After 17-year, $17B saga, Bechtel's recast waste glassification megaproject at U.S. Hanford site readies for first startup, but unresolved issues remain.
Federal auditors say U.S. Energy Dept. PM inexperience led to the estimated final cost of the Mixed Oxide Fuel facility in South Carolina rising to $17.2 billion from its original $4.8-billion estimate, and its planned finish pushed out 32 years.
Twenty-eight projects totaling $38 million to support early stage R&D of innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies got boosts from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Wind technology costs and power prices are falling for land-based and offshore wind projects, according to three Energy Dept. reports released Aug. 23.
In what could be a boost to U.S. geothermal energy development, Los Angeles has signed a $94-million long-term contract with Reno, Nev.-based energy developer Ormat Technologies Inc. to buy 150 MW from its portfolio of northern Nevada geothermal projects.
