American Transmission Co. (ATC) introduced this week a new, patent-pending method for installing transmission structure foundations using a vibratory hammer.
According to the company, the method is faster, safer, more economical and more environmentally friendly than traditional installation met... Read More »
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) recently announced that it signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Alliant Energy Corporation, by which Alliant will acquire 50 percent ownership interest in the Great Western Wind Project in Woodward and Ellis counties, Oklahoma.
Completion of the transaction is ... Read More »
Duke Energy recently announced that it selected six North Carolina properties for the first half of its 2017 Site Readiness Program, which seeks to prepare the sites for business and industrial development.
Through the program, Duke Energy selects promising industrial sites and partners with loc... Read More »
A new paper in the American Chemical Society journal Chemical Reviews found that new water-lean solvents could help capture carbon while using half the energy and make the process cost-effective.
The paper, led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) chemist David Heldebrant, reviewed ex... Read More »
Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Democrats released a report Monday that examines barriers to clean
energy innovation and provides recommendations on how Congress should address these issues.
The report, Overcoming Barriers to Clean Energy Innovation, finds that clean energy in America is being ... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp. recently completed a 69-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and upgraded two electric substations that will serve electric customers in Huron County, Ohio, and the surrounding area.
The project costs approximately $20 million and helps enhance the performance of five key transmissi... Read More »
Ten new PECO underground apprentice mechanics recently completed PECO’s 15-week training program and will now begin using their skills to ensure energy access to the company’s customers in the Philadelphia area.
The program helps underground apprentice mechanics to develop the skills they ne... Read More »
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently named National Grid, which provides electric service to more than 1.3 million customers in Massachusetts, one of the most energy efficient utilities in the United States.
ACEEE’s first Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard r... Read More »
A subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. recently announced that it is conducting an open season for committed crude oil pipeline capacity from the Delaware Basin to Cushing, Oklahoma.
The open season has the potential to add up to 110,000 barrels per day of Delaware Basin pipeline tak... Read More »
A panel at the 2017 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Energy Conference will explore competition between coal and natural gas, which will be held from June 26 to 27 in Washington, D.C.
The panel will cover the topic from three perspectives: technology for coal to natural gas conversio... Read More »