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Renewable Properties, a developer and investor in small-scale utility, community solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure projects, added 50 MW of completed projects to its portfolio in 2024, [...]The post Renewable Properties Expands Community Solar Portfolio With 50 MW Across Four States appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Google has entered into long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Texas-based Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) to support more than 700 MW of solar power projects in Oklahoma. Google on Jan. [...]The post Google Signs PPAs for Energy From Oklahoma Solar Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Denmark-headquartered Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund (CI ETF I), and Friesen Elektra Green Energy AG have initiated project Anker, a green hydrogen production facility in Sande, [...]The post Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Begins 800-MW Hydrogen Project in Germany appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) has continued to announce billions of dollars of loan guarantees to energy companies in the final days of the Biden administration, including for upgrades [...]The post Plug Power Gets $1.7 Billion Loan Guarantee From DOE to Produce Hydrogen Fuel appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As we enter 2025, the world's growing need for charging large battery storage in vehicles is driving many changes in how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy. Against this [...]The post Four Energy Trends to Watch in 2025 appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Biden administration has finalized a $15 billion loan guarantee to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), in the biggest outlay to a single group in the history of [...]The post Biden's DOE Finalizes $15 Billion Loan Guarantee to California's PG&E appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova said it has completed a validation test series for its advanced Dry Low NOx (DLN) hydrogen combustion technology, designed for the company's B- and E-class gas turbines. The [...]The post GE Vernova Validates 100% Hydrogen-Fueled DLN Combustor Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Is it possible that the digital infrastructure and energy/power industries are overestimating the need for data centers, and for development of new energy facilities to be used to power them? [...]The post Growth of Data Centers Likely Faces Economic, Legal Challenges appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Advanced nuclear technology firm Oklo is partnering with Texas-based prime and backup solutions company RPower to roll out an innovative phased energy model" that will combine natural gas and nuclear [...]The post Nuclear-Gas Synergy: Oklo and RPower Unveil Phased Model to Address Data Center Power Demands appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)-a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development-making it the world's second deep geological repository (DGR) [...]The post Sweden Begins Construction on World's Second Deep Geological Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Constellation Energy said the company is applying for federal funding as it evaluates whether to put one or more small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at its Nine Mile Point nuclear [...]The post Constellation Seeking Permit for Small Modular Reactor at Nine Mile Point appeared first on POWER Magazine.

UK energy giant BP said it will cut more than 5% of its global workforce, as the company continues a plan to reduce costs as it transitions to more operations [...]The post BP Cutting Thousands of Jobs in Effort to Reduce Costs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

As a significant final move before the incoming Trump administration takes office, the Biden administration has announced conditional loan commitments totaling $22.92 billion to support projects by eight utility companies [...]The post As Last Measure, Biden Administration Unveils $23B in Utility Loan Commitments to Modernize Grid, Boost Clean Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Florida-based battery energy storage provider is teaming with Idaho's largest electric utility for a 200-MW/800-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed to support grid resiliency. Prevalon Energy, a [...]The post Prevalon Will Provide Second Energy Storage System for Idaho Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

PetroVietnam Power (PV Power), a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, said it has started initial operation of the first of two 812-MW LNG-fired units at its Nhon Trach power plant, located [...]The post First of Several LNG-Fueled Power Plants Comes Online in Vietnam appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Estonia energy company Fermi Energia has begun the site selection process for that country's first nuclear power plant, more than a decade after government officials initially approved construction of a [...]The post Estonia Choosing Site for Nuclear Power Plant With GE Hitachi Reactors appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A 111-MW solar power facility built on reclaimed land at a former coal mine site in Kentucky has entered commercial operation. The Martin County Solar Project (MCSP), developed, built, owned [...]The post Shell Group Company Starts Solar Farm at Former Kentucky Coal Mine appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Global electrical technology company ABB said it has acquired Lumin, a U.S.-based group that provides responsive energy management systems, to expand its home energy management capabilities in the North American [...]The post ABB Acquires Lumin, Expanding Residential Energy Management Portfolio appeared first on POWER Magazine.

After several years of relatively steady demand, U.S. electricity demand is now surging, driven by various factors, including commercial sector growth, the urgent development or expansion of data centers, and [...]The post Best Practices for Building Tomorrow's Power Leaders During Record Growth appeared first on POWER Magazine.

During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald J. Trump took an extremely tough stance on bringing back jobs lost to foreign countries by incentivizing domestic manufacturing. Trump took a [...]The post Gauging the Impact of Trump 2.0 on U.S. Energy and Jobs appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Competitive generation giant Constellation has agreed to acquire Calpine Corp. in a $16.4 billion deal that is set to create the largest producer of clean and reliable energy in the [...]The post Constellation Moves to Acquire Calpine in $16.4B Deal, Forming Competitive Generation Goliath appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova and Harbin Electric said a 2-GW natural gas-fired power plant has entered commercial operation in China, providing power to that country's most-populated province. The companies on Jan. 9 [...]The post 2-GW Gas-Fired Plant With GE Vernova Turbines Now Online in China appeared first on POWER Magazine.

GE Vernova's Onshore Wind business said it has signed an order to provide 14 of the company's model 4.2 MW-117m turbines for the Iwaya and Shitsukari wind farms being developed [...]The post GE Vernova Supplying Turbines for Two Japan Wind Projects appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A planning commission in a Virginia county has voted unanimously to recommend denial of a rezoning application from Balico LLC, an industrial developer seeking to build multiple natural gas-fired generation [...]The post Virginia Officials Oppose Construction of Data Center Complex With Gas-Fired Power Plants appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A New York-based developer, owner, and operator of battery energy storage systems (BESS) said it has begun commercial operation of two 100-MW projects in Texas. Albany-headquartered Key Capture Energy on [...]The post Key Capture Energy Brings Two BESS Projects Online in Texas appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the agency has approved the 600-MW Jove Solar Project, sited on about 3,500 acres of land in La Paz County, Arizona. The [...]The post BLM Approves 600-MW Jove Solar Project in Arizona appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Doosan koda Power has successfully completed the Rayong project in Thailand (Figure 1). The company delivered a 20-MW steam turbine, including a generator, condenser, and other accessories, to the newly [...]The post New Combined Cycle Power Plant in Thailand Features Doosan koda Power Technology appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) reported that its B&W Thermal business segment has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $13 million to retrofit boiler cleaning equipmentfor a power plant in [...]The post Babcock & Wilcox Secures Major Coal Power Plant Retrofit Contract in Southeast Asia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Deals involving the data center sector are occurring regularly, as tech companies make moves to ensure they have a reliable supply of power for their energy-intensive operations. Several generation types, [...]The post Generational Shift-Data Centers Bring Change to Energy Landscape appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Renewable energy developer EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) said two solar farms with a combined 300 MW of generation capacity are now operating in Kern County, California. The two-phase [...]The post EDP Brings 300 MW of Solar Power Online in Southern California appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Among the elements of America's carbon-based industries and infrastructure being impacted by electrification, transportation exhibits, first, widespread economic and environmental impacts (private highway vehicles) driven by emerging technology, public policy, [...]The post U.S. Railroading: What Sector's Future Power Suppliers Will Need to Know appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Colorado-based Liberty Energy and California-based DC Grid announced a memorandum of understanding to deliver advanced power solutions that would support the growing energy demands of industries such as commercial fleet [...]The post Groups Collaborate on Off-Grid Power Solutions for EV Hubs, Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Transmission congestion currently affects approximately 70% of the U.S. grid. Bottlenecks delay the interconnection of cost-effective clean energy sources, limit the transfer of electricity between regions, and raise operational and [...]The post Why Utilities Can't Afford to Wait to Deploy DLR appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The production and consumption of carbon-free energy (CFE) has accelerated worldwide in recent years, driven by large private energy consumers who have been leading this transition. For example, Google has [...]The post Factors Impacting the Transition to Carbon-Free Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Regulators in North Carolina have approved Duke Energy's plan to replace some of the utility's coal-fired units with natural gas-fired generation. The North Carolina Utilities Commission in December issued orders [...]The post Officials Approve Duke Energy's Plan to Replace Coal with Gas-Fired Units appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A Kentucky electric cooperative plans to build new natural gas-fired units, and convert some of its coal-fired units to burn natural gas, as part of an expansion of its power [...]The post Kentucky Utility Plans New Gas-Fired Units, Coal-to-Gas Conversion, and Solar Farms appeared first on POWER Magazine.

LUMA, Puerto Rico's electric power transmission and distribution system operator, has struggled to restore power to some of its customers in the wake of an outage that left the entire [...]The post Restoration Efforts Continue Following Complete Blackout of Puerto Rico's Power Grid appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Compared to recent years, which have been characterized by chronic energy shortages and price volatility, the world appears to be trundling toward a new energy market context, defined by an unprecedentedThe post 2025's Energy Crossroads: 6 Trends Redefining the Global Power Sector appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The new year always provides a great opportunity to take a look back to see what POWER got right (or wrong) in our previous industry forecast. More importantly, it gives us a chance to look ahead. Some thingsThe post Factors Affecting the Power Industry in 2025 and Beyond: Trump and Data Centers Among Key Influences appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilientThe post Central Theme for Energy's Future: Decentralizing Power Generation appeared first on POWER Magazine.

U.S. tech giant Amazon will power operations in Greece with three new utility-scale wind farms that also will provide electricity for the grid in three parts of the country. Company officials in NovemberThe post Amazon Supports Three New Wind Farms in Greece appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Nuclear power can be a highly important component of a country's energy security strategy. This is true for several reasons. Nuclear plants provide consistent baseload power that is not dependent on weatherThe post War and Nuclear Energy: Risks Are Enormous for Power Industry and World appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Transformers have been the backbone of power grids for over a century, but today's demands for renewable energy, electric vehicles, and smarter grids are exposing their limits. Enter solid-state transformers-compact, [...]The post The Solid-State Shift: Reinventing the Transformer for Modern Grids appeared first on POWER Magazine.

First Hualong One at Zhangzhou No. 1 Mega-Nuclear Plant Powers Up in China. China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), on Nov. 28, successfully connected Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant No. 1, a 1.1-GW Hualong OneThe post POWER Digest [January 2025] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Not everyone has to be an expert. Having a goal to do the right thing, listening to your team, and seeking experienced help often results in an expert solution. Wayne Fritz, the manager of a struggling ammoniaThe post Marnie Surfaceblow: Know What You Know and Know What You Don't appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Saudi Arabia energy major ACWA Power announced it is developing more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in China. The company in reports published Dec. 31 said the portfolio [...]The post Saudi Group Announces 1 GW of Renewables as Part of $50 Billion China Investment appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Eskom, South Africa's major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom [...]The post Second Unit of South Africa Nuclear Plant Back Online After Major Maintenance appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) issued a construction license to Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) for Chashma Nuclear Power Plant Unit 5 (C-5), on Dec. 26. PAEC applied for [...]The post Pakistan Will Build Another Chinese-Designed Nuclear Power Unit appeared first on POWER Magazine.

San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. (SMECI), a not-for-profit generation and transmission rural electric cooperative located in Atascosa County, Texas, was awarded more than $1.4 billion through the U.S. Department of [...]The post Texas Coal Plant Will Convert to Solar Plus Storage with Help of Fed Funding appeared first on POWER Magazine.

The outlook for the power generation sector in 2025 promises a continuation of the energy transition, though there's plenty of debate about the direction of the industry. Advocates for renewable [...]The post Industry Experts Say Storage, Renewables, Transmission Key Parts of 2025 Energy Outlook appeared first on POWER Magazine.