Associated Press - Wed December 29, 2021
Boosting Renewable Energy 'Top Priority' in Western U.S.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) U.S. officials announced approval of two large-scale solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in other Western states to potential solar power development, as part of President Biden administration's effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon December 20, 2021
Contractors Brace for Boom in Renewable Energy Projects
The outlook for energy-related construction is a positive one. The renewable energy sector is preparing for a boom over the next five years and the fossil fuels industry is fighting hard to hold its place in the battle for power....
Associated Press - Wed September 08, 2021
New Rural Project Aims to Tap Into Geothermal Energy
MILFORD, Utah (AP) Just outside Milford, a town of approximately 1,400 people in southwest Utah, researchers behind a major energy project are hoping to tap into a limitless supply of clean, reliable power....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
NPR. org - Tue August 24, 2021
PG&E to Bury 10,000 Mi. of Power Lines in California
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 mi. of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California....
The Baltimore Sun - Thu August 05, 2021
Wind Farm Developer Plans Fabrication Hub at Baltimore's Sparrows Point
A wind farm developer plans to bring steel production back to Sparrows Point, on Baltimore's southeastern edge, to establish a manufacturing hub to serve the growing wind energy industry. The one-time home of a massive Bethlehem Steel plant, Sparrows Point is a peninsula with a deep-water port between Chesapeake Bay and the Patapsco River....
Associated Press - Wed July 14, 2021
Firms Planning Experimental Power Plant in Glenrock, Wyoming
GLENROCK, Wyo. (AP) Some communities would balk at the idea of a company building an experimental power source on the edge of town. Glenrock is not one of them. Before the end of the year, developers of a new type of nuclear power plant will decide which of four Wyoming towns will house their project, and Glenrock wants to be selected....
AEM - Mon June 21, 2021
The Future of Energy Storage, Microgrids
As electric utility companies look to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions over the next several decades, significant steps are already being taken to begin modernizing the grid. Microgrids represent a key component of that modernization....
Nola. com - Wed June 16, 2021
Venture Global Announces Joint-Venture for Plaquemines LNG plant
U.S. liquefied natural gas company Venture Global LNG said on Thursday that construction firm Zachry Group will work with engineering firm KBR Inc (KBR.N) in a joint venture to build the first phase of the Plaquemines LNG export plant in Louisiana....
PV-tech. org - Tue June 15, 2021
Duke Energy Announces Start of Construction in Navarro County
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has announced that construction has started on its 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project in Navarro County, Texas. Engineering and construction are being carried out by Moss, while Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will own and operate the park, which is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2022....
