In a statement sent to Rigzone on Monday, Naeem Aslam, CIO of Zaye Capital Markets, said energy’s “bloodbath” today is a “classic risk-premium unwind”. “Trump’s ‘serious talks’ with Iran vaporized the geopolitical […]
Behind-the meter generation is scaling up to meet “hyperscale” US demand
Pacifico Energy Chief Operating Officer Kevin Pratt says projects such as the planned 7 GW GW Ranch microgrid in Texas highlight a shift toward private grids as developers seek faster, more reliable […]
Africa’s Solar Boom Draws New Investment
This week, the World Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation announced that they will funnel tens of millions of dollars into the budding African solar power sector. The two major global funding bodies […]
The Coming LNG Supply Wave Is Good News for Europe
Europe’s natural gas storage sites are depleting at the fastest pace in years, suggesting stocks would end this winter at their lowest level since 2022. End-of-winter supply in storage at the lowest […]
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts
Battery storage major says costs have fallen 60 pct in two years, helping redefine the grid and customer needs, and along with solar is cheapest and easiest to build. The post Battery […]
Texas Just Approved the Largest Gas Power Project in U.S. History
Texas’ environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oilfields of the Permian Basin, according […]
Big batteries are pushing down current and expected prices in the evening peaks
Batteries are clearly impacting evening peak spot prices, resulting in lower average spot prices and lower expected baseload futures prices The post Big batteries are pushing down current and expected prices in […]
New Pumped Hydro Energy Storage System Needs No Mountains
A new, compact pumped hydro energy storage system uses lower elevations and sloping hills, avoiding the cost and environmental impacts of mountain-based storage systems. The post New Pumped Hydro Energy Storage System […]
Unleashing a solar plus storage tidal wave
Grid infrastructure has been in the spotlight for years, even before the AI-driven data center boom we’ve had headlines of long interconnection queues for both demand and generation. Now it is a […]
World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility goes online in China salt caverns
The world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility has reached full operation in underground salt caverns in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. The post World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility […]
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