Utilities are burning less coal than they previously expected, a survey the US Surface Transportation Board conducted shows. During a Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee hearing Tuesday in Washington, committee member John Carr, ...
Tags: natural gas, Coal Generation
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, has executed a module supply agreement (MSA) that ...
Tags: First Solar, Thin-film, solar panels
Dirty diesel is the most common form of electricity generation throughout Caribbean island nations, but that will change if billionaire Richard Branson has anything to do with it. Branson is using his private island in the British Virgin ...
Tags: NRG Energy, LED lighting, Swap Diesel, Caribbean
The natural gas distribution companies serving the Northeast U.S. met near-record demand for natural gas in the period from January 2 to 8, 2014. The extreme cold weather throughout the Northeast (as well as much of the U.S. and Canada) ...
Despite efforts from some US states to re-evaluate their net-energy metering (NEM) policies, the impact of any potential changes on the US photovoltaics (PV) industry is expected to be negligible in 2014, according to IHS. "States ...
Tags: Lights, Lighting, Solar Markets, Solar, Energy
The Edison Foundation Institute for Electric Innovation, formerly IEE, released a new publication, Innovations Across the Grid, that showcases more than 70 utility-technology company partnerships that are fundamentally changing how ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
The B.C. government fast-tracked FortisBC's Tillbury LNG facility's expansion by exempting them from a certificate of public convenience. "The government wanted to get out of the way and allow the transportation fuel component of the LNG ...
Tags: LNG industry, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. (TSX: FTS) commends the B.C. government for changes announced today that will help to increase FortisBC's ability to rapidly and cost-effectively supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the B.C. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Natural Gas
Eastern US coal and gas producer Consol Energy said Tuesday that its third-quarter coal production exceeded guidance provided in the second quarter, while margins decreased primarily as a result of lower sales prices per ton. Consol said ...
Tags: coal, gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
A small upturn in prices for sub-5,000 kcal/kg NAR Chinese thermal coal on perceived stirrings of restocking activity for the upcoming northern hemisphere winter and some market tightness was seized on by traders Friday. South China ...
Tags: Coal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Many homeowners who want clean, green energy will buy and install solar panels. However, a solar array can be prohibitively expensive. Moreover, solar panels are not an option for many renters, condo owners, homeowners in ...
Tags: Clean Energy, Homeowners, Solar Panels
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) solar system maker Soitec of Bernin, France? and Maxwell Technologies Inc, a developer and manufacturer of storage and power delivery solutions, are to collaborate on a California Energy Commission ...
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Aimed at keeping workers connected to each other and the back office Alliant Energy, a US Midwest-based energy holding company, announced it's aiming to better connect its field technicians across a large geographical area, thanks to the ...
Tags: Alliant Energy, Clicksoftware
March 26, 2013 - A new report from Pike Research predicted global spending on building energy management systems (BEMS) for utility customers would reach $319 million worldwide by 2020—largely as a result of utilities looking to boost ...
Chinese buyers were bargain-hunting in the seaborne market against a backdrop of generally bearish demand and were heard Friday to have snapped up two Capesize spot cargoes of 5,500 kcal/kg NAR coal for $83.50-84.75/mt CFR south China, with ...
Tags: Chemicals, CFR Cargoes Trade, Chinese Market