Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana said Thursday it has received approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to lower bills due to declining fuel and purchased power costs. Customers will see their bills decrease by about $26 per month.... Read More
The associate director of the Transportation and Autonomous Systems Institute at the Purdue School of Engineering & Technology in Indianapolis says the transition to electric vehicles can be compared to the switch from horses to gas-powered cars. ... Read More
A Texas-based specialty materials manufacturer is growing operations in northern Indiana. Alkegen has begun commercial production of its silicon battery anode material in New Carlisle and plans to add 75 jobs as a result.... Read More
The CEO of Oregon-based Entek says the company has eyes on continued growth in the Wabash Valley. Larry Keith says the growing demand for batteries, particularly in the EV industry, creates "a tremendous amount of growth opportunity for us beyond this."... Read More
A renewable energy producer in White County is cutting the ribbon on it calls one of the world's largest on-farm biodigester facilities. BioTown Biogas says the facility takes agricultural waste and processes it into renewable natural gas and electric power.... Read More
Oregon-based battery component producer Entek will invest $1.5 billion to establish a new manufacturing campus in the Vigo County Industrial Park II in Terre Haute, the IEDC announced Tuesday. Entek plans to add nearly 650 jobs by the end of 2027. ... Read More
A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.... Read More
A bill designed to incentivize Indiana counties to permit solar and wind projects passed the Senate last week and is expected to be heard in the House later this month, but a key provision that would have allowed state dollars to fund the program was stripped.... Read More
California-based Mullen Automotive has received approval from the Nasdaq for a 180-day extension to meet the stock market's $1 minimum bid price requirement. The electric vehicle manufacturer is facing delisting after its stock fell below $1 last July.... Read More
In a play to spotlight and advance its efforts with hydrogen fuel cells, battery power and other green technologies, Indiana-based Cummins Inc. has rebranded that part of its business as Accelera by Cummins.... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins will make what it is calling a major announcement on Wednesday. Few details are available, but the manufacturer said it will detail its strategy to "accelerate the transition to a decarbonized future."... Read More
The vice president of U.S. business development and integration for BP says the company wants to ensure the Whiting refinery continues to be a key part of its portfolio. BP is looking to create its own hydrogen hub at the 133-year-old refinery.... Read More
The CEO of Indianapolis-based Energy Systems Network says clean hydrogen production could create a $10 billion opportunity for Indiana over the next decade. ESN plans to launch a Hydrogen Industry Alliance support what he calls an economic growth opportunity.... Read More
Ohio-based American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has inked an agreement to sell its unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio, which includes its stake in a wind farm in Benton County. The utility says the deal is valued at $1.5 billion.... Read More
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission shouldn’t have approved Duke Energy’s request to recover costs related to a federal environmental mandate for coal-ash cleanup that were incurred before the energy company received approval, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.... Read More
The board of directors for Indiana Electric Cooperatives on Thursday announced John Cassady as the association's next CEO. Cassady currently serves as executive vice president of member and stakeholder relations for the Wabash Valley Power Alliance.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Motor has closed on a $7 million Series A round of funding. The company, which has developed an electric vehicle subscription platform, said this month it will use the funding to refine the platform and expand into new markets.... Read More
An ethanol producer in Randolph County has formed a joint venture for a carbon capture and sequestration project. Cardinal Ethanol is partnering with Vault 44.01 Ltd. in Canada to create One Carbon Partnership LP and build a CCS facility in Union City.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Energy is encouraging an Indiana coalition to proceed with effort to secure a portion of $7 billion in funding to establish a hydrogen hub. The Indiana coalition is one of 33 groups encouraged to move forward in its H2Hubs program.... Read More
St. Joseph County Executive Director of Economic Development Bill Schalliol says New Carlisle is still the likely choice for a planned EV battery manufacturing plant. "What we've been told is if they're going to build a fourth plant, it likely will be here."... Read More
