** Boeing will lay off more than 2,500 workers in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri, according to federally required filings posted on Monday and a union official, as part of the debt-heavy U.S. planemaker’s plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. ** Just days after announcing a …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Biden says no one can reverse his clean energy progress
In the waning days of his administration, President Biden has declared there’s no going back on the “clean energy revolution” he started. Speaking from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and in an obvious reference to President-elect Donald Trump, he said nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy. While the Biden administration …
New Mexico electric cooperatives under renewable energy mandates
Rural electric cooperatives in New Mexico face some tough renewable energy requirements put upon them by the state’s Public Service Commission. By next year, they will be required to have at least 40% renewable energy and by 2030, the co-ops will be forced to have 50% renewables. It is even higher by 2050, according …
Energy briefs
** North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans.** Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, has invested more than £7 million to try …
Solar and wind can’t totally replace natural gas for power generation says SPP
When wind and solar power are unable to fulfill demands for electricity generation, what’s the option? The Southwest Power Pool says it’s natural gas and executives made their point this week during a panel discussion at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ annual meeting in Anaheim, California. It was an emphasis for continued use …
Energy briefs
** Boeing (BA) said on Wednesday it is issuing layoff notices starting this week to workers impacted by a broader plan by the heavily indebted planemaker to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. ** Frontier Communications shareholders have approved a $9.6 billion sale to Verizon, the company said on Wednesday, even as …
Energy predictions from the EIA
Where are the US and the rest of the world going when it comes to energy consumption? Here’s the latest predictions from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: Global oil consumption. India has emerged as the leading source of growth in global oil consumption in our forecast. Over 2024 and 2025, India accounts for 25% …
Energy sector employment remains steady
( Photographer: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg) A new report shows employment in the energy services sector across the U.S. remained steady, whether it’s in the oil patch, installing solar panels or constructing wind farms. The Energy Workforce & Technology Council released its monthly jobs report which included Oklahoma, ranked third highest in the nation when it comes …
Agrivoltaics—farming and solar farming working together
An Arkansas farmer has not only learned to live with solar farms taking over the land around him, but how to generate income from the farms. He does it through “solar grazing” by the hundreds of sheep he employs on the solar farms where their job is to maintain weeds and grass around the …
Energy briefs
** The Biden administration plans to publish a draft study by the end of this year that could have implications for the future of new gas exports. The administration said earlier this year that it would work to more fully assess the impacts of exporting U.S.-produced natural gas on climate change, national security and economics. ** Boeing CEO Kelly …
