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PacifiCorp To Add Solar and Wind Capacity, Retire Coal Plants, in 2019 Resource Plan

Scheme would shutter 20 of 24 coal-fired units, add battery storage

Corinne Grinapol

October 9, 2019

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Sierra Club says transition could be even faster; Wyoming legislature wants plants to be sold instead of shut down.

New Offshore Wind R&D Group Awards First Study

Debra K. Rubin

September 11, 2019

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Public-private consortium wants $300K project to weigh floating wind farm technology economics.

Interior Dept. Delays Vineyard Wind Construction Until 2020

Mary B. Powers

September 9, 2019

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Order to now assess cumulative impacts of adjacent planned offshore wind farms could put 800-MW Mass. project's key tax credit at risk.

Re-Powering the Power Industry: Sustainability Puts Grid on a New Path

Mario Azar

August 28, 2019

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As consumers demand constant cheap power, there will be more focus on distributed energy resources.

Offshore wind power design and construction

There's a Global Gust in the Offshore Wind Energy Market

July 24, 2019

Renewable energy sector advances worldwide as new technology and regional demand add scale—and costs get competitive.

Battery Storage Gains, May Replace Gas for Peak Power

Thomas F. Armistead

July 24, 2019

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Utility companies seeking to reduce CO2 emissions are increasingly relying on battery energy storage systems to meet peak-power demand as they retire their gas-fired plants.

Fire at Arizona Energy Storage Battery Bank Draws Scrutiny

Thomas F. Armistead

July 3, 2019

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Questions are still awaiting answers as Arizona Public Service Co. investigates the cause of an explosion April 19 in a 2-MW/2-MWh grid-connected energy-storage battery facility in Surprise, Ariz.

LNG export terminal on Delaware River site

NJ Pushed to Curb Gas Projects In Clean-Energy Future

Mary B. Powers

June 19, 2019

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As state is set to award its first 1,100-MW offshore wind farm contract, activists want it to restrict approvals of new natural-gas and other fossil fuel projects.

Mortenson Reaches Agreement To Deploy Fully Autonomous Equipment

Jeff Rubenstone

June 4, 2019

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In a bid to speed work on projects in remote sites and cope with labor shortages, Mortenson has announced an agreement with tech start-up Built Robotics to expand the contractors deployments of fully autonomous construction projects on renewable energy projects.

Contract Signed for Renewables Center at Former Mass. Coal Plant

May 22, 2019

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Energy developer Anbaric in May signed a $650-million agreement with an affiliate of Commercial Development Co. to develop a renewable-energy center at a former coal plant in Somerset, Mass.