortium made up of develops and potential customers of small modular reactors (SMRs), recently published a policy statement identifying public-private partnership proposals for progressing the deployment and commercialization of SMRs. Private companies have invested over $1 billio... Read More »Louis Renjel