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Methane Methods: Converting Harmful Gas to Renewable Energy

Methane Methods: Converting Harmful Gas to Renewable Energy

Companies are innovating ways to capture harmful methane from hydropower, sewers, and landfills and use it as renewable energy.


News May 23, 2024 by Emily Newton
Drilling for Geothermal: DOD Expands Next-Gen Tech

Drilling for Geothermal: DOD Expands Next-Gen Tech

The Department of Defense will partner with private companies to develop advanced geothermal systems near military installations, advancing…


News May 15, 2024 by John Nieman
Better Than Tesla? This Grid-Scale Storage System Lasts Longer

Better Than Tesla? This Grid-Scale Storage System Lasts Longer

The CATL system remained intact for years without degrading and surpassed Tesla’s Megapack in capacity and energy density. 


News May 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Going for Green: Can Offshore Wind Produce Hydrogen?

Going for Green: Can Offshore Wind Produce Hydrogen?

A university research team will explore the feasibility of wind-powered hydrogen production in New York’s waters.


News May 10, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Are High-Temperature Superconductors the Key to Nuclear Fusion?

Are High-Temperature Superconductors the Key to Nuclear Fusion?

Proxima Fusion has raised €20M in seed funding to accelerate development of the first generation of fusion power plants using quasi-isodynamic…


News May 07, 2024 by Mike Falter
EEPower Day On Demand

EEPower Day On Demand

In case you missed our first-ever event for power engineers, you can still catch it on demand.


Countdown to EEPower Day: Join the Ultimate Virtual Event for Power Engineers

Countdown to EEPower Day: Join the Ultimate Virtual Event for Power Engineers

Don't miss EEPower's first free virtual conference and trade show for power engineers. Register now!


Can CSP Scale to Meet Solar Demand?

Can CSP Scale to Meet Solar Demand?

Concentrating solar-thermal power technologies are a reliable alternative to conventional solar systems, but can they overcome barriers to wider…


News Apr 26, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Plans Unusual Nuclear Reactor

Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Plans Unusual Nuclear Reactor

The Bill Gates-founded company plans to start early design work on its advanced nuclear reactor in Wyoming this summer.


News Apr 19, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
California School Buses Get a V2G Boost

California School Buses Get a V2G Boost

A grant-funded project in California will install bidirectional chargers supporting nearly two dozen all-electric school buses.


News Apr 18, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Google Plans Solar, Wind, Battery To Power Expanded Data Center

Google Plans Solar, Wind, Battery To Power Expanded Data Center

Google’s data center in Mesa, Arizona, will be powered by more than 400 MW of renewable energy across three plants.


News Apr 08, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Renewable Oil? Chevron Plans Solar-Produced Hydrogen at CA Oil Field

Renewable Oil? Chevron Plans Solar-Produced Hydrogen at CA Oil Field

Chevron has plans to build a solar-powered electrolytic hydrogen production plant at a California oil field, marking its latest expansion in the…


News Apr 05, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Angling for Wind: Pitch Energy Modules Using Ultracapacitors

Angling for Wind: Pitch Energy Modules Using Ultracapacitors

The installation of over 50,000 pitch energy modules signifies North America's most extensive ultracapacitor retrofit.


News Apr 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
UK Tidal Power Project Set To Be World’s Largest

UK Tidal Power Project Set To Be World’s Largest

Liverpool is developing a riverside project that will harness abundant tidal flows to generate electricity for over a million people.


News Apr 01, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Mojave Desert Welcomes Massive Solar-Plus-Storage Park at CA Air Force Base

Mojave Desert Welcomes Massive Solar-Plus-Storage Park at CA Air Force Base

A 4,600-acre solar-plus-storage facility sharing land with the Air Force has started operating in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.


News Mar 19, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Yokogawa’s Wind Farm Solution: Driving Japan’s Offshore Energy Evolution

Yokogawa’s Wind Farm Solution: Driving Japan’s Offshore Energy Evolution

Yokogawa's cutting-edge approach to wind farm monitoring and management is the realization of a decarbonized society.


News Mar 13, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy, TransnetBW Team Up for Supercapacitor Grid Deal

Hitachi Energy partners with TransnetBW to advance renewable energy growth and grid resilience with supercapacitors.


News Mar 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
AI-Enabled 3D Models Tackle Critical Challenges for Utilities

AI-Enabled 3D Models Tackle Critical Challenges for Utilities

AI tools simulate the effects of extreme weather events, pinpoint vegetation risks, and reduce time-consuming manual surveys across utility networks.


News Mar 11, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Minesto’s Tidal Kite Sends Megawatts to Island Grid

Minesto’s Tidal Kite Sends Megawatts to Island Grid

Minesto's Dragon 12 enables seamless megawatt-scale tidal energy generation in the Faroe Islands.


News Mar 05, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Engineering Feat: World’s Longest Onshore Wind Turbine Blades

Engineering Feat: World’s Longest Onshore Wind Turbine Blades

China’s SANY Renewable Energy has crafted the world's longest onshore wind turbine blades, offering a number of unique features.


News Feb 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz