August 31, 2022
Via: Renewable Energy WorldFossil-fueled peaker power plants, once embraced by utilities for their rapid response capabilities, have entered a new moment in time. Peakers are the power plants that fire up during high peaks of electricity demand, and they are often the dirtiest […]
Commercialization, Energy Economics, Renewable Energy
March 12, 2019
Via: Power EngineeringEnergy efficiency programs, clean energy and environmental regulations could take deep cuts if President Trump’s proposed budget gets everything what he wants, although it’s politically likely that he will not. The administration’s fiscal 2020 budget would trim the Department of […]
March 4, 2019
Via: ForbesFor those questioning whether a former lobbyist for the coal industry is now able to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency, they have received yet another ominous sign: the loosening of coal ash regulations at a time when the numbers show […]
August 30, 2018
Via: ForbesEarlier this month, the Trump Administration announced that it would replace fuel efficiency standards enacted by the Obama Administration in order to make cars safer and more affordable. The new proposal unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
August 17, 2018
Via: ForbesFall arrives next month. Along with it comes relief from the heat, and usually at the gasoline pump as well. It isn’t simply that demand for gasoline drops after summer driving season. Gasoline is also cheaper to produce after summer, […]
October 10, 2017
Via: Power MagazineEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt on October 9 said he will sign a proposed rule Tuesday to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a signature initiative of former President Barack Obama’s administration that mandated cuts in carbon dioxide […]
December 9, 2016
Via: Greentech MediaPresident-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general and a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, to run the Environmental Protection Agency, signaling Mr. Trump’s determination to dismantle President Obama’s efforts to counter climate change […]
October 6, 2016
Via: Power EngineeringA panel of legal experts told a Bipartisan Policy Center forum Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C., that whatever happens with the D.C. Circuit they expect the legal dispute over the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Power Plan will ultimately be decided by the […]
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