Iberdrola cancels $8.3bn PNM deal over regulatory hurdles

The energy giant has canceled its planned $8.3 billion acquisition of US power utility PNM Resources

Retired coal-fired plant in New Mexico to be reignited with hydrogen

The upcycling of the retired generation station is expected to help achieve net zero emissions dispatchable power and the ability to supply commercial-scale clean fresh water, which is produced from the combustion of hydrogen

GE Renewable Energy seals 1GW turbine deal for onshore wind farm complex in New Mexico

Four wind farms are forecast to generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 590,000 homes

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Coal-reliant New Mexico commits to carbon-free power by 2045

It is the third US state to make such an announcement, following after California and Hawaii

New Mexico granted $85k to monitor air quality

The funding will be used to prevent and control pollution across the state

New US project to explore drilling wastewater reuse

The Environmental Protection Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the State of New Mexico for the project

Facebook likes solar for New Mexico data centre

A renewable company based in New Mexico has been chosen for a solar project that will power Facebook’s data centre. Affordable Solar is to build a 30MW project for the social network’s data centre in Los Lunas. Construction of the first of three 10MW sites is expected to begin in mid-2017. The project will include […]

Workers exposed to radiation at US nuclear waste site

Thirteen workers have tested positive for radiation exposure following a recent leak at an underground nuclear waste site in the US. All employees working at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in south eastern New Mexico were checked for any external contamination when the leak occurred earlier this month, the US Department of Energy and plant […]

EDF buys first wind project in New Mexico

EDF is increasing its share of renewable energy capacity in the US with the purchase of another wind project. The Roosevelt wind farm is EDF Renewable Energy’s first project in New Mexico and will have a capacity of up to 300MW. The news comes just a few days after the energy firm confirmed it bought […]

Heading to the great rig in the sky

US onshore oil and gas firm Patterson-UTI Energy is retiring 31 drilling rigs this December. While some rig parts may be auctioned, the firm plans to use distribute most to spare parts inventory to support other rigs in the fleet. The firm works in American states such as Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado.