Energy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday released a guide it says is its most comprehensive work on... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday released a guide it says is its most comprehensive work on the subject of offshore wind energy. “There’s something for everybody — whether you want to get involved in development decisions... Read More
ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in... Read More
ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in the country to allow its residents to sue oil and gas firms over damage caused by climate change. The Brooklyn... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into a long-running climate case pitting oil and gas giants... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to wade into a long-running climate case pitting oil and gas giants Shell and Sunoco against the city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii. As is their custom, the justices did not explain... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Tuesday released its long-awaited final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Tuesday released its long-awaited final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits first announced when the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in 2022. The rules for the tax breaks,... Read More
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Despite the fact the United States experiences an estimated 70,000 wildfires a year, the smoke from... Read More
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Despite the fact the United States experiences an estimated 70,000 wildfires a year, the smoke from these blazes appears to be having little impact on the output of photovoltaic solar panels deployed across the nation, a... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued two memoranda on Monday intended to protect all Outer Continental Shelf areas off the... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued two memoranda on Monday intended to protect all Outer Continental Shelf areas off the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and additional portions of the Bering Sea off of Alaska from... Read More
WASHINGTON — He may have just two weeks left in the White House, but President Joe Biden is hardly coasting... Read More
WASHINGTON — He may have just two weeks left in the White House, but President Joe Biden is hardly coasting to a finish, particularly when it comes to his renewable energy goals. On Monday the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management... Read More
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A federal judge handed a partial victory to the state of Wyoming on New Year’s Eve, concluding... Read More
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A federal judge handed a partial victory to the state of Wyoming on New Year’s Eve, concluding that federal officials abused their discretion by failing to schedule oil and gas lease sales there in the latter part... Read More
WASHINGTON — Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems announced Monday that it is supplying 270 MW in new turbines... Read More
WASHINGTON — Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems announced Monday that it is supplying 270 MW in new turbines for an undisclosed project in an undisclosed location, under the auspices of its Steelhead Americas subsidiary. Steelhead is one of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, is calling it “a real head-scratcher.” A week... Read More
WASHINGTON — Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, is calling it “a real head-scratcher.” A week ago Tuesday, a long-sought-after piece of legislation allowing for the year-round sale of lower-cost, cleaner-burning E15 fuel was part of... Read More
2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people's lungs, better for climate change... Read More
2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people's lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks... Read More
DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles had another whirlwind year around the globe, driven by buyers in China, and growth in... Read More
DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles had another whirlwind year around the globe, driven by buyers in China, and growth in parts of Europe and the United States, despite headwinds. In a milestone for China, the world's biggest auto market, EVs... Read More
CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than... Read More
CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here. Now,... Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — First Hydrogen Corp. is seeking small modular nuclear reactors to boost its production of green hydrogen... Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — First Hydrogen Corp. is seeking small modular nuclear reactors to boost its production of green hydrogen in both Canada and the European Union. "Integrating small nuclear reactors into our clean energy strategy is intended to support... Read More
WASHINGTON — Four Puerto-Rico-based teams have been selected to install solar and battery storage systems across the island under a... Read More
WASHINGTON — Four Puerto-Rico-based teams have been selected to install solar and battery storage systems across the island under a new program supported by the Department of Energy’s Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund. The Programa de Comunidades Resilientes represents an... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to allow local governments to continue suing oil companies they... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to allow local governments to continue suing oil companies they accuse of deceiving the public about their fuels contributing to climate change. The oil companies and Republican state attorneys general... Read More
TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United... Read More
TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products. Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all... Read More
WASHINGTON — The methods currently used to predict the lifecycles of electric vehicle batteries may be just fine for laboratory... Read More
WASHINGTON — The methods currently used to predict the lifecycles of electric vehicle batteries may be just fine for laboratory applications, but they’re apparently dramatically underestimating how long these batteries last when subject to normal use by real-world drivers, a... Read More
WASHINGTON — It has become a common sight in the skies over the District of Columbia in recent days —... Read More
WASHINGTON — It has become a common sight in the skies over the District of Columbia in recent days — that blue-and-white (with a splash of yellow) helicopter that seems to spend the day repeatedly crossing slowly back and forth... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Friday plans to proceed with three oil and gas lease sales... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Friday plans to proceed with three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years. Initially announced in December 2023, as part of the Department... Read More
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to... Read More
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically neglected corner of... Read More
WASHINGTON — Constellation Energy, the company that’s reopening the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania to provide power... Read More
WASHINGTON — Constellation Energy, the company that’s reopening the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania to provide power to Microsoft, is once again tops among privately or investor-owned power producers when it comes to low carbon dioxide emissions.... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance”... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas drilling and move away from President Joe Biden’s... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that $10 million in funding is now available to advance... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that $10 million in funding is now available to advance clean heating and cooling technology for use in large buildings across the state. The state’s new Clean Heat for All:... Read More
DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle... Read More
DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it's likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has awarded $2.2 billion to two regional hydrogen hubs intended to accelerate the commercial-scale... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has awarded $2.2 billion to two regional hydrogen hubs intended to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of the clean energy resource. The two awardees — Gulf Coast H2Hub and Midwest H2Hub — are part of... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public comment on the future development of five offshore wind... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking public comment on the future development of five offshore wind lease areas off California’s central and north coasts. The request for comment follows the agency’s publication of a Draft Programmatic... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bill that would dramatically ramp up lease sales for geothermal development could be headed to the House... Read More
WASHINGTON — A bill that would dramatically ramp up lease sales for geothermal development could be headed to the House floor later this week. The bill, H.R. 1449, otherwise known as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act, is... Read More

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries... Read More
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a reliable electric grid for... Read More