Renewable Power Direct January 24, 2019
PG&E: Judge’s Proposal Could Cost Utility $150 Billion
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on Jan. 23 said a federal judge’s proposal that the utility mitigate fire danger in its service territory by trimming trees, along with inspecting and…
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Global Report Warns of Looming Skills Shortages in Power, Nuclear, Renewables Sectors
Power companies worldwide are struggling to balance talent shortages with changing skills needed for an increasingly digitalized business, the newly released Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) suggests.  The Jan. 22–released…
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How Efficiently Have U.S. Nuclear Reactors Operated Over the Past Five Years? [INFOGRAPHICS]
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the nation’s 99 operating nuclear reactors operated at an average capacity factor of 88% in 2017—the same as in 2016—despite market forces that…
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NTE Energy begins serving 4 new communities in North and South Carolina

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Jan. 2, 2019—The new year brought a new source of cleaner, more efficient power to the Carolinas, when four new communities began receiving power from NTE Energy.…

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Siemens Gamesa awarded order for 128 MW for a Voltalia wind project in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recently signed its third contract with Voltalia in Brazil to supply the wind project Ventos da Serra do Mel 2 (VSM 2). The scope of…
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After 18 Months of Dramatic Turns, Hydro One-Avista Merger Deal Officially Dead
Hydro One, Ontario’s largest transmission and distribution provider, and Spokane, Washington–based U.S. utility Avista Corp., have dropped their merger, citing separate denials of the $5.3 billion deal by regulators in…
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10 Takeaways from the IEA's Newest World Energy Outlook
The International Energy Agency (IEA) deemed growth and disruptions of the world’s power sector so significant to the future of energy, it dedicated—for the first time—a four-chapter “special focus”
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Industry Press Releases
Entergy Texas and MHPS Bring a “Change in Power” to Texas as They Move Forward on a New 993 MW Power Plant

Private Company Successfully Demonstrates Deep Geologic Disposal of Prototype Nuclear Waste Canister

Department of Energy Announces $38 Million for Improving Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants

Navigant Research Names Siemens, Enbala, and AutoGrid Leading Providers of Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems for DER and Grid Management

Siemens Gamesa secures 242-MW Scioto Ridge wind project in Ohio

Expansion of offshore wind energy successfully continued in 2018 – industry sector calls for rapid increase of expansion targets

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Completes Decommissioning Project at Reactor in Sweden
 
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