Energy Transition

San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) recently completed a four-year zero-emissions microgrid pilot project testing a vanadium redox flow battery (RFB) from Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (SEI).  The microgrid project, completed late last year, tested the RFB’s ability to seamlessly transition from the larger grid to the microgrid without any power interruption. The RFB…

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is appealing a federal court ruling that invalidated the results of last November’s Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas lease sale, calling the decision “misguided.” U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras of the District of Columbia (DC) invalidated Lease Sale 257, which was the only federal auction held in 2021…

Natural gas utilities should play a vital role in driving the U.S. economy toward the country’s collective goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, each utility will have to invest in evolving technology and infrastructure, the American Gas Association (AGA) said  Tuesday. The AGA’s leaders said in a new report the United States can…

BP plc CEO Bernard Looney said Tuesday natural gas and oil production may be cut sharply by the end of the decade, but the annual profits from the core business are going to be more than enough to transition to sustainable, low-carbon projects.  Investments in greener energy sources are slated to grow by double-digits to…

Extreme weather events, supply shortages, post-Covid-19 demand growth and technical failures gave rise to roughly 4% of the world’s population, roughly 350 million people, experiencing major power outages in 2021, according to IHS Markit researchers. IHS Markit analyst Rama Zakariasaid some of the largest outages occurred in regions with a relatively reliable supply of energy,…

Norway-based international energy giant Equinor ASA and global science and technology firm Battelle are teaming up to better understand the Appalachian Basin’s potential as a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub to support longer-term hydrogen. “The Appalachian Basin is an important energy-producing region that also shows great promise in being a leader for the decarbonization…

Exelon Corp. said it completed the spin-off of Constellation Energy Corp., a natural gas supplier whose fleet powers more than 20 million homes and businesses. The Chicago-based company’s transmission and distribution utility business would continue under the Exelon name, and trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “EXC.” It is the nation’s largest utility company,…

New York City-focused Consolidated Edison (ConEd) said it is helping its customers find alternatives to natural gas for their energy needs as it prepares to ramp up investments in energy efficiency, renewables, electric vehicles (EV) and alternative heat resources.  The utility, which distributes natural gas through 8,000 miles of pipes to 1.1 million customers throughout…

Upper Michigan Energy Resources plans to co-fire hydrogen with natural gas in a pilot project at one of its power generation plants in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, parent company WEC Energy Group reported. “As we bring more renewable energy online, we must ensure that we can keep the lights on when the sun is not shining…