The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $87.3 million in federal
funding for research and development of coal technologies and research.
“Coal-fueled
power plants are a significant source of electrical power generation in the
United States. The goal with these projects is to ensu... Read More »
Energy industry groups commended President Donald Trump for his decision to sign two executive orders that will facilitate the development of energy infrastructure in the United States.
One executive order is related to issuing presidential permits for certain cross-border infrastructure project... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL) have released the 2019 Liquids Pipeline Performance Report, which maintains incidents have declined while productivity has risen.
“The natural gas and oil industry continues to demonstrate that safety is our nu... Read More »
AEP Ohio launched a new online tool this week to help car buyers compare the total cost of owning and operating electric vehicles against more traditional gas or diesel-powered vehicles.
“As more customers consider making the switch to an electric vehicle, AEP Ohio wanted to provide a tool th... Read More »
NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES) recently announced 24 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage systems in China.
Through its exclusive distributor in China, Puxing Energy, NEC ES is commissioning two nine MW projects for Ray Power in in Ordos City, Neimongol Province and Tanshan City, Hebei Prov... Read More »
The American Energy Association (AWEA) recently released its U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, Year Ending 2018, which found that the U.S. wind power industry saw 8 percent capacity growth last year.
The United States has approximately 96,433 megawatts (MW) of cumulative installed wind ca... Read More »
New York State Gov. Andrew
Cuomo announced Tuesday a plan to fund up to $30 million for projects to better
integrate renewable energy resources onto the state’s electric grid.
Project proposals should
improve overall grid performance, reduce energy costs and support the state's
clean energy g... Read More »
Legislation
introduced in the U.S. Senate and House is seeking to make gas pipeline safer
by closing regulatory loopholes and increasing safety standards.
The Leonel
Rondon Pipeline Safety Act is named after the 18-year-old student who lost his
life as a result of the pipeline explosion in Lawr... Read More »
A proposed rule by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) that would financially treat utilities’ cloud-based computing software the same as on-site computing systems has found strong support from the renewable energy industry.
Todd Foley, senior vice president of Policy and Government Affairs... Read More »
Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a certified electricity reliability coordinator (RC), is looking to expand west to facilitate more efficient deployment of generation and use of the region’s transmission system.
“SPP has experience not only building and administering electricity markets, but spec... Read More »