Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 29, 2024
Via: Power MagazineA new natural gas-fired peaker plant being built on Colorado’s eastern plains will feature aeroderivative gas power packages from GE Vernova. The Mountain Peak Power Plant, which will be managed and operated by Princeton, New Jersey-based Kindle Energy, and will […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 28, 2024
Via: Power MagazineThe interim CEO of Texas-based NRG Energy Inc. said the company plans to apply for up to $900 million in loans from the state in order to finance construction of new natural gas-fired power plants. Larry Coben, who was appointed […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 13, 2024
Via: Power MagazineA third gas-fired unit planned at a power plant in Uzbekistan will use equipment from Mitsubishi Power, the company announced on Feb. 13. Mitsubishi said the 600-MW Navoi 3 facility is expected to come online in 2026. The plant will […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 13, 2024
Via: Power MagazineA Texas-based energy company has announced plans to build a 1.2-GW natural gas-fired power plant in Lee County, Texas, with construction expected to begin in 2025. Sandow Lakes Energy Co. on Feb. 12 said it would build the plant on […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 12, 2024
Via: Tech XploreSince the first cargo of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) left a terminal on the Gulf of Mexico bound for Brazil in February 2016, US exports of the fuel have boomed. In 2023 the US was both the world’s largest […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
February 6, 2024
Via: Power MagazineData from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a group that tracks thermal and renewable power generation projects worldwide, shows that China was responsible for construction of 96% of all new coal-fired facilities globally last year, and for almost 70% of all […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
January 25, 2024
Via: PetrolPlazaSunoco LP is set to acquire NuStar Energy L.P. in an all-equity transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion, including assumed debt. The deal comes two weeks after Sunoco sold over 200 Stripes convenience stores and Laredo Taco Company restaurants in […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
January 16, 2024
Via: PetrolPlazaBobby Taylor Oil Company (BTOC), a fuel supply company based in North Carolina, has sold its operations to Parker Oil Company Incorporated. Founded in 1963 by Bobby Taylor, BTOC is dedicated to the supply of retail propane, commercial refined fuels, […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
January 8, 2024
Via: Tech XploreA natural gas terminal that’s been operating for more than half a century has been a crucial safeguard against blackouts when bone-chilling cold hits the U.S. Northeast. In less than five months, it’s slated to shut forever. The Everett gas […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
January 5, 2024
Via: PetrolPlazaAustralia’s Government has established new fuel quality and noxious emission standards to be complied with as of December 2025. This means new cars – including SUVs and light commercial vehicles – sold from December 2025 will need to comply with […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
December 11, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAnwin’s MOYA service station network has been expanded with three new locations. The recently opened sites are located in the Lodz, Lublin and West Pomeranian provinces All of the new stations are franchise locations, equipped with a convenience store and […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 29, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA Cambodian energy official said the country no longer plans to build a coal-fired power plant along the nation’s southwest coast, and will instead move forward with a natural gas-fired facility. Energy Minister Keo Rottanak told the Reuters news service […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 20, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaE100’s latest opening is the largest self-service gas station in Poland. Built in a strategic location for international transport, the facility is 20 km from the border crossing in Zgorzelec, which is crossed by most trucks traveling to the West […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 13, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA France-based energy group said it has an agreement to buy three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas. The facilities, one near Dallas and two south of Houston, represent about 1.5 GW of generation capacity. TotalEnergies, a multinational company operating […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
November 10, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA government agency in China announced that operators of coal-fired power plants will receive guaranteed payments based on the installed capacity of their units, part of a program to ensure a stable power supply across the country. The National Development […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
October 11, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaIn recent months I’ve been leaning into the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. I am asked about it regularly, including during a Dalian Chinese business executive presentation on Europe’s carbon neutrality pathways. Most recently, I published an assessment of the […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
October 9, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA Texas utility that expects to bring another 228 MW of natural gas-fired power generation online in December also plans to begin operating an additional four gas-fired units over the next several years, according to regulatory filings. El Paso Electric […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
September 29, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaAramco has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a stake in MidOcean Energy for $500 million, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. With this strategic minority of the company formed and managed by institutional investor EIG, this marks Aramco’s first […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
September 21, 2023
Via: Power MagazineThe Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is poised to study the feasibility of retrofitting two gas-fired power plants—a combined capacity of 1.8 GW—in Mississippi and Kentucky with post-combustion carbon capture technology to remove more than 90% of their carbon emissions. The […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
August 29, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaMOL Group has closed the sale of 39 service stations to Shell, in which 19 locations are from the company’s own retail brand and 20 from the former OMV Slovenija, now a combined network between MOL and INA. The transaction […]