Through its ability to respond urgently to the need for additional electricity generation, the technology group Wärtsilä is helping to alleviate power shortages in Bangladesh. The latest contract is for a 100 MW power plant to serve the Gazipur Industrial…
EIA Releases February’s Short-Term Energy Outlook
Forecast Highlights Global Liquid Fuels North Sea Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $69 per barrel (b) in January, an increase of $5/b from the December…
Greensmith Energy’s Texas Waves Energy Storage Project Now Operational, Responds Ruickly to January Cold Spell, Increasing Grid Reliability in ERCOT
Greensmith Energy, a part of the technology group Wärtsilä, has successfully completed two grid-scale energy storage systems in partnership with E.ON…
New Report Criticizes Validity of EIA Projections
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
The technology group Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply the fast, flexible and highly efficient capacity needed by Australian integrated energy company, AGL Energy Limited. South Australia, where the new plant is to be located, is a market with high usage…
State Grid Electrifies Utilities Brand Ranking
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 US$40.9 billion, over four times more than France’s EDF, it is by far the most valuable uitlity brand…
GREEN AMERICA + T-MOBILE Team Up to Push Competitors to Match Historic Renewable Energy Commitment
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
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
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
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…
