power generation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to strengthen and update rules around emissions from coal-fired  power plants, which could affect natural gas. “By leveraging proven, emissions-reduction measures available at reasonable costs and encouraging new, advanced control technologies, we can reduce hazardous pollution from coal-fired power plants, protecting our planet and improving public health…

One of Mexico’s main private sector electric power companies is significantly reducing its footprint in the country. Meanwhile, Mexico state utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) has snatched another chunk of the nation’s natural gas-heavy generation pie. On Tuesday, Mexico’s government said CFE was purchasing 12 natural gas combined-cycle plants and one 100 GW wind…

Svante Inc., considered to be a leader in carbon capture technologies, and General Electric (GE) Gas Power have partnered to to decarbonize natural gas-fired turbines.  The joint development agreement (JDA) was reached a few months after GE agreed to help fund Svante in a $318 million Series E fundraising. “GE’s 130-plus years of experience in…

Looking to dig a bit deeper into the natural gas price spikes this winter in California, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday launched a multi-pronged investigation into the causes, impacts and the potential for recurrence. In addition, the commission also intends to examine the impact of the price spikes on natural gas and…

U.S. natural gas consumption averaged 88.5 Bcf/d last year, an all-time high in records dating back to 1949, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The federal agency said natural gas consumption peaked last year in January and July. EIA noted that natural gas peaks twice a year in the United States, driven by the…

Once the third largest spender on natural gas, electricity generators now account for 31% and take on the biggest share of natural gas expenditures, according to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).  The sector, already the dominant natural gas consumer, rose to the top of spending in 2021, when natural gas…

“I would say there’s a sensation that you can see a light at the end of the tunnel,” José María Lujambio, partner and energy practice director at Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, told NGI’s Mexico GPI. “It is a feeling that deterioration in the [Mexican energy] sector has ended and members of the industry are starting…

With a pilot project validating an innovative system to produce electricity from natural gas while generating near-zero emissions, NET Power LLC is leading a consortium to construct a 300 MW carbon-free generator in the Permian Basin. NET Power advanced the West Texas project following success with its supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) demonstration plant in 2018.…

A number of Latin American nations are increasingly importing LNG as a baseload energy security option as they work to lower greenhouse gas emissions and hit net-zero targets. “If you look at a country like Chile,” said Bryan Murphy, managing director of infrastructure outfit Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC (GET), “there has been no baseload thermal…