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New Report Criticizes Validity of EIA Projections

February 7, 2018 - in Energy, News

Corvallis, OR — Post Carbon Institute released a report today authored by earth scientist J. David Hughes raising critical doubts about the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) projections for domestic oil and shale gas production. The report,…

Wärtsilä to Supply Smart Power Generation Plant to South Australia

February 7, 2018 - in Energy

The technology group Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply the fast, flexible and highly efficient capacity needed by Australian integrated energy company,…

State Grid Electrifies Utilities Brand Ranking

February 2, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, News

State Grid, the electric utility giant from China, has made a commanding entrance to the Brand Finance Utilities 50 league table. With a brand value of…

GREEN AMERICA + T-MOBILE Team Up to Push Competitors to Match Historic Renewable Energy Commitment

February 1, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, Renewables

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Green America congratulated T-Mobile today on being the first telecom company in the U.S. to adopt the RE100 pledge, the company’s commitment to move to 100 percent renewable energy by 2021.  T-Mobile is the first of the big four…

Center for Rural Affairs Releases Report on Iowans’ Experiences with Renewable Energy

January 30, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables

Lyons, Neb. - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released “Powering Iowa: Rural Perspectives on Iowa’s Renewable Energy Transformation,” a report examining renewable energy development. Authors of the report, Stephanie Enloe and Katie Rock,…

Wärtsilä Gas Engines to Provide Reliable Electricity Supply to SUBARU Car Factory and Saitama Heating and Cooling Centre

January 29, 2018 - in Energy, News

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply gas engine generating sets for two power plants operated by Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation (TGES), a subsidiary of Tokyo Gas, the largest gas utility in Japan. In both cases, lifecycle costs, performance,…

Cal Poly to Dedicate 4.5 Megawatt (AC) Solar Farm on Jan. 24

January 26, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, Renewables

SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly’s new solar farm, the university’s first major energy project since announcing a goal of climate neutrality, was dedicated at a Wednesday, Jan. 24, ceremony at the site.   The 18.5-acre solar farm will generate more than…

San Diego to Develop Innovative Hydropower Energy Storage Project

January 24, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables

SAN DIEGO, California – Black & Veatch has been selected to serve as owners’ representative for an energy storage facility at the San Vicente Reservoir near Lakeside in San Diego County, California. The project owners, the San Diego County Water Authority…

LevelTen Energy Launches Dynamic Two-Sided Marketplace for Renewable Energy Procurement

January 24, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables

LevelTen Energy announced today the launch of their data-driven marketplace, a first-of-its-kind offering built to scale, simplify and standardize renewable energy procurement. LevelTen's marketplace reduces the cost, complexity and risk of renewable energy…

Islands: Strong. Small. Resilient.

January 22, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables, Videos

In the face of climate change, Small Island Developing States are strong and resilient. They sit on the frontline of climate change and are leading the way with deploying renewable energy as the solution to a sustainable future.