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The decision by German renewable-energy firm Solar Millennium to file for insolvency has upended the company’s Africa expansion plans, with at least one multimillion-dollar project slipping through its hands this year.

The expiration of grants for renewable energy under the federal stimulus act and weak support in Congress for further support are limiting the prospects for biomass powerplants.

+ Image Sierra Club Proposals for six coal export terminals in the Northwest are concerning environmentalists and some regulators. Related Links: Activists Rally Against Proposed Coal Export Terminals Coal Facilities Face Challenges Environmental resistance is mounting against six coal export terminals proposed for sites in Oregon and Washington. The terminals would receive shipments from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming that would go to Asian markets where coal-fired energy is in high demand.State officials and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are asking the Army Corps of Engineers for a "cumulative" review of all the facilities' environmental and traffic-congestion

Photo Courtesy of FPL Florida Power & Light says Turkey Point uprates will run $600 million above earlier estimates, but with the and Port St. Lucie plant upgrade will generate 40 MW more than previously forecast. Photo Courtesy of FPL Florida Power & Light says Port St. Lucie uprates will run $600 million above earlier estimates, but with the Turkey Point plant upgrade will generate 40 MW more than previously forecast. Related Links: Florida Utility Plant To Harness Solar Power With Natural Gas Florida, Progress Energy Reach Fix Plan for Crystal River The estimated cost of uprating Florida Power &

Opposition to plans to build up to six coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington is mounting.

The spike in natural gas development has proven to be a boon to businesses of all sorts in states located on top of the country’s the largest shale formations and basins.

China’s Tianjin Pipe Corp. (TPCO) broke ground recently on a Gregory, Texas, $1.3-billion pipe manufacturing plant, which represents the largest investment in a manufacturing facility in the U.S., the company claims.“

The construction of a large-scale interstate pipeline can take 18 months, while smaller, local distribution lines can take as few as six months.

Interest groups are weighing in on a new rule the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering that addresses alternating-current electrical power loss at U.S. nuclear reactors.

Pittsfield, Maine-based contractor Cianbro, a Massachusetts developer and a Boston contractor have purchased a former radar station in Moscow, Maine, where they plan to develop a powerplant and business complex.