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Back to SearchFuture Threatened Species Lose Automatic ESA Protections
Season 2026
New U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules end automatic ESA protections for future threatened species, replacing them with species-specific conservati…
3 months ago
Equipment Installs Outpace Maintenance Workforce Growth
Season 2026
IRENA data shows renewable O&M job growth slowing even as capacity expands, pointing to a maintenance workforce gap arriving after construction ends.…
3 months, 1 week ago
Land Acquisition Delays Threaten Transmission Timelines
Season 2026
New ratings-agency data shows most transmission projects miss their schedules over land and right-of-way disputes, not capital or equipment shortfall…
3 months, 1 week ago
SAF Prices Shouldn’t Rise with Conventional Jet Fuel. There’s a Better Way to Make SAF Cheaper and More Available
Season 2026
Renewed conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is once again driving up fossil fuel prices. For airlines already reeling from the fuel price surge since th…
3 months, 1 week ago
TANAKA Starts 500-kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plant at Shonan Site
Season 2026
TANAKA’s 500-kW fuel cell system is now running at its Shonan site. The project will test hydrogen’s cost, reliability and role in plant power under …
3 months, 1 week ago
Antarctic Soils Show First Evidence of Nanoplastics
Season 2026
A peer-reviewed study finds nanoplastics in McMurdo Dry Valleys soil at over half of sites sampled, the first such evidence in Antarctica's soils.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Baker Hughes Deepens Its LNG Infrastructure Strategy
Season 2026
Baker Hughes' minority stake in Argent LNG reflects a broader shift toward investing directly in LNG infrastructure, not just supplying equipment.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Commissioning Crews Now Delay Finished Grid Projects
Season 2026
A shortage of qualified electrical commissioning crews delays energization on projects already built, adding months after construction is finished.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Engineering Capacity Now Delays Grid Infrastructure Projects
Season 2026
Outsourced engineers handle most U.S. grid design work, and Buy America rules and utility capital spending are stretching queues before construction …
3 months, 1 week ago
What This Summer Is Revealing About AI Data Centers and Grid Weather Risk
Season 2026
When a heat dome settled across the Eastern Seaboard this July, it revealed something the energy industry has been reckoning with: expanding AI data …
3 months, 1 week ago