By retrofitting aging turbines with modern control systems, power generation companies are extending equipment lifespans, enhancing operational efficiency, and tapping into robust global support The post Old Turbines, New Tricks: How Retrofits […]
Saudi Arabia secures financing for 15 GW of new solar and wind capacity
A consortium led by Acwa Power, Water and Electricity Holding Co. (Badeel) and Saudi Aramco Power Co. has secured a $5.9 billion senior debt facility for seven Saudi Arabia renewable energy projects […]
Beyond new wires: The untapped path to grid resilience
Hannah Bascom is chief commercial officer at Uplight. Both the U.S. grid and consumers are buckling under pressure as climate-driven extreme weather intensifies, load growth skyrockets and electricity bills climb. Twice in July, […]
A Water War Is Brewing in Texas
One of the ways you can claim rights to water sources is to own land next to them or over them. It seems intuitive that you should be able to dip into […]
Solar and wind reach 100 pct of demand in biggest isolated grid, as batteries allow it to keep its thermals on
Wind and solar meet all of "net demand" in W.A., host of world’s biggest isolated grid, as growing fleet of big batteries give market operator room to keep its thermals on. The […]
German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models … And Worse!
Well, this is not good news. TÜV of Germany — or Technischer Überwachungsverein if you want to try your tongue at the full name — is a collection of independent German organizations […]
Rooftop solar back on a roll as new system installs ride the battery boom to a 2025 high
Rooftop solar installs jump to their highest levels yet in 2025, with a return to form for the small-scale PV market in a year that has seen home batteries steal the limelight. […]
World’s largest CCS project hits new low on amount of carbon captured and stored
New data from Chevron on its Gorgon carbon capture and storage project shows the lowest amount of carbon dioxide captured and stored since it started in 2019. The post World’s largest CCS project […]
California lawmakers urge CPUC to enforce utility interconnection timelines
A coalition of 18 California legislators has formally urged the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to enforce regulations under “Rule 21” regarding the interconnection of customer-sited solar and energy storage systems. From […]
NERC: Winter Grid Reliability at Risk Amid Soaring Demand, Fuel Supply Gaps
In its recently released Winter Reliability Assessment, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) found that while resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, large swaths of North America face an elevated […]
