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Global OTEC to develop ocean thermal energy conversion pilot plant
British firm Global OTEC will deploy its first energy-generating onshore ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant as part of a demonstration project. The London-based company has developed the OTEC Power Module, a […]
Glencore Cuts Coal as Market Glut Smothers Prices
Turns out the coal party might be winding down early—at least for Glencore. The world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal has finally said “enough is enough” and announced it’s cutting output at […]
Geothermal & Heat Pumps Are Quietly Undermining Fossil Industrial Heat
Industrial heat has always been the awkward uncle at the decarbonization dinner table. Loud, a bit old-fashioned, and responsible for about 20% of global carbon emissions, but nobody really wants to talk […]
BYD Advances Its “All EVs Great And Small” Strategy
BYD is accelerating along its path to the future with the introduction of two new models that undercut the competition in features and price. The post BYD Advances Its “All EVs Great […]
More Natural Gas-Fired Plants Planned to Support Ohio Data Centers
An Ohio town known as a hub for the burgeoning data center industry may soon have one or more new natural gas-fired power plants to support the area’s need for energy. The […]
Explainer: Why are wind turbines so big – and could smaller be better?
Everything is bigger in Texas, the saying goes, but for one thing: wind turbines. Texas is the US wind capital with three times more working turbines than the next largest US wind […]
Solar, wind and batteries set records in Texas as thermal plants the size of Australia’s entire coal fleet sit idle
Solar, wind and battery storage have set new output records in Texas – the country’s biggest electricity consumer – as the state’s thermal fleet was massively depleted because of planned and unplanned […]
Solar Power Was #2 Electricity Source in USA for 5 Hours Last Week!
We received a note from a reader, Daniel Miller, yesterday. He noted, “March 21st was the first time in US that Solar was the 2nd highest electric production on an hourly basis. […]
In 50 of 82 Days in 2025, Solar, Wind, & Water Surpass 100% of Electricity Demand in California for Part of Day
As I just reported (thanks to Daniel Miller for sending in the news), solar power provided the second-most electricity in the United States for 5 hours last week. A huge portion of […]