Schneider Electric, Scale Microgrid Solutions agree to co-create microgrid for Bowery Farming
Schneider Electric and Scale Microgrid Solutions recently announced that they entered a cooperative agreement to build a new microgrid for modern farming company, Bowery Farming. The new hybrid microgrid system will be built for the farm’s newly commissioned facility in New Jersey, which will b... Read More »Elevate Midstream expands gas gathering, treating and processing asset base
Elevate Midstream Partners, LLC recently announced that it expanded its asset base with the acquisition of Woodland Midstream Partners, LP and Orion Pipeline, LLC. Officials said the transactions would enhance Elevate Midstream's capabilities in the realm of gas gathering, treating and processing... Read More »PG&E continuing to restore electricity amidst Camp Fire in Butte County
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is continuing to respond to the Camp Fire in Butte County, the company said Wednesday. PG&E's Emergency Operations Center is open, and crews are responding to the fire in coordination with local agencies and first responders and helping to clear roadways. A... Read More »Nebraska Public Power District, Wärtsilä, LUT to develop business case for alternative fuels
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), technology group Wärtsilä and Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of a business case for the use of alternative fuels with Wärtsilä generating sets. The groups signed ... Read More »Number of wells producing oil, gas declines
The number of wells producing crude oil and natural gas in the United States declined in 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Oil and gas producing wells dropped from a peak of 1,039,000 in 2014 down to 991,000 in 2017. The decline can be primarily attributed to ad... Read More »DOE awards $7.5M for designs of next generation transformers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $7.5 million for innovative designs for transformers that will strengthen the resilience of the U.S. power grid. Transformers are fundamental to the grid as just about all of the electricity generated is delivered through these devices. Th... Read More »In resource planning, utilities work to balance flexibility, reliability
Long-term resource planning for electric utilities to meet customer electricity demand in the future has always been a complex process, and renewables are adding to the challenges. Industry experts addressed the issue of long-term resource planning for utilities and grid operators on Wednesday a... Read More »PPL Electric Utilities cooperates with GE Power Digital on renewable, stored energy integration
A union of PPL Electric Utilities and Distributed Energy Technology is focused on Distributed Energy Resources (DER), seeking to better manage and control the integration of renewable and stored energy sources into the greater grid. Both companies are focused on accelerating the progress of techn... Read More »Dana Olson