Southern Company Gas, a Southern Company subsidiary, is spearheading a new research and development (R&D) initiative known as HyBlend.
HyBlend will address the technical barriers to blending hydrogen in natural gas infrastructure and study life-cycle emissions of hydrogen blends. The HyBlend proj... Read More »
Building on the Biden administration’s emphasis on climate change as a priority issue, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it will invest $100 million into transformative clean energy research and development, with more to come.
The funds will be provided through the A... Read More »
Portland General Electric (PGE) announced last week that it would be able to reach a 15-year agreement with Avangrid Renewables to purchase 138 MW of clean solar energy due to the addition of Intel Corp. in its Green Future Impact program.
“PGE is excited to work with Intel to enable their ambi... Read More »
A major winter storm forced a series of rolling power outages in chilly Texas on President’s Day along with warnings that potential freezing rain and heavy snow could lead to downed power lines in states to the east.
The outages, which began early in the morning on Monday, had been expected to ... Read More »
Latching onto a national, two-year initiative hosted by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), 12 states have pledged to innovate electricity planning to address system and customer needs.
The states res... Read More »
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) published an analysis of the increasing amounts of wind and solar resources within both the MISO grid and the broader bulk electric system.
The report, called the Renewable Integration Impact Assessment (RIIA), developed the RIIA as an informa... Read More »
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) officials said the average length of a service interruption has decreased by 55 minutes, 38 percent, since 2010.
The drop is due to several factors, including investments in electric system infrastructure upgrades, increased adoption of innovative technologies, and ... Read More »
New renewable energy sale agreements reached this week between ALLETE Clean Energy, the Oshkosh Corporation, and Hormel Foods will see a combined 100 MW of energy delivered from the Caddo wind site currently under construction in Oklahoma.
In total, Caddo’s approximately 110 turbines will offe... Read More »
Scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory and National Renewable Energy Laboratory released a report this week highlighting hydrogen technology’s potential to transform aspects of industry and transportation and make a more sustainable energy system.
“The United States produces about 10... Read More »
America’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs) face numerous opportunities this year as they continue working to bring the nation closer to its clean energy future, according to experts at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which represents the industry on Capitol HIll and on Wall Street.
“As we... Read More »