Energy
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
RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period on Monday on two parcels of... Read More
RENO, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period on Monday on two parcels of land totaling 2,330 acres that may be included in an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Nevada. The parcels... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has awarded $275 million to seven projects it says will strengthen domestic supply chains... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy has awarded $275 million to seven projects it says will strengthen domestic supply chains for clean energy businesses and accelerate the sector’s growth in communities that had formerly been dependent on coal for their... Read More
NEW ORLEANS — A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down the Biden administration’s decision to deny small Gulf Coast... Read More
NEW ORLEANS — A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down the Biden administration’s decision to deny small Gulf Coast refineries with “hardship” waivers that would exempt them from the nation’s biofuel mandates. The underlying case revolves around the Clean... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Biden will visit the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant on Wednesday, part of a trip... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Biden will visit the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant on Wednesday, part of a trip the White House postponed last month due to the Hamas attack on Israel and subsequent military action in Gaza. During... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to ramp up renewable energy development over the... Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to ramp up renewable energy development over the next seven years in order to speed its replacement of “coal, oil and gas generation.” The announcement of the deal... Read More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Siemens Gamesa, the German-Spanish wind engineering company, will not be building a planned $200 million factory to... Read More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Siemens Gamesa, the German-Spanish wind engineering company, will not be building a planned $200 million factory to manufacture offshore wind turbine blades in Virginia after all. The massive facility, which had been projected to create more than... Read More
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio City Council has approved the largest on-site municipal solar project in Texas, a $30... Read More
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio City Council has approved the largest on-site municipal solar project in Texas, a $30 million initiative that will see the installation of rooftop, parking and park canopy solar systems on 42 city facilities. During... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released a comprehensive online database of large-scale solar energy projects in the U.S. so... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has released a comprehensive online database of large-scale solar energy projects in the U.S. so decision-makers can better understand and plan future projects and researchers can identify emerging trends in the sector. Developed by the... Read More
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The partners behind what would have been the United States’ first operational small modular nuclear reactor... Read More
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The partners behind what would have been the United States’ first operational small modular nuclear reactor have pulled the plug on the project, citing dramatically escalating start-up costs and a lack of takers for its energy.... Read More
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Swedish truck maker Volvo Group said it has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for a failed EV... Read More
GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Swedish truck maker Volvo Group said it has prevailed in a bankruptcy auction for a failed EV battery manufacturer that once planned to make batteries for thousands of electric trucks, buses and vans at a factory in... Read More
SPRING, Texas — Exxon Mobil Corporation has completed its acquisition of Denbury Inc., a Plano, Texas-based firm that uses carbon... Read More
SPRING, Texas — Exxon Mobil Corporation has completed its acquisition of Denbury Inc., a Plano, Texas-based firm that uses carbon dioxide to extract petroleum from previously exploited oil fields. The all-stock transaction is valued at $4.9 billion. Denbury shareholders approved... Read More
A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major... Read More
A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will be created by the 210 major energy projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act took effect in mid-2022. At least $86 billion in investments have been announced,... Read More
In October, leaders in the hydropower industry gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Clean Currents, a conference dedicated to the world’s original... Read More
In October, leaders in the hydropower industry gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Clean Currents, a conference dedicated to the world’s original renewable energy — hydropower. Cincinnati was a fitting host; the largest domestic hydropower development this century took place on the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Events large and small happen in the nation’s capital all the time, but few seem to represent the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Events large and small happen in the nation’s capital all the time, but few seem to represent the level of promise manifested at the recent Hydrogen Americas 2023 summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.... Read More
PAVILION, N.Y. — As the days grow shorter and autumn advances toward winter, it’s inevitable to look back at the... Read More
PAVILION, N.Y. — As the days grow shorter and autumn advances toward winter, it’s inevitable to look back at the previous summer and remember the good times enjoyed with family and friends. For many, those good times involve hours spent... Read More
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a lower court ruling that required the Biden administration to... Read More
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has temporarily paused a lower court ruling that required the Biden administration to proceed with and expand a planned offshore oil and gas auction in the Gulf of Mexico. The auction in question... Read More
WASHINGTON — Four new offshore wind energy areas with a combined potential to power more than 3 million homes have... Read More
WASHINGTON — Four new offshore wind energy areas with a combined potential to power more than 3 million homes have been finalized as ready to lease by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The announcement on Friday follows the first-ever... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period on the proposed new protections for about... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period on the proposed new protections for about 13 million acres of pristine wilderness in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The new deadline for commenting on the... Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — The developer of a proposed $3.5 billion carbon capture pipeline expected to run through four mid- and... Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — The developer of a proposed $3.5 billion carbon capture pipeline expected to run through four mid- and upper-midwestern states, summarily canceled the project on Friday, citing "the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes involved." The... Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last week directing the California Energy Commission to evaluate... Read More
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last week directing the California Energy Commission to evaluate the feasibility, costs and benefits of using wave energy and tidal energy in the state. Introduced by Democratic state Sen.... Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has joined a regional effort undertaken by its fellow mid-Atlantic states to assess the region’s... Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has joined a regional effort undertaken by its fellow mid-Atlantic states to assess the region’s existing offshore wind capabilities and identify supply change investments to most effectively leverage the resources. The initiative, called the “SMART-POWER... Read More