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Wärtsilä’s 200 MW power plant to provide critical grid balancing and back-up power to the national grid in Colombia

March 10, 2021 - in Energy, News

The factory acceptance tests of the Wärtsilä 50SG engines for the El Tesorito power plant were conducted in Delivery Centre Trieste, with the customer attending the tests virtually. © Wärtsilä Corporation   Wärtsilä’s 200 MW flexible baseload…

New NARUC-DOE Nuclear Energy Partnership Enables State Energy Regulators to Explore Key Nuclear Power Issues

March 9, 2021 - in Energy, News

WASHINGTON – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has launched a new five-year Nuclear Energy Partnership with support from…

New ICC framework sidelines local government participation in energy code development

March 8, 2021 - in Buildings, Energy, News

NBI strongly opposes changes, which make action on climate “non-mandatory” March 5, 2021--The International Code Council (ICC) announced today a new…

Accelerating exploration for geothermal energy with UAV magnetometry conducted in North-Central Nevada

March 4, 2021 - in Energy, News, Renewables, Technology

Reno, Nevada, USA; Riga, Latvia  - Geophysics faculty and graduate students from the University of Nevada, Reno, announce new exploration for blind geothermal systems with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) magnetometry. The study site is located in the Humboldt…

Aspen Snowmass Releases First-Ever Progress Report on Methane-to-Electricity Plant

March 4, 2021 - in Energy, News

Project has Generated Usable Electricity, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Brought Financial Return   ASPEN SNOWMASS, Colo.  - Aspen Skiing Company (ASC) today released a report that tells the story of how ASC and its partners - Oxbow's Elk…

Work on Sea Wall Begins for the Landmark EWP-EDF One Wave Energy project

March 2, 2021 - in Energy, News, Renewables

1/3/2021- Stockholm, Sweden —  Pursuant to the engineering coordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa (permit number 2020-3249)  Eco Wave Power (EWPG Holding AB, Stock Symbol: ECOWVE) is pleased to announce that it…

Rice team forges path toward geothermal future

March 1, 2021 - in Energy, News, Renewables

HOUSTON – Rice University scientists have been tapped to join a Department of Energy project to accelerate breakthroughs in geothermal systems that could someday provide unlimited, inexpensive energy. Rice geophysicist Jonathan Ajo-Franklin will now enter…

Electric Grid of the Future Should Prioritize Sustainability, Resiliency, Equity, Reliability, and Security, Says New Report

February 26, 2021 - in Electric Grid, Energy, News

WASHINGTON – A new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides comprehensive recommendations for improving the U.S. electric power system so that it can adequately provide electricity to the…

National Grid Renewables Breaks Ground on 200 MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Illinois

February 24, 2021 - in Energy, News, Renewables

Project poised to create millions in tax revenue, landowner income, and charitable initiatives   Minneapolis, MN – National Grid Renewables, which includes the renewables development company formerly known as Geronimo Energy, announced today the start…

New Report Outlines Recommendations for Transformative National Transmission Plan

February 19, 2021 - in Electric Grid, Energy, News

Energy Systems Integration Group Releases “Transmission Planning for 100% Clean Electricity” White Paper   Reston, Va. – Today, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and…