(Oil Price) – Three major nuclear events throughout the history of nuclear power production have tainted the image of the clean energy source, according to recent reports and years of public opinion polls. The events at Chornobyl, Fukushima, and Three Mile Island swayed public opinion against nuclear power in many areas of the world for several decades, encouraging governments worldwide
(Oil Price) – BP has decided to merge all its offshore wind business into a new joint venture with Japan’s energy firm JERA, to which the companies will provide up to $5.8 billion for investments by 2030, the UK-based supermajor said on Monday as it shifts its focus back on oil and gas. BP has been seeking for months to offload spending
(Investing) – Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president’s climate agenda. The tax credit, the engine behind President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to
(Oil & Gas 360) – Global food producer Mars has announced a nearly $50 million initiative focused on its cows and candy to halve greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade and become Net Zero by 2050. Mars’ “Moo-ving Dairy Forward” sustainable dairy plan seeks to find links in Mars’ supply chain that will allow it to cut methane
(Investing) – BAKU – Trade tensions are flaring at the COP29 climate summit, with China, Brazil and a host of developing countries complaining that perceived trade barriers, such as the European Union’s carbon border levy, will undermine climate efforts, according to U.N. documents and negotiators. Nearly 200 countries are wrangling at the climate talks over a deal to provide hundreds of
(World Oil) – (WO) — HSM Offshore Energy, a leader in the EPCIC of multidisciplinary offshore renewable projects, has successfully rolled out the THOR OHVS (Offshore High Voltage Substation) and lifted the GIS modules for RWE Renewables at its Schiedam yard in the Netherlands. Upon completion, THOR, with a planned capacity of 1058 MW, will stand as Denmark’s largest offshore
(Oil Price) – Hopes at COP29 in Baku for a breakthrough on climate financing are fading fast, fueling frustration that the United Nations’ framework for addressing global warming is dysfunctional. Non-governmental organization participants are complaining about being sidelined, while governmental representatives are perceived to be dithering. Some insiders report that haggling over funding is preoccupying governmental participants, preventing them from addressing
(Oil & Gas 360) – Cross Trails BESS to provide energy and ancillary services to support renewable energy production and improve grid resiliency in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region Upcoming deployment demonstrates Energy Vault’s execution on its growth strategy to maximize capital efficiency and profitability in building, owning and operating energy storage infrastructure WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. &
(Investing) – This month’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan – has been dubbed the “climate finance COP” for its central goal: to agree on how much money should go each year to helping developing countries cope with climate-related costs. That discussion could be tough following Tuesday’s re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump, a climate denier whose
(Yahoo Finance) – Shares in renewable energy firms plunged after Donald Trump won a second term as president of the United States on a platform that promises to boost fossil fuels and undo the green agenda of his predecessor. US clean energy stocks suffered in pre-market trading in New York, especially solar firms. Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NOVA) was down
(Investing) – A ballot initiative to ax Washington state’s carbon market would, if passed next week, send an ominous signal to other U.S. states and Canadian regions looking to build markets aimed at cutting emissions that scientists blame for climate change. The carbon market, formed by the state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), has raised more than $2 billion for programs
(Oil Price) – The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment’s Office of the State Geologist have discovered a vast lithium reserve containing more than nine times the International Energy Agency’s projection of global lithium demand for electric vehicles in 2030. A relic of an ancient sea that left an extensive, porous, and permeable limestone geologic, the
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