The world’s electricity grids are facing unprecedented strain as demand surges from electrification, data centers, and renewable energy integration, while aging infrastructure struggles to keep pace. Traditional approaches to grid […] The […]
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Big Deal – Supreme Court’s Ruling on Uinta Basin Railway Is a Big Win for Energy Infrastructure Projects
Midstream developers have complained for decades that federal courts reviewing agency approvals for their infrastructure projects have cast too wide a net — that is, instead of requiring agencies to simply analyze […]
NEOM’s 2.2GW Green Hydrogen Project Hits 80% Completion, Poised to Redefine Clean Ammonia Production
Saudi Arabia’s Bold Green Hydrogen Project Hits 80% Completion The NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) — a powerhouse trio formed by ACWA Power, Air Products, and NEOM — just announced that its […]
It’s Tricky – Chevron’s Diminished Role in Venezuela Complicates Plans for U.S. Refiners Seeking Heavy Crude
Exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. have moved lower in recent months, a trend that seems likely to continue with the May 27 expiration of Chevron’s permit to operate there. But […]
Dozens of big industries want to plug in to Australia’s first 100 pct net renewable (wind and solar) grid
Will wind and solar kill industry? Not in South Australia, where dozens of industries are queueing to plug into the country’s most advanced renewable grid. The post Dozens of big industries want […]
Dynamic Pricing Beats Time-of-Use Pricing — EV Charging Pilot
We are quickly entering the electric vehicle era, and one of the most exciting things about this era is the opportunity and possibility from flexible, smart EV charging. There’s already potential here, […]
California’s solar, wind curtailment jumped 29% in 2024: EIA
Solar and wind energy output in California was curtailed by 29% more in 2024 than the year before, with solar accounting for 93% of curtailed energy that year, the Energy Information Administration said […]
House budget bill would kill 330K solar, storage jobs: SEIA
As the Senate reconvenes this week and begins budget negotiations, the Solar Energy Industries Association is lobbying to revise the steep Inflation Reduction Act cuts passed by the House of Representatives, citing […]
Anti-renewables bills die in Texas House, but may reemerge in 2027
Dive Brief: The Texas Legislature wrapped up its 2025 session on Monday without approving three energy bills that advocates said would have made it harder to build and operate renewable power plants […]
Giant four-hour battery proposed next to Australia’s biggest operating pumped hydro plant
Plans to install a four-hour big battery next to the largest operating pumped hydro generator in Australia have been submitted for federal environmental assessment. The post Giant four-hour battery proposed next to […]