Calpine says it is concerned about climate change. But that doesn’t mean it will quit natural gas-fired power generation any time soon. In its first-ever sustainability report, the privately held independent power producer — the biggest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal in the U.S. — rejects the notion that falling prices for …

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New Yorkers filed 66 separate comments opposing NRG Energy’s proposal to repower its 502-MW Astoria natural gas generating facility in Queens.

Panelists talked hydrogen at an Electric Power Research Institute forum session on bridging the gaps in a net-zero energy system.

Creating a new “hydrogen economy” will require new rules and regulations. What rules will apply and who will enforce them?

Transitioning to a "hydrogen economy" will require technical advances to overcome resource constraints and reduce costs, speakers told a SEPA/EPRI conference.

Hydrogen offers big opportunities for utilities, but it will also enable distributed micro grids, according to speakers at the SEPA/EPRI H2Power conference.

Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Power Americas, predicts that green hydrogen will be cheaper than blue hydrogen within this decade,