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U.S. federal government energy costs at lowest point since fiscal year 2004

(Mon, 02 Oct 2017) According to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), the total real energy cost for the U.S. federal government to operate its facilities, vehicles, and equipment in fiscal year (FY) 2016 fell to $16.1 billion, the lowest level since FY 2004

Secretary Perry Seeks Market Rules That ‘Properly Value’ Coal, Nuclear Generation

The U.S. Department of Energy today said that energy markets are not fairly valuing certain bulk power generation resources, such as coal and nuclear plants, and that federal regulators need to do something about it.

Intelligent Battery Tech Firm Wins 2017 New Energy Challenge

Technology that increases the lifetime and reliability of battery packs won first place this week in the New Energy Challenge 2017.

Solar Development in the US and China in the Shadow of Suniva’s Section 201 Trade Case

As Renewable Energy World has meticulously documented since Suniva, Inc. filed its case with the International Trade Commission (ITC) in April 2017 alleging that imports of solar cells and modules from overseas manufacturers (primarily China) had resulted in serious harm to U.S. domestic manufacturers, the Section 201 trade case has roiled the solar industry in the US and China.

U.S. Geothermal Wins Grant to Study El Ceibillo Geothermal Project

U.S. Geothermal this week said that its U.S. Geothermal Guatemala subsidiary has received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development (USTDA) for a feasibility study on the El Ceibillo Geothermal power plant project.

Tesla Is Sending Battery Packs to Puerto Rico for Recovery Efforts

Tesla Inc. is sending to Puerto Rico hundreds of its Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels in an effort to help the battered island territory restore electric power, the company said Thursday. 

Natural gas inventories remain lower than last year, but higher than the five-year average

(Fri, 29 Sep 2017) Working natural gas inventory levels in the Lower 48 states since April have been lower than they were in 2016, according to EIA’s <em>Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report</em> (WNGSR), but they are still higher than the previous five-year average (2012-2016).

The Mobile Microgrid: Is It Almost Here?

Life without our mobile phone seems pretty unimaginable, doesn’t it? We now carry along our phone/camera/computer in our hands, and, if you want to believe a recent movie, some of us even fall in love with the personal assistant. “(You) Siri – why am I here?...(Siri) I can’t answer that for you, can I?”

China’s Solar PV Market Passes 100 GW Milestone

According to data recently released by the National Energy Administration of China, as of the end of June, the country had a PV power generation installation capacity of 102 GW.

US Solar Market Can Remain Strong in 2017, Even with the ITC Ruling

Last Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Suniva and SolarWorld, having found that they suffered injury from the flood of cheap imports. Will this ruling dreadfully affect the U.S. PV market this year?

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