March 12, 2024
Via: CleanTechnicaWith a rapidly growing economy, vast coastlines available for offshore wind power, and high solar radiation levels, Vietnam has all of the ingredients to be a world leader in renewable energy. A report by McKinsey & Company found that Vietnam […]
March 11, 2024
Via: Power MagazineEntergy Louisiana has asked state officials for approval to build a floating natural gas-fired power plant that would serve areas along the Gulf Coast. The utility’s recent March filing with the Louisiana Public Service Commission calls for construction of a […]
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 […]
February 21, 2024
Via: Power MagazineThe European Commission (EC) is in the process of implementing its “Union database,” or UDB, to track all renewable gases and liquid fuels. Gases and fuels, whether produced in the European Union (EU) or imported, will need to be registered […]
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
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
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 […]
October 9, 2023
Via: Power MagazineAn Indiana-based utility said it has launched a multi-phase hydrogen blending project, a move that supports one of the first such installations in the U.S. to mix hydrogen and natural gas at precise levels to achieve optimal performance. NiSource said […]
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
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 […]
June 29, 2023
Via: Renewables NowPrimary energy consumption in the United States was 100.4 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2022, a 3% increase from 2021. About 21% of US energy consumption in 2022 came from nonfossil fuel sources such as renewables and nuclear—a tie […]
Mainstream technologies, News and Policies, Renewable Energy, World
June 6, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaThe International Energy Agency has released new data that shows the recovery from the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to the global energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have provided a significant […]
June 1, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaDespite the move towards decarbonisation, internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles are still prevalent in most markets. Up to 2020, nearly 80% of all passenger vehicles sold in the leading European markets were petrol or diesel, with the average lifespan of […]
Commercialization, Conventional Fuels
April 25, 2023
Via: PetrolPlazaClean Energy Fuels and Tourmaline Oil have announced a $70 million agreement to build and operate a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations along key highway corridors across Western Canada. Through their 50-50 shared investment, both companies expect to […]
April 10, 2023
Via: Power MagazineA judge in Montana has canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in the state, citing concerns about emissions of greenhouse gases from the facility. State District Judge Michael Moses on April 6 said […]
April 3, 2023
Via: Power MagazineOn a cold and dreary October day in 2013, I paid a visit to the Ulrich Hartmann Combined Cycle Power Plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. At that time, the plant was owned by E.ON and in commercial operation since 2011. Based […]
Chemical, Conventional Fuels, News and Policies, World
February 22, 2023
Via: Power MagazineThe first phase of a new natural gas-fired power plant has been brought online in the Dominican Republic (DR), a project designed to support demand for electricity across the island nation. The SIBA Energy plant, located in Boca Chica in […]
February 22, 2023
Via: CleanTechnicaDevelopers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the US power grid in 2023, according to our Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More than half of this capacity will be solar power (54%), followed by […]