As the shift to renewable energy sources continues, many industries such as solar power are planning to see new increases in production and overall business. However, there is one sector which is seeing rapid growth thanks to a government agreement: offshore wind. On Tuesday, the White House announced that a new agreement had been reached …
Read moreNew California Deal Could Kickstart U.S. Offshore Wind Boom
As green energy sources become more popular, it’s expected that solar and wind energy will see a major ramp up in the near future. In turn, this could create rather lucrative construction opportunities. One state in particular which is aiming to take advantage of this is New Jersey, where construction on what will be the …
Read moreConstruction of Largest U.S. Wind Facility Begins in New Jersey
The Department of Energy just announced plans to invest nearly $53 million into helping manufacturers shift towards more environmentally friendly methods of production. Now, the Department has announced its intentions to do the same in the energy sector, with new investments aimed at improving the American power grid. The Department stated on Wednesday that they …
Read moreDepartment of Energy Continues Investments with New Electrical Grind Funding
A shift to clean energy and carbon footprint reductions have been some of the major goals for the Biden administration regarding their fight against climate change. Making the associated changes can be quite costly and difficult for manufacturers to do on their own. In an effort to help alleviate these issues, the Department of Energy …
Read moreDepartment of Energy to Provide $52.5 Million to Support Manufacturers, Workers
Designed from the ground up to reimagine everything about how a factory works and push the limits of the men and women who build it, Tesla’s Gigafactory, located in Sparks, Nevada has earned the nickname “the machine that builds the machine,” from Tesla founder Elon Musk. The roof of the factory alone is a marvel …
Read moreTake a look inside “the machine that builds the machine”
Wind power is one of most attractive sources of renewable energy and General Electric Renewable Energy is one of the leading companies in the renewable energy sector, providing wind, solar, and hydro power generation services. GE Renewable Energy recently announced the launch of what it claims is the most powerful Wind Turbine in the world: …
Read moreWorld's Most Powerful Wind Turbine Haliade-X from General Electric
Renewable energy in the United States has lagged behind most other developed nations. As the world continues to push for the advancement of clean energy the United States has begun taking steps to bolster their own clean energy infrastructure. The US will now be constructing the second ever offshore wind farm within the states. The …
Read moreClean Energy in the United States: Long Islands New Offshore Wind Farm
Wind power just reached an unbelievable milestone and it could have a big impact on manufacturing. A region stretching from Montana to Texas set a record this week as it hit a milestone that only a few years ago would be considered impossible. Wind power supplied the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) with over 50% of …
Read moreManufacturers Watch Wind Power Closely: New Milestone Reached
Popular logistics provider, UPS, are one of the many Companies That Use Solar Energy to make their business greener and they’ve announced this weekend they would be expanding their solar energy capabilities. The new solar systems are planned for eight additional facilities around the U.S. and should be completed by the end of the year. …
Read moreUPS Putting $18 Million into Solar Energy Expansion
To the dismay of many, OPEC has been keeping pace and beating expectations when it comes to their production cut. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed in November to begin curbing production and scale back output by 1.2 million b/d. Latest data from The International Energy Agency (IEA) showed OPEC crude production fell by …
Read moreOPEC Continues To Cut Production: Impact on Industrial Manufacturing
