North America - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/north-america/amp/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png North America - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/world-regions/north-america/amp/ 32 32 Hydropower investment potential ‘far from tapped out’ says NREL https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/hydropower-investment-potential-far-from-tapped-out-says-nrel/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:38:28 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142456 According to the NREL, hydropower still has enormous potential for growth, particularly for small- and medium-sized projects.

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]]> DOE commits $750M to advance US hydrogen industry https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/doe-commits-750m-to-advance-u-s-hydrogen-industry/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:55:49 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123326 52 projects across 24 states aim to accelerate breakthroughs in clean hydrogen technology and support DOE's hydrogen hubs and other large-scale deployments.

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]]> Ørsted divests share of four US onshore wind farms to Stonepeak https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/wind/orsted-divests-share-of-four-us-onshore-wind-farms-to-stonepeak/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:58:30 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142338 Ørsted has signed a transaction with Stonepeak, whereby Ørsted will divest to Stonepeak an equity ownership stake in their portfolio.

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]]> Nearly a dozen US states considering coal-to-nuclear transitions https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/nearly-a-dozen-u-s-ten-states-considering-coal-to-nuclear-transitions/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:32:12 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123222 A 2022 report from the U.S. Department of Energy found that more than 300 existing and retired coal power plant sites could convert to nuclear.

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]]> Kohler and Toyota partner on hydrogen fuel cell for US hospital https://www.powerengineeringint.com/decentralized-energy/kohler-and-toyota-partner-on-hydrogen-fuel-cell-for-us-hospital/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:00:38 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142097 Kohler Power Systems and Toyota have developed a hydrogen fuel cell power generation system for Klickitat Valley Health hospital.

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]]> Entergy Louisiana proposes 112MW floating natural gas station https://www.powerengineeringint.com/gas-oil-fired/entergy-louisiana-proposes-112-mw-floating-natural-gas-station/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:08:44 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123227 Situated atop a barge, the system would provide backup power during outages, serving a mix of residential, commercial and industrial customers.

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]]> Chevron announces solar-to-hydrogen project in California’s Central Valley https://www.powerengineeringint.com/hydrogen/chevron-announces-solar-to-hydrogen-project-in-californias-central-valley/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:55:34 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142112 Chevron New Energies announced it is developing a 5MW hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley.

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]]> AWS acquires data center campus connected to Susquehanna nuclear station https://www.powerengineeringint.com/nuclear/aws-acquires-data-center-campus-connected-to-susquehanna-nuclear-station/ Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:08:27 +0000 https://www.power-eng.com/?p=123189 Talen Energy will supply carbon-free power for the campus directly from the Susquehanna plant through a fixed-price power purchase agreement.

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]]> DOE to commit $24m for clean energy workforce training https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/strategic-development/doe-to-commit-24m-for-clean-energy-workforce-training/ Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:36:00 +0000 https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/?p=333530 This funding will expand the existing Industrial Assessment Centers network to include more union training programmes, community colleges, and trade schools.

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]]> GE Vernova provides peaking power amidst Colorado’s coal phase-out https://www.powerengineeringint.com/gas-oil-fired/ge-vernova-provides-peaking-power-amidst-colorados-coal-phase-out/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 11:41:17 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141965 GE Vernova’s Gas Power business has announced an order from US-based developer Kindle Energy for six LM2500XPRESS power packages.

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