PG&E picks participants for its Innovation Pitch Fest
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has named the 54 organizations invited to participate in its first-ever Innovation Pitch Fest. The Innovation Pitch Fest, which takes place this week, Sept.12-14, in San Ramon, Calif., is an initiative focused on bridging the gap between today's energy ... Read More »DOE to award $6.4M to improve hydrogen-fueled turbines
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) is awarding $6.4 million to develop materials and components to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled turbines. The grants are for university-based research and development projects to support the in... Read More »Credit: Hellan Strainer
Government, industry work to bolster safety of offshore operations
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced new measures to enhance worker safety and ensure offshore oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf are conducted with strict safety and oversight standards, action that the industry also takes very seriously. “The Biden-H... Read More »FirstEnergy upgrading 20 mile transmission line in Ohio’s Belmont, Harrison counties
A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. – American Transmission Systems, Inc. – began upgrades to a 20-mile stretch of high-voltage power line in Belmont and Harrison counties of eastern Ohio, as the third phase of a larger 64-mile project. Over the course of work, an aging line will be rebuilt to... Read More »Puget Sound Energy launches targeted electrification pilot among 10,000 natural gas customers
In Washington last week, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) began a targeted electrification pilot to test out more efficient and sustainable electric technologies for space conditioning and water heating – areas that currently account for more than 25 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. U... Read More »SEIA: Solar installations in 2023 to exceed 30 gigawatts
A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie found that 2023 will be a record setting year for the U.S. solar industry as it adds 32 gigawatts of capacity. The capacity of the installations is a first, the report, U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2023, said, representi... Read More »Eversource completes sale of offshore wind acres to Orsted
Eversource Energy has completed its sale of approximately 175,000 developable acres of lease area located 25 miles off the south coast of Massachusetts to Orsted for $625 million. This all-cash transaction, first announced on May 25, closed last week after final approval from the Committee on For... Read More »Credit: Duke Energy