GE Renewable Energy to provide cybersecurity services to Invenergy’s wind turbine fleet
GE Renewable Energy and Invenergy recently signed an agreement under which GE will provide cybersecurity to Invenergy’s entire fleet of wind turbines and create a framework to add future wind farms to the network. “This took a huge effort from our teams across all functions to get the deal a... Read More »GE to provide turbines for Invenergy’s Texas wind farm
GE Renewable Energy recently announced it would provide 120 GE2.5-116 90-meter turbines for Invenergy’s 300-megawatt (MW) Santa Rita wind farm in Reagan County, Texas. This agreement marks the first time Invenergy, the largest independent, privately held clean energy provider in North America,... Read More »WINDPOWER 2017 panelists, presenters discuss future of wind industry
During the closing General Session panel at the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2017 Conference, leaders from a diverse set of organizations discussed the trends that they believe will drive the future of the wind energy industry. The panel consisted of leaders of a corpora... Read More »Ten new nuclear reactors went online in 2016, bringing capacity to highest level ever
Ten new nuclear reactors began generating electricity in 2016, which brought net nuclear capacity to the highest level in history, according to the 2017 edition of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Nuclear Power Reactors in the World report. As of December 31, 2016, 448 reactors ... Read More »Energy storage, less common renewable resources make up 4 percent of US power capacity
Hydroelectric pumped storage, batteries, flywheels, and renewable fuels other than hydro, wind, and solar accounted for four percent of the electricity generating capacity in the United States in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Hydroelectric pumped storage pl... Read More »Kentucky commission approves Duke Energy plan to deploy smart meters
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved a request by Duke Energy Kentucky to deploy new advanced meters that can be read remotely across its service territory. Under the agreement reached with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General, customers who do not want a smart meter... Read More »Murkowski chairs hearing on President Trump’s three energy nominees
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, recently chaired a hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominees for three key energy positions at two federal agencies. President Trump nominated Dan Brouillette for Deputy Secretary of the Depa... Read More »Legislators urge GAO to review cleanup, environmental remediation at Hanford nuclear site after tunnel collapse
A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking them to review the nuclear waste cleanup and environmental remediation work underway at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State. A tunnel that stores radioactive waste partiall... Read More »Maria Korsnick