Energy
DETROIT (AP) — More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday... Read More
DETROIT (AP) — More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to enforce stricter vehicle-pollution standards. The missive comes just weeks before the agency’s... Read More
WASHINGTON — A geoscientist described for a Senate panel Wednesday a devastating scenario if the U.S. government fails to consider... Read More
WASHINGTON — A geoscientist described for a Senate panel Wednesday a devastating scenario if the U.S. government fails to consider how climate change is damaging the oceans. The world is close to a “critical threshold,” when the ill effects of... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — The successive blizzards that swept over Iowa during the run up to the state’s recent caucuses... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — The successive blizzards that swept over Iowa during the run up to the state’s recent caucuses helped create a new wind power generation record in the state. That’s the word from Geoff Greenwood, spokesman for MidAmerican... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management has updated its roadmap for solar energy development across the West with the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management has updated its roadmap for solar energy development across the West with the aim of making the siting and permitting of projects on public lands more efficient. In rolling out the new roadmap,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy announced on Monday that it is making $131 million available for projects advancing the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy announced on Monday that it is making $131 million available for projects advancing the development of electric vehicle batteries and charging systems. The funding is divided into two tranches. The first, representing a total... Read More
AP — Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy are combining in a $7.4 billion all-stock deal to form one of the... Read More
AP — Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy are combining in a $7.4 billion all-stock deal to form one of the biggest natural gas producers in the U.S. There have been a string of deals in the energy sector, including the... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration's plan to promote... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration's plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.” The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are... Read More
WASHINGTON — Government energy officials told a congressional panel Thursday that emerging technologies could make nuclear power a safe and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Government energy officials told a congressional panel Thursday that emerging technologies could make nuclear power a safe and cost-efficient way of helping the United States achieve energy independence. “We have an opportunity to reestablish U.S. global nuclear leadership... Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered more misery as an ice storm bore down Wednesday, threatening... Read More
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered more misery as an ice storm bore down Wednesday, threatening to turn mountain highways treacherous and zap power in bitterly cold temperatures. Much of the region was under an ice... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule... Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A business to be spun off by General Electric will build hundreds of turbines for what... Read More
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A business to be spun off by General Electric will build hundreds of turbines for what will be the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere, part of a massive equipment order and long-term service agreement... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced that it will award nearly $1 billion to 67 applicants as... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced that it will award nearly $1 billion to 67 applicants as a result of its very first clean school bus program grant competition. The agency said the awards will enable the... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released its draft environmental review of six wind lease areas offshore... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released its draft environmental review of six wind lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey, in an area known as the New York Bight. The agency estimates that full development... Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international... Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — MidAmerican Energy has begun testing on a new radar-activated aircraft detection lighting system that the company... Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — MidAmerican Energy has begun testing on a new radar-activated aircraft detection lighting system that the company hopes will dramatically reduce the visual impact of flashing lights on turbines during the overnight hours. If the system works... Read More
AARHUS, Denmark — Danish wind energy manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has received an order to supply wind turbines for what... Read More
AARHUS, Denmark — Danish wind energy manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems has received an order to supply wind turbines for what project developers are calling the largest wind farm ever constructed in the Western Hemisphere. Pattern Energy Group, the company behind... Read More
Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified... Read More
Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. Clean energy is often now... Read More
LONDON — British oil and gas multinational Shell plc is selling a 60% interest in Brazos Wind Holdings, LLC, a... Read More
LONDON — British oil and gas multinational Shell plc is selling a 60% interest in Brazos Wind Holdings, LLC, a 182 MW wind farm in Fluvanna, Texas, and 50% interest in Madison Fields Class B Member, LLC, a 180 MW... Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is making $750,000 in grant funding available for the development and completion... Read More
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is making $750,000 in grant funding available for the development and completion of energy efficiency projects at public water supply facilities across the state. The grants, drawn from U.S. Department of Energy... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is making $59 million available to accelerate the research, development, demonstration and deployment of... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is making $59 million available to accelerate the research, development, demonstration and deployment of affordable clean-hydrogen technologies. Specifically, the funding, which is being administered by the DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office, will... Read More
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade... Read More
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it plans to spend more than $1 billion over the next decade to help recover depleted populations of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, and that it will help figure out how to... Read More
HOUSTON — Oil and gas giant BP recently fulfilled a major goal of its renewable energy division, completing what it... Read More
HOUSTON — Oil and gas giant BP recently fulfilled a major goal of its renewable energy division, completing what it calls a “major” technology upgrade at its Fowler Ridge 1 wind farm in northwest Indiana. The upgrade included the installation... Read More
LONGVIEW, N.C. — OneH2, a hydrogen fuel equipment manufacturer, is opening a new production facility in Clover, South Carolina. The... Read More
LONGVIEW, N.C. — OneH2, a hydrogen fuel equipment manufacturer, is opening a new production facility in Clover, South Carolina. The building, which is more than 246,000 square feet, was recently purchased by OneH2 from the Belmont Land and Investment Company... Read More
WASHINGTON — A clean energy program created under the auspices of the Inflation Reduction Act has proven to be incredibly... Read More
WASHINGTON — A clean energy program created under the auspices of the Inflation Reduction Act has proven to be incredibly popular with the low-income communities it was designed to serve, according to the federal departments administering it. All told, the... Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management announced a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering nine parcels... Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Bureau of Land Management announced a competitive oil and gas lease sale offering nine parcels in Oklahoma and New Mexico brought in $22,530,735. The sale, conducted on Nov. 30, covered a total of 553.59 acres.... Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Biden administration on Saturday announced its intention to curb methane emissions by some 58... Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Biden administration on Saturday announced its intention to curb methane emissions by some 58 million tons by 2038. The new regulation, announced during the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, is being implemented as an... Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The chief executive of the world’s largest oil and gas company believes global efforts to... Read More
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The chief executive of the world’s largest oil and gas company believes global efforts to curb the effects of climate change have focused too much on renewable energy, while neglecting hydrogen, carbon capture and other... Read More
CINCINNATI — A federal grand jury has charged the former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio with taking... Read More
CINCINNATI — A federal grand jury has charged the former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio with taking $4.3 million in bribes from one of the nation's largest investor-owned utility companies. Sam Randazzo surrendered at the federal court... Read More
The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by... Read More
The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said. That’s just one of a set of seemingly contradictory conditions... Read More
An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google... Read More
An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google announced Tuesday. Getting electrons onto the grid for the first time is a milestone many new energy companies never reach,... Read More