Grid-Scale Energy Storage: A Power Play for Regulated Utilities
Summary Battery energy storage is revolutionizing the utilities sector--enhancing grid reliability, enabling renewable integration, and creating new revenue streams. Falling costs, policy support, and innovative commercial models like battery energy storage systems-linked power purchase agreements are accelerating deployment. From a credit perspective, widespread adoption has the potential to strengthen utilities' overall credit profiles by improving cash flow predictability and operational...
DOE Identifies 16 Federal Sites Across the Country for Data Center and AI Infrastructure Development
Energy Secretary Chris Wright acts to strengthen America’s energy dominance and leadership in artificial intelligence by leveraging federal land and assets GOLDEN, COLORADO—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced plans to help ensure America leads the world in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and lower energy costs by co-locating data centers and new energy infrastructure on DOE lands. DOE has released a Request for Information (RFI) to inform possible use of DOE land for artific...
Schneider Electric partners with One Click LCA to publish Environmental Product Declarations for record-breaking +50,000 products
Extensive environmental data on Schneider Electric’s products is now exclusively available through the One Click LCA platform. This is the largest-ever publication of EPD data for electrical products in history, vastly increasing the amount of data available to the global mechanical, plumbing, and electrical (MEP) industry. Helsinki, Finland (April 1st, 2025) Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has published the largest-eve...
Improving steel pipelines for safe transport of hydrogen
Hydrogen is increasingly gaining attention as a promising energy source for a cleaner, more sustainable future. Using hydrogen to meet the energy demands for large-scale applications such as utility infrastructure will require transporting large volumes via existing pipelines designed for natural gas. But there’s a catch. Hydrogen can weaken the steel that these pipelines are made of. When hydrogen atoms enter the steel, they diffuse into its microstructure and can cause the metal to become b...
Video: Improving Steel Pipelines for Safe Transport of Hydrogen
The steel used to make pipelines can be weakened by hydrogen molecules that are introduced during manufacturing or when the pipeline is transporting oil and gas. USask researchers used the CLS to generate 3D images of the cracks that form inside the steel, to better understand what is happening at a microscopic level. They found that the amount of hydrogen that stays inside the steel and where it accumulates have the largest impact on whether a pipeline will fail. This new information can be use...
Governor Hochul Announces New York Power Authority’s First Renewable Energy Project Under Expanded Authority
NYPA Takes 100% Ownership of 20 MW Somers Solar Project in Washington County Large-Scale Renewables Project to Create More Than 100 Union Jobs Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York Power Authority (NYPA) has acquired full ownership of a 20 megawatt (MW) solar energy generation project in the town of Fort Edward in Washington County. The Somers Solar project is the first to be acquired, owned and operated by the Power Authority under its expanded authority – signed in...
New material moves seawater batteries step closer to primetime
As the world makes more use of renewable energy sources, new battery technology is needed to store electricity for the times when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing. “Current lithium batteries have reached their limitations in terms of energy storage capability, life cycle, and safety,” says Xiaolei Wang, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. “They’re good for applications like electric vehicles and portable electronics, but they’re not s...
Thermal imaging for hydrogen flame detection and monitoring
Visualize ‘invisible’ hydrogen flames, improve situational awareness, and keep technical staff safe. Renewable hydrogen is set to play a crucial role in the energy transition. European member states are already experimenting with this promising energy carrier, and they are testing how they can repurpose existing natural gas distribution networks to bring hydrogen to the consumer. Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas. That is why technical staff working on these hydrogen distribution networks wi...
Renewables to play essential role in product portfolio of oil and gas companies, says GlobalData
Global power generation is increasingly shifting toward renewable sources, reducing the reliance on fossil fuels. While global energy generation has risen by around 30% in the past ten years, renewable energy has nearly doubled over this timeframe. With the share of renewables in the global energy mix forecast to reach over 40% by 2030, it is expected to play a key role in the product portfolios of oil and gas companies, which are relatively new entrants in the space, according to GlobalData, a...
Siemens AG and Schneider Electric Take the Lead in ABI Research’s Software for Green Hydrogen Production Competitive Ranking
A new Competitive Ranking by global intelligence firm ABI Research finds that Siemens AG is the leading provider of software for green hydrogen production, narrowly beating Schneider Electric to the top spot overall, leading the market across innovation and implementation criteria. Companies assessed and ranked include: Market Leaders: Siemens AG, Schneider Electric Mainstream: ABB, AspenTech, Homer Energy Followers: Rockwell Automation, SLB, ZeroAvia “As green hydrogen production capaci...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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