Siemens, AES form new energy storage technology company
Siemens AG and The AES Corporation announced this week the development of an agreement to form a new joint venture global energy storage technology and services company under the name Fluence. The new company will deliver the AES Advancion and Siemens Siestorage energy storage platforms, while... Read More »Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Murkowski praises secretarial order on drilling permits
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently issued a statement applauding Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s secretarial order directing the Department to hold regular onshore oil and gas leasing sales and reduce delays in permitting procedures. “After years of bureaucratic delay that held ... Read More »Solar Alliance Energy signs letter of intent to acquire Aries Solar
Solar Alliance Energy Inc. recently announced that it signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation to acquire Aries Solar, a Tennessee-based solar company that is licensed to operate in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. According to the LOI, Sola... Read More »Ohio Utica Build-Out projects begin operations
MPLX LP recently announced that its Utica Build-Out projects, including the Harpster to Lima Pipeline, have begun operation. The 12-inch Harpster to Lima pipeline transports condensate and natural gasoline for 49 miles from Harpster, Ohio to a tank farm in Lima, Ohio. MPLX also expanded the East... Read More »Florida’s Sabal Trail Pipeline to begin operation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved Phase I of the Sabal Trail pipeline, which will transport natural gas to Florida, to begin full operation. The Sabal Trail pipeline is a 515-mile interstate natural gas pipeline transporting natural gas from an interconnection wit... Read More »Hybrid solar, energy storage system to be constructed on Hawaiian island of Kauai
AES Distributed Energy, Inc. and Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced Monday the execution of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a plant that will combine solar technology and battery-based energy storage on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The project consists of 28 megawatts (MW... Read More »Congressmen request investigation into Russian attempts to influence US energy market
Two congressmen recently requested that the Department of Treasury investigate allegations that Russian state-sponsored groups provided funds to environmental groups in an effort to influence the U.S. energy market. U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) ... Read More »US monthly renewable electricity generation exceeds nuclear for the first time since 1984
This March, U.S. monthly electricity generation from utility-scale renewable sources surpassed nuclear generation for the first time since July 1984, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Renewable generation also exceeded nuclear this April. Wind and solar experienc... Read More »Ryan Zinke