Texas oil production to break all-time records in 2024 to exceed 5.6 million barrels per day
According to data from the US Energy Information Administration, December saw the all-time production record in the USA surpassed with more than 13.3 million barrels per day, a figure that, according to forecasts, will be widely surpassed in both 2024 and 2025. Texas is already the largest oil producer in the USA with 42% of the total, and employs more than 480,000 Texans. The sector already contributes more than $26.3 billion in state and local taxes to the national economy, an increas...
Vietnam's Largest Diameter of Onshore Wind Turbine to Date Will Be Installed at Hai Anh Wind Farm Project
DONG HA, Vietnam - Electric Wind Power ("the Company", SHA:688660), a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric (SEHK:2727, SSE:601727), also China's leading onshore wind power equipment manufacturer and one of China's largest offshore wind power equipment makers, recently signed a deal to provide its advanced wind turbines to joint venture partners Hai Anh Wind Power Company, IPC Construction Joint Stock Company (IPC E&C), and Asia Industrial Technology Joint Stock Company (ACIT) for the Hai Anh Wind Fa...
New York State to Collaborate with New York University on Digital Tool to Detect Issues in Large Power Transformers
Research Study to Develop Prototype to Help Power Industry Save Money and Avoid Outages and Failures WHITE PLAINS--The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is leading a study to validate a technique that could potentially help the utility industry digitally monitor transformers to better detect problems without taking the units out of service. The research, co-led by New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) and supported by a nearly $190,000 grant from the New York State...
New ESIG Report: Modeling the Effects of Distributed Generation on Transmission Infrastructure Investment: A Western Case Study
A STUDY EXAMINING DIFFERENCES IN TRANSMISSION NEEDS WHEN MEETING CLEAN ENERGY GOALS WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF UTILITY-SCALE RESOURCES VERSUS DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Modeling the Effects of Distributed Generation on Transmission Infrastructure Investment: A Western Case Study, modeling the impacts that increasing distributed generation deployments may have on transmission flows and transmission investments. Th...
The new Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm will provide clean energy for 375,000 Scottish households
This new facility will have 54 turbines producing 450 MW of clean energy, which is enough energy to reduce approximately 400.000 tons of CO2 emissions per year. The wind farm will occupy an area of approximately 105 km2 and is located about 15 km off the coast of Fife in Scotland. Sarens has provided its SPMT (Self Propelled Modular Trailers) to transport the jackets, each weighing approximately 1450 tons, for storage and subsequent movement to the barge to reach their final offshore location...
Charged Risks: Vulnerabilities in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Exposed
The Electric Vehicle (EV) industry has hit full speed, with the UK government pledging that all new cars will be zero emission by 2035. According to the European Environment Agency, the European bloc has followed suit, with 22% of passenger vehicles being electric in 2022. Home Charging Issues The below image highlights one of the most popular EVs, being charged with a generic home charger. This shows the use of the vulnerable SNMPv1 protocol being used (the MAC address has been redacted)....
EnergyHub helps Ontario’s IESO build Canada’s largest residential virtual power plant in just six months
More than 100,000 homes have enrolled in Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) Save on Energy Peak Perks program since the initiative launched in June 2023 (New York) – EnergyHub, a leading grid-edge flexibility provider, in partnership with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), has enrolled more than 100,000 homes in the Save on Energy Peak Perks™ program in just six months to create the largest residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Canada. It’...
Exodigo Earns Federal Funding to Help Modernize Power Grid
Partners With Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Support Transition to Underground Electric Power Lines Through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Program Palo Alto, CA – January 30, 2024 – Exodigo today announced that it will provide the accurate, complete subsurface maps needed to improve undergrounding processes for power lines as part of the Grid Overhaul with Proactive, High-speed Undergrounding for Reliability, Resilience, and Security (GOPHURRS) program l...
WSP Energy Future Report: Electric Grid Reliability Worries Americans
A new WSP survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, reveals 79 percent of Americans are concerned about aging U.S. electric infrastructure; suggests wholehearted support for clean energy projects. WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Americans are deeply concerned about the country’s aging electric power grid with 61 percent saying they would be willing to pay slightly more for electricity if it meant building a more reliable electric grid, according to the WSP Pulse on Energy report released today....
Lhyfe and EDP Renewables signed a long-term contract for the supply of renewable electricity in Germany
Nantes (France) and Madrid (Spain), 24 January 2024 - 6:15 pm - Lhyfe (Euronext: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in green and renewable hydrogen production, and EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the development of renewable energy, are announcing the signing of a 15-year renewable electricity supply contract or Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA). Under this 15-year PPA, Lhyfe will buy renewable energy generated by a 39 MWac (55 MWp) solar project in Germany devel...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
