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Trump promises a ban on US onshore wind
Long-term wind farm critic president Donald Trump sparked apprehension in the US wind energy industry by committing, just days before…
Trump signs executive orders to end the ‘green deal’
On 20 January, his first day in office, newly sworn–in US president Donald Trump signed executive orders to end the…
Disastrous fire at world’s biggest grid battery
Power company Vistra’s flagship grid battery project, housed in and around the Moss Landing power plant in California, and reputedly…
Aypa Power secures $190 m BESS financing
Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company has closed a $190 million financing package for the Bypass battery energy storage system project to…
226 GW of battery projects seek connection in Germany
Large-scale battery projects with a combined capacity of 226 GW aspire to be connected to Germany’s transmission grid, increasing speculation…
Constellation wins record nuclear energy procurement
Nuclear major Constellation has been awarded more than $1 billion in combined contracts by the US General Services Administration to…
800 MW green hydrogen project for Germany
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund (CI ETF I), and Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG (Friesen Elektra)…
Coal down, renewables up 7%, in global electricity production
The International Energy Agency’s Monthly Electricity Statistics show thatin October 2024, total net electricity generation was 857.5 TWh in the…
US D0E announces three emissions abatement award schemes
Scaled up conversion of carbon emissions The DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to…
Converting to natural gas: a new use for coal assets
Many coal fired power plant steam generators designed and supplied in the latter part of the twentieth century still have a remaining useful life. While coal – which is the fuel around which these units were designed and sets the performance of the plant – has come under increased scrutiny as the world looks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the need for reliable, baseload power continues to grow. It makes sense to find environmentally friendly ways to increase the life of these historically coal fired generation assets. By John Koslosky, Senior Director, Business Development, Thermal Projects, Babcock & Wilcox