From the Editor: Now more than ever, hospitals must be resilient
It's been a tough year. Our lives have been tremendously altered because of a global pandemic that has taken almost 1.5 million human souls globally"and it isn't over yet.
It's been a tough year for...
Energy Cast Podcast: Californian conundrum
Energy Cast is a podcast featuring some of the top experts across all links in the energy industry chain, including electric vehicles, renewables, generation and more! Jay Dauenhauer created the show and has been...
Oil giants joining electric utilities in pushing federal leaders to strengthen GHG emission rules
In a renewed sign that energy companies are progressing beyond whipsawing U.S. government policy on environmental issues, three major oil companies are pushing for a reversal of the Trump Administration's rollback on methane emissions...
Siemens Energy announces immediate exit from new coal projects
Siemens Energy today announced that it was withdrawing from all new coal projects.
Chief executive Christian Bruch told a press conference: "Effective immediately, we cease supporting the development of new coal-fired power plants."
He explained that...
Energy Cast Podcast: Clean vs. renewable power- What’s the difference?
Energy Cast is a podcast featuring some of the top experts across all links in the energy industry chain, including electric vehicles, renewables, generation and more! Jay Dauenhauer created the show and has been...
Gonzales Electric Authority enters into agreement for 35-MW microgrid
Last week, microgrid developer Concentric
Power and Gonzales Electric Authority (GEA), established by the City
of Gonzales to oversee its new municipal electric utility, announced that they
have executed an Energy Services Agreement (ESA) to deliver wholesale electric
power...
IEA Outlook: COVID impact on energy demand felt for years
Global energy demand will drop five percent this year and
carbon emissions by seven percent while the impact of COVID-19 on the sector
will be felt for years to come, according to the International Energy Agency's...
Entergy makes net-zero by 2050 commitment
Last week, Entergy Corporation announced its
commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company also
reaffirmed its commitments to grid reliability and affordability for customers.
Key actions by
Entergy include:
Ongoing integration of renewable energy resources, storage...
Asia and Europe are global industrial digitalization leaders, says BNEF
Last week, BloombergNEF (BNEF) announced
the release of its 2020 national industrial digitalization ranking which shows
that South Korea, Singapore and Germany are the top ranking regions.
BNEF's
annual ranking highlights the top countries for industrial digital
transformation...
Entergy, Mitsubishi Power partnering on decarbonizing power fleet via hydrogen, energy storage
Entergy Corp.
will collaborate with Mitsubishi Power on bringing decarbonization projects to
the utility's businesses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
A major part of the collaboration will be focused on hydrogen-fueled technologies. Hydrogen does not contain...