Over the last year, several oil and gas majors have undergone high-profile mergers as we enter the era of the megamerger. Big Oil in the U.S. appears to be undergoing a transition, […]
Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
In a concession to automakers and labor unions, the Biden administration intends to relax elements of one of its most ambitious strategies to combat climate change, limits on tailpipe emissions that are […]
Google Powers EDF’s Methane Monitoring Satellite
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has partnered with Google for MethaneSAT, a new satellite that will map, measure, and track methane globally. MethaneSAT will launch in early May on a SpaceX Falcon […]
Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024
Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. This addition would be 55% […]
Study Finds Grid Transparency Behind-the-Meter a Challenge for Utilities
North American electric utilities continue to grapple with the challenge of managing behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs), according to the results of a survey of utility decision-makers published Feb. 15. […] The […]
U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Established A New Daily Record in January 2024
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! On January 16, 2024, a record high of 141.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas […]
Improving Nuclear Plant Construction Processes: How to Build Projects More Efficiently
If you have paid any attention to nuclear power plant construction projects over the years, you know that there is a long history of cost overruns and schedule delays on […] The […]
In First, NRC Approves Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Enriched up to 8% for Commercial Power Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Global Nuclear Fuel—Americas (GNF) the regulatory body’s first-ever authorization to produce nuclear fuel with uranium-235 (U-235) enrichments up to 8% for commercial power […] The […]
Salt River Project seeks 2.5 GW clean power, 1.2 GW peak capacity amid rapid Phoenix-area growth
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Salt River Project continues to experience significant load growth on its Arizona system and on Monday announced plans for a […]
Rystad Energy: world needs to invest $3.1 trillion into grid infrastructure by 2030
Last year, think tank Ember noted that, in Europe alone, grid connectivity will need to double over the next 15 years in order to reach the continent’s climate change goals, and analysts […]
Prometheus Institute 