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Partner Content
Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Power: Navigating Regulations and Enhancing Efficiency
Embrace the future of the power industry with our groundbreaking ebook, “Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Power.” Dive into the latest breakthroughs in power generation and the pivotal role of technology in steering towards an eco-conscious future. Discover how Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division empowers professionals to craft facilities that are not just profitable, but also […]
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Solar
Iberdrola Terminates $8 Billion Deal to Acquire New Mexico Utility
Avangrid, the U.S.-based unit of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, said it has terminated its planned acquisition of New Mexico utility PNM Resources after failing to receive final approval for the $8.3 billion deal from state regulators. Avangrid officials in a statement on Jan. 2 said the group needed to receive approval for the deal from […]
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Coal
China Increasing Coal Use to Produce Ethanol
State-run media in China reported that a facility there has begun testing production of ethanol through the use of coal, rather than using crops such as corn or sugar cane to make the fuel. The plant in southeastern China, with an annual production capacity of 600,000 metric tons, is said to be the world’s largest […]
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Trends
A Multi-Dimensional Crisis: Six Global Power Sector Trends to Watch
Fifty years after the first global oil shock in 1973, the world’s energy sector is again facing high geopolitical tensions and uncertainty—though this time around, “pressures are coming from multiple
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Trends
Carbon-Free Energy Is the Name of the Game: Renewables, Nuclear Poised for Growth
Solar, wind, and nuclear power, as well as battery storage systems, are the obvious winners as the world aims to decarbonize energy systems. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been following trends
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T&D
AI-Optimized Grid Balancing Pilot Launched in Finland
A Finland-based energy group has installed a pilot project at an industrial park in the country, touting it as a first-of-its-kind system supported by the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Exaum, founded in
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Solar
Dialing in Data Key to Developing Successful Predictive Maintenance
Data analysis is helping operators in the solar power sector develop more efficient systems that optimize operations and deliver cost savings. Utilities and other developers of solar power installations know
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Carbon Capture
Capturing Progress: The State of CCS in the Power Sector
The growing urgency to address climate change by policymakers, industry, and investors appears to have reinvigorated carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment. More than 50 CCS facilities at power plants are
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Solar
Nigeria Group Announces More Mini-Grid Deployments
Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) touted its success at the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the group noting it has deployed more than 100
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T&D
Enhancing the U.S. Electric Grid to Meet the Nation’s Growing Power Needs
The U.S. power grid is in need of an upgrade and the federal government knows it. Much of the electric grid was built in the 1960s and 1970s, according to a paper published by the U.S. Department of Energy’s