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Improving the Grid Could Prevent Fires

November 20, 2019

After the latest distressing round of California wildfires and blackouts, more needs to be done to improve, not just rebuild, the aged power grid now recognized as causing some of the fires.

Renewable Energy

Giant GE Offshore Wind Turbine Now in U.S. For Engineering Tests

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 8, 2019

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A 107-m-high Haliade-X blade will undergo structural tests at Mass. R&D center in advance of turbine's global launch in U.S., set for 2021.

EPA Unveils New Coal Ash Regulations

Mary B. Powers

November 6, 2019

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The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed two rules that would ease Obama-era requirements for disposal of two streams of waste that result from burning coal to produce electricity—the storage of coal ash and the discharge of contaminated water into waterways.

Experts Say Burying Power Lines in California to Prevent Wildfires Would Be a Costly Solution

Erica Berardi

November 6, 2019

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As California wildfires flare throughout the state, critics are renewing focus on public utilities’ fire-risk management and prevention strategies.

Report: $10.7B Needed to Push Forward Carbon Removal Technologies

Pam McFarland

November 6, 2019

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There is growing consensus within the energy community that net-zero technologies to help keep global temperatures from rising above the 1.5° C to 2° C target established in the 2015 Paris Agreement will be insufficient in achieving that goal, according to former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.

Pipeline Route Disputes Are Poised for US Supreme Court Decision

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 6, 2019

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Developers, opponents rev up legal battles over state land seizure; PennEast loses again in court but vows to continue $1B NJ gas line.

World Set to Spend $840B By 2030 To Build Offshore Wind, But New Risk Aired

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

October 31, 2019

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Developer Orsted cuts power forecast, citing new wind strength analysis; experts eye larger turbines and better modeling as long-term fixes.

Canada's Trudeau Wins Tough Race, With Infrastructure Push Now More Complex

Liberals hang on despite overheated political scandals, but action on climate change, transport and pipeline building will need deals across party lines.

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

October 23, 2019

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Design-builder SNC-Lavalin, caught up in election fray, sees shares soar 14% on speculation reshaped government will settle long pending bribe charges.

California Utilities Ramp Up Line Work in Face of Fire Threats

Erica Berardi

October 23, 2019

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As wildfire warnings continue to race through California, utility giants PG&E and Southern California Edison (SCE) are stepping up their fire-risk mitigation plans for workers to harden infrastructure and manage vegetation.

Three Mile Island Nuke's Meltdown Unit Sold To Speed Site Cleanup

Mary B. Powers

October 23, 2019

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EnergySolutions will gain long shut reactor's license and $871-million cleanup fund in goal to accelerate decommissioning; nearby Unit 1 is not part of deal.