Massachusetts offshore wind job gets green light at approximately 8.9 cents/kWh
Enlarge / A rendering of the Vineyard Wind installation. Last May, Massachusetts chose companies representing a project called Vineyard Wind to negotiate long-term contracts for an 800 megawatt (MW) offshore wind project that would serve some 400,000 homes. This month, the state approved the negotiated contracts, clearing the way for Vineyard Wind to become the…
Germany’s first prison indictment in VW emissions scandal is ex-CEO Winterkorn
Enlarge / Martin Winterkorn, former Volkswagen Group CEO. On Monday, German prosecutors filed a criminal indictment against former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn for participating in the fraud that led to the diesel-emissions scandal that rocked the company in 2015. Four other managers were also indicted today, but their names were not released. In 2015,…
Yet another state (Washington, this time) passed 100% tidy energy legislation
Enlarge / The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state is the largest hydroelectric producer in the United States. A generator rotor stands on the floor of the Grand Coulee's Third power plant for refurbishing on August 9, 2016 in Grand Coulee, Washington. Photo by Alfredo Sosa/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images. On Thursday, Washington…
Oil-wealthy Norway deals with a political crossroads as environment issues grow
Enlarge / A faint but colourful aurora from the Lofoten Islands, Norway, on March 10, 2018. VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images On Saturday, the leader of Norway's Labor Party said the party would stop pushing for oil exploration in the country's ecologically sensitive Lofoten Islands, according to Bloomberg. Norway is a major oil producer, pumping…
BMW, Daimler, and VW conspired to avoid much better emissions manage...
Enlarge / Right to left: Matthias Wissmann, president of the German Automobile Industry Association (VdA), Harald Krueger, CEO of German car maker BMW, Dieter Zetsche, chairman of German car maker Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz cars, and Matthias Mueller, CEO of German car maker Volkswagen, take a seat to attend a so-called diesel summit…
The Evolving Energy Community: Smart Grids To Smart Energy
Introduction For any nation, the energy ecosystem is fundamental to its progress and development. Since the energy industry drives economic growth, the power grid has always had a profound impact on a nation’s economic survival, security, and sustainability. Now, supported by advances in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things and more, the…
Judge ends Arizona coal-mine owners’ effort to force power client to...
A federal judge in Arizona dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the state's major water supplier to continue buying power from the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), a 2.25 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power plant in Arizona. NGS is the largest coal plant west of the Mississippi River. But in 2017, its owners decided they would…
Researchers Wished To Reproduce Nuclear Blend – The Sun’s Energy Source....
How the Sun creates energy is a fascinating question. Replicating the process of nuclear fusion here on Earth would allow us to create nearly-unlimited clean energy.
Senate reintroduces expense to assist innovative nuclear innovation
Enlarge / The Watts Bar nuclear power plant in Tennessee. Last week, a bipartisan group of 15 US senators re-introduced a bill to instate the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy. A smaller group of senators originally introduced the bill in September of last…
Judge states Trump can’t re-open Arctic waters that Obama near drilling
Enlarge / United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, frozen lagoon and sea, pack ice formation. Getty Images On Friday, a federal judge ruled that President Trump could not re-authorize drilling in Arctic waters after President Obama removed those waters from drilling in 2016. If the Alaskan judge's ruling withstands appeal, it would mean…
