Tag: Renewable power generation
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push
NEW TOWN, N.D. — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract...
Albania holds 1st wind power tender to diversify energy base
TIRANA, Albania — Albania launched a tender Monday for its first onshore wind power program, trying to diversify its water-based energy production.
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Regulators OK 195-megawatt solar farm for central Indiana
FRANKFORT, Ind. — State regulators have approved a deal by utility AES Indiana to build a sprawling solar farm in central Indiana that could...
Plan to raze 4 dams on California-Oregon line clears hurdle
PORTLAND, Ore. — A proposal to bring down four hydroelectric dams near the California-Oregon border cleared a major regulatory hurdle Thursday, setting the stage...
US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power
CAIRO — The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil...
Spain hopes to jumpstart electric car industry with EU funds
BARCELONA, Spain — Daniel Sánchez is one of the luckier electric car owners in Spain. With a free recharging station less than a kilometer...
Spacewalking astronauts boosting station’s solar power
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Wednesday to outfit the International Space Station with powerful, new solar panels to handle...
Interior gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration wants to know whether offshore wind companies want to move into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Drought ravages California’s reservoirs ahead of hot summer
OROVILLE, Calif. — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and...
Granholm joins Manchin in West Virginia to tout clean energy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined a key member of the U.S. Senate in West Virginia on Thursday to promote the role...