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South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Issues Request for Proposals To Meet Long-Term Capacity and Energy Needs

Clif Lange, General Manager, STEC

­South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC) issued a request for proposals (RFP) through which it seeks to obtain long-term generating capacity and associated energy. The RFP solicits bids for up to 500 megawatts (MW) of firm, dispatchable capacity and associated energy.  Under this RFP, STEC will
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Date:
07/14/2025
Sabanci Renewables Deepens U.S. Presence with Latest Acquisition of Texas Solar Project

Tolga Kaan Doğancıoglu, CEO of Sabanci Climate Technologies

­Sabanci Renewables, the U.S.-based renewables platform of Sabanci Group, has acquired the 156 MWdc Pepper Solar Power Plant in McLennan County, Texas, from OCI Energy. The transaction marks Sabanci Renewables’ third utility-scale solar project in the U.S. and further solidifies its growing footprint in the ER
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Date:
07/11/2025
DC/DC Converters Bring Fuel Cell Solutions to Life

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Figure 1: Electrolysis Cell vs Fuel Cell Schematic

­Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy from a gaseous fuel, often hydrogen, directly into electrical energy. This process occurs in a reaction chamber, or "cell" (Figure 1). When hydrogen serves as the fuel, the process resembles electrolysis in reverse. In electrolysis, el
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Date:
07/01/2025
Are We Giving Up on the Fight Against Climate Change?

Ally Winning, European Editor

­There seems to be a slow but definite change in our determination to tackle climate change since the COVID-19 pandemic. It always has been difficult to get politicians to enact Net Zero policies, but now they seem to be pushing back on even the small measures they have already passed, such as phasing out the sa
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Date:
07/01/2025
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