Port of Long Beach Awarded $20 Million for Pier Wind
State grant powers proposed floating offshore wind energy project The Port of Long Beach on Wednesday was awarded $20 million by the California Energy Commission to fund the ongoing development of Pier Wind, a proposed 400-acre terminal to assemble and deploy floating offshore wind turbines. As the largest recipient of the agency's Offshore Wind Energy Waterfront Facility Improvement Program from state bond funding, the Port of Long Beach will match $11 million to complete engineering, env...
Piecing together the puzzle of future solar cell materials
Photographer: Chalmers University of Technology Global electricity use is increasing rapidly and must be addressed sustainably. Developing new materials could give us much more efficient solar cell materials than at present; materials so thin and flexible that they could encase anything from mobile phones or entire buildings. Using computer simulation and machine learning, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now taken an important step towards un...
Hanbat National University Study Finds Quantum Computing Can Make Homes Smarter and Greener
The world’s first quantum HVAC system is expected to deliver massive energy savings for homeowners. Image credit: Professor Sangkeum Lee from Hanbat National University Quantum reinforcement learning for HVAC control in residential buildings combines real-time occupancy detection with quantum computing principles Precise heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control is important for energy savings in residential buildings. Recently, a team of researchers from Korea, l...
SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub joins Canadian alliance of hydrogen hubs to accelerate clean energy innovation
Simon Fraser University’s Clean Hydrogen Hub has signed an agreement with three other leading Canadian hydrogen hubs conducting similar research and activities in developing hydrogen energy technologies. The collaboration between SFU, Vallée de la Transition Énergétique (VTE, Québec), Newfoundland and Labrador Hydrogen Innovation Partnership (HyIP, Newfoundland), and the Edmonton Regional Hydrogen Hub (Alberta) will form the Pan-Canadian Alliance of Hydrogen Hubs, representing a major nationa...
Jacket foundations marshalled efficiently for Greater Changhua 2b and 4a offshore wind farms
Lifting instead of RoRo safeguarded the project against changing tides and additional charter costs RoRo is often the preferred method for moving large and heavy offshore wind foundations onto and from vessels at port. Under ideal conditions, driving foundations directly to a set down point – rather than lifting and then driving them – takes less time. However, it is not always the most efficient or safest option under real-world conditions. In this instance, external factors mean a ring cr...
Alfa Laval and Aalborg CSP launch header-and-coil heat exchanger for large-scale energy storage system
Alfa Laval Aalborg Header-Coil A/S, a joint venture between heat exchanger manufacturers Alfa Laval and Aalborg CSP, has launched its first product in energy storage. The header-and-coil heat exchanger is specifically designed for use in large-scale thermal energy storage systems, offering high thermal efficiency, a compact footprint, and high reliability under cyclic operating conditions. Designed for cyclic operation The fully welded header-and-coil design features a unique serpent...
With the certification of three new sites in France and Germany, Lhyfe becomes Europe's largest producer of RFNBO hydrogen from the electrolysis of water
Lhyfe’s three recently RFNBO-certified production sites: Buléon Lhyfe’s first four installed sites (21 MW) are now RFNBO certified (Renewable Fuel of Non-Biological Origin certification is the highest environmental standard in the industry), making it Europe’s leading producer of RFNBO hydrogen from the electrolysis of water[1]. With these four sites now certified in France and Germany, and thanks to its fleet of Type 4 containers —among the largest in Europe— Lhyfe has unique regio...
XL monopile foundations marshalled for Nordseecluster A and Thor offshore wind farms
More efficient load-in phase results in fewer transcontinental sea voyages Mammoet is playing a key role in the lifting and movement of next generation wind turbine components for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm projects. In 2023, it was selected by Buss Ports to marshal foundations for two of the largest offshore wind projects in Europe - Nordseecluster A (Germany) and Thor (Denmark). Nordseecluster (A & B) and Thor are joint offshore wind projects of RWE (51%) and Norges B...
Moldova’s Green Turn: How Crisis Sparked a Renewable Energy Revolution
Caption: Victor Nistorica, CEO of Brutăria Bardar, with his company’s solar panels. Investing in rooftop solar has helped drive down electricity costs for the bakery and support expansion and export. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova September 3, 2025 – In the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine and multiple energy crises Moldova has turned to renewable energy to build a future that is more secure and more affordable. The effort is being led by a collection of public and private investments - big...
General Atomics Marks Completion of the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Pulsed Superconducting Magnet for Fusion Energy
Central Solenoid Project Highlights California’s Role as a Global Fusion Research and Technology Leader SAN DIEGO — Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) are celebrating a landmark achievement today with the successful completion of the Central Solenoid Modules that make up the largest and most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet ever built. At nearly 60 feet tall, the Central Solenoid will power fusion reactions at ITER, an international fusion science facility now under constr...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
