New coal power plant projects in China hit the highest level in nearly 10 years, report says
A new report says China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the ...
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From power plant to battery giant: Moss Landing's evolution and demolition
AND TODAY WE WENT LOOKING FOR THAT ANSWER.. (NAT POP CONSTRUCTION) THE MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT IS COMING DOWN.. THE DECADES OLD TURBINE PLANT IS SLOWLY BEING DEMOLISHED BY WORK CREWS..
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Xcel Says Coal-Fired Texas Plant's Conversion to Natural Gas Nearly Complete
Xcel Energy said the company's coal-fired Harrington Generating Station in Amarillo, Texas should fully complete its ...
US approves fast-tracking power plants in mid-Atlantic grid over complaints that it favors gas
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a proposal from the operator of the congested mid-Atlantic grid to head off the potential for power shortages ...
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Fire At One Of The World’s Largest Battery Storage Plants Triggers Evacuations Near Monterey Bay
A fire at Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey Bay, California, triggered evacuation orders and the closure of a portion of the state’s Highway 1 on Thursday night, as authorities tried to ...
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The North Dakota Legislature wants more power plants. Will they run on nukes?
BISMARCK — Since the 1960s, one of North Dakota's larger industries has been electric power production. Lignite coal plants have been the state's primary source of electric production ...
The Verge28d
A giant battery power plant is on fire in California
The battery power plant is the largest in the world according to the company, Vistra, that owns it. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for nearby residents and closed ...
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As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage
The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge ...
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Evacuations ordered in California after fire at battery power plant in Moss Landing
A fire at a battery power plant in Central California triggered evacuation orders and road closures Thursday night. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders Thursday evening ...
Bloomberg L.P.29d
Iceland Energy Minister Plans to Speed Up New Power Plants
Iceland’s new government plans to allow energy companies to begin three new power plant projects this year, while it is still mulling the terms for foreign investors to enter the market. Johann ...
Politico28d
World’s largest battery plant on fire in Central California
Vistra Energy, which owns the natural gas-fueled Moss Landing Power Plant and adjoining lithium-ion battery facility on the Monterey County coast, confirmed in an email a fire had broken out in ...
Bloomberg L.P.29d
China Used More Coal Power Last Year in Blow to Climate Efforts
China’s fossil fuel power plants increased generation to a record last year, as the boom in clean energy failed to keep pace with surging electricity consumption in the world’s second-biggest ...