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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).

Selected highlights from the October 2016 edition of The Energy Industry Times

• 2016-10-01 16:44:59
• Junior Isles

Renewables lead as electricity sector investments hit record high  ■ Transmission operations at centre of ABB review  ■ US offshore wind strategy targets 86 GW  ■  Asia climate goals call for over $7 trillion investment  ■ Batteries find a home after EFR tender  ■ Record low bids submitted for Abu Dhabi solar project  ■ Vattenfall hits record low with wind tender  ■ Areva seals Adwen’s future

Greenhouse power plants under development at NC State

• 2016-09-28 04:28:55
• David Flin