Morgan Evans joined NGI as an interning associate reporter in June 2019 before joining the Thought Leaders team in a full-time position in May 2022. She holds a liberal arts degree from Gettysburg College.
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Gevo’s Proposed SAF Facility Dubbed ‘Largest Economic Investment’ Ever in South Dakota
Gevo Inc. is preparing to build a commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility, Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) in South Dakota, in which the biofuels company plans to incorporate green hydrogen produced from water and renewable natural gas. “As all the elements come together, from farmers growing sustainable corn feedstock, to renewable wind power and renewable…
California Utilities Seek OK for $10M-Plus Hydrogen, Natural Gas Blending Projects
San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Southwest Gas Corp. this week revealed the state could see three separate pilot projects to blend renewable hydrogen into natural gas utility infrastructure. Earlier this month the three utilities jointly applied with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to inject up to…
Wind, Solar Boosting Renewables’ Increasing Share of Electricity Generation
Though still behind natural gas-fired generation, renewables supplied nearly one-quarter of total utility-scale generation in the first half of 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA’s June Electricity Monthly Update found that renewables increased their market share 3% year/year to 24%, following a decade-long trend of jumping 3% every five to six…
Airlines Commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but Tight Supply, High Cost Block Runway
Airlines see the idea of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through alternative fuels as a positive, but an eight-fold increase in fuel cost may stand in the way of landing on net-zero targets on time. Last year, the Biden administration targeted commercial aviation for reducing emissions, and set a domestic production goal of 3 billion…
California’s Last Nuclear Plant, Diablo Canyon, Gaining Longer Life – with Newsom’s Blessing
California’s final legislative session finished late Wednesday, passing to Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill to give the state’s last nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), a new lease on life by extending the retirement date by several years. Newsom said late Wednesday the DCPP’s continued operations were “critical” in “making sure we have energy…
Regional Hydrogen Hubs Grow Ahead of Federal Funding Opportunities
Two New England states recently joined the northeastern regional hydrogen hub coalition, adding to the expanding list of agencies ready to benefit from federally funded projects. With the addition of Rhode Island and Maine, the New York-led coalition now involves six states. Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey were the first to partner with the New…
Project Canary Goes Global with UK-based Kellas Midstream’s Natural Gas Infrastructure
Project Canary has taken its emissions monitoring worldwide following its first partnership with a UK-based natural gas infrastructure company, Kellas Midstream Ltd. “We’ve spent the last four years providing U.S. companies with innovative emissions data to facilitate demonstrable environmental performance changes,” said Project Canary CEO Chris Romer. “With Kellas, we’ve found the right partner to…
California Leading Race to Zero Emissions Vehicles; Biden’s IRA May Propel U.S. Sales
Already leading the United States in most electric vehicles (EV) registered, California had more than 1,900 medium- and heavy-duty zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) on the state’s roads as of July, according to regulators. In the fall of 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order (EO) requiring all new vehicle sales be ZEVs by 2035,…
Murphy Oil Playing Game of Wells in Lower 48, GOM
Houston-based independent Murphy Oil Corp.’s recent wells at its Eagle Ford Shale and Tupper Montney acreage in Western Canada are “exceeding production expectations,” management said earlier this month. The producer “continues to successfully execute a significant and intricate project in the Gulf of Mexico, while our onshore team has enhanced production volumes and accelerated returns…
Automotive Industry Led Clean Energy Job Comeback in 2021
While 2021 saw fossil fuels jobs decline by more than 35,000, the clean energy and clean vehicle subsectors regained about 156,000 positions, according to a report from climate advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). In its Clean Jobs America 2022 report, E2 found that 50% of new energy jobs were in clean energy-related sectors, including solar,…