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NJ Transit Awards Contract for First US Rail Microgrid System

January 11, 2017

New Jersey Transit is moving forward to implement the nation’s first microgrid tailored specifically to support public rail-infrastructure operations in case of a commercial power-grid disruption.

Hawaii Utility Seeks Shovel-Ready Wind Projects To Operate by 2022

January 11, 2017

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Utility Hawaiian Electric is looking for shovel-ready utility-scale wind-generation projects on Oahu that could take advantage of the federal investment tax credit.

Energy Viewpoint

Smart Utilities Enable Smart Cities: Creating the Smart Cities of the Future

By Mike Beehler and Meghan Calabro

December 28, 2016

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Smart cities are coming, and electric utilities should become partners in ushering in this new era.

Infrastructure

Two Consortiums Picked for East African Power Plant

80-MW Rusumo hydro project to provide electricity to Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi

Shem Oirere

December 26, 2016

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Joint venture led by German and Indian firms expects to break ground by the end of January.

Google, Environmentalists and University Push Methane-Leak Detection

Mary B. Powers

December 20, 2016

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National Grid, which serves New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is set to be the second U.S. natural-gas utility to use technology advanced by Google Earth, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Colorado State University to boost large-scale methane-leak detection.

EPA: Some Fracking Practices Could Contaminate Water

Pam Radtke Russell

December 20, 2016

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In a new report that concludes hydraulic fracturing can taint drinking water in some instances, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pinpoints steps in the fracking process in which better engineering, well construction and monitoring could help to prevent contamination.

Two Guys in a Garage Win Big Wave-Energy Converter Prize

Johanna Knapschaefer

December 20, 2016

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Wave energy, the emerging renewable resource behind wind and solar, is gaining traction as innovators advance the technology of wave-energy converter devices.

US Approves $2 Billion of Canada Cross-Border Transmission

Two projects will bring low-cost renewable energy to American customers

Mary B. Powers

December 13, 2016

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Two projects will bring low-cost Canadian renewable energy to American customers.

BP OKs First Platform in Gulf of Mexico Since 2010 Oil Spill

Pam Radtke Russell

December 7, 2016

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On Dec. 1, BP plc announced that it will move ahead with Mad Dog 2 platform after cutting costs by 60%.

Canada Clears Pipelines, but Local Resistance Expected

Thomas F. Armistead

December 7, 2016

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Oil pipelines dominated the energy news on Nov. 29, when Canada’s government approved one of two controversial pipelines from Alberta’s oil sands to the west coast, rejected a second and gave a pass to a third, running south to the U.S.