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Rocky Mountain Power plans major wind turbine expansion
- 2017-04-05 06:29:32.496703
- David Flin
Rocky Mountain Power of the USA has announced that it plans to build a $3.5 billion wind power generation and transmission project in southwestern Wyoming over the next three years.
Westinghouse Electric files for bankruptcy
- 2017-03-30 04:43:29.127525
- David Flin
Westinghouse Electric Company filed for bankruptcy protection on 29 March.
Trump signs executive order to end Clean Power Plan
- 2017-03-29 05:35:02
- David Flin
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cancel the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan,
Xcel Energy to build 1550 MW of new wind generation
- 2017-03-17 04:44:29.792693
- David Flin
Xcel Energy has announced that it will build seven new wind farms totalling 1550 MW in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa in the USA.
GE Hitachi and ARC Nuclear to cooperate on SMR development
- 2017-03-15 04:12:56.228968
- David Flin
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Advanced Reactor Concepts (ARC Nuclear) have agreed to collaborate in the development and licensing of an advanced small modular reactor (aSMR) based on mature Generation IV sodium-cooled reactor technology.
SunPower begins construction on 56 MW solar power plant in Oregon
- 2017-02-28 03:58:58.454268
- David Flin
SunPower has announced that construction has started on the 56 MW Gala Solar Power Plant in Crook County, Oregon, USA.
New North American wind power record
- 2017-02-17 05:19:31.377536
- David Flin
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) in the USA has set a wind power penetration record of 52.1 per cent on 12 February, becoming the first regional transmission organisation (RTO) in North America to serve more than 50 per cent of its load at a given time with wind energy.
Sulphur dioxide emissions from US power plants falls faster than coal generation
- 2017-02-06 03:55:23.846121
- David Flin
Sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions produced at power plants in the USA declined by 73 per cent from 2006 to 2015, a much larger reduction than the 32 per cent decrease in coal-fired generation over the same period, according to a recently released report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
NuScale Power submits small modular nuclear reactor design for review
- 2017-01-18 04:31:07.332912
- David Flin
NuScale Power, based in Oregon, USA, has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve the company’s small modular reactor commercial plant design.
Wind and Solar jobs boost in the USA
- 2017-01-16 04:06:46.712777
- David Flin
Solar industry employment in the USA rose by over 73,000 jobs (+ 25 per cent) in 2016, and the nation’s wind industry added 25,000 jobs, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE).
