Rheine, 01/10/2015. Availon, the leading cross-brand provider of wind turbine generator services, announced today that it signed new contracts for the servicing of 48 wind turbine generators at the Husum Wind trade fair. The contracts represent an additional 78MW of capacity placed under the care of Availon. The turbines involved include Vestas V80 and V90,… Keep reading →
For most water and wastewater utilities, current revenues simply do not cover all financial obligations. For that reason, a movement is afoot across the U.S. to shift from a traditionally volumetric-based revenue model to one in which base or fixed charges play a larger role. According to Black & Veatch’s 2015 Strategic Directions: U.S. Water… Keep reading →
The energy industry – oil & gas sector in particular – is bracing itself for a massive wave of retirements over the short to medium term, which has been dubbed “The Great Shift Change.” As the industry prepares for this turnover, companies are looking to the next generation of candidates with skills ranging from finance, geology,… Keep reading →
Three experts discuss the need to better inform U.S. and European companies about the continued risks of doing business with Iran, including the particulars of how secondary sanctions will be enforced once the nuclear deal is implemented. On September 16, The Washington Institute held a special one-day conference on the ramifications of the Iran nuclear… Keep reading →
In 1992, the United States government voluntarily implemented a moratorium on nuclear explosive testing—a policy that has been observed ever since, by four presidential administrations, both Democrat and Republican. Four years later, the United States was the first country to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) when it opened for signature. Today, the Obama Administration… Keep reading →
The Washington Post reports that a coalition of environmental activists wants the Obama administration to stop new federal leasing for oil and natural gas development. Notwithstanding the broad energy, economic and security benefits produced by America’s energy revolution, the opportunity to secure America’s future and significant air quality progress, their position is simple: Keep it… Keep reading →
On September 11, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a winter reliability program (WRP) for the New England Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) region for winters 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018, until new market-based performance incentives take effect. From the two competing proposals submitted by ISO-NE and New England Power Pool (NEPOOL), the FERC selected… Keep reading →
At some point during the past seven years the Keystone XL pipeline ceased to exist only as an important project of energy infrastructure – one that could generate jobs, economic growth and strengthen U.S. energy security – and became a symbol for a narrow ideological agenda, a political football the White House has endlessly punted… Keep reading →
In the City of Boulder, Colorado, a newly upgraded hydropower facility is generating clean, renewable electricity for thousands of area residents and businesses. Originally built in 1910, the completely modernized Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Facility will provide 583,000-megawatt hours of renewable energy — enough to power about 1,000 homes each year. To optimize performance at Boulder Canyon, two… Keep reading →
On September 14, 2015, the EPA published a Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Request for Public Comment in the Federal Register.
