Tuesday, January 14, 2025

U.S. Department of Energy Coal FIRST Initiative Invests $80 Million in Net-Zero Carbon Electricity and Hydrogen Plants

DOE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced selection of four projects for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002180, Design Development and System Integration Design Studies for Coal FIRST Concepts. When fully negotiated and awarded, it is estimated that approximately $80 million in federal funding will be

Recent legislation would reduce the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve- oil and gas 360

EIA’s International Energy Outlook analyzes electricity markets in India, Africa, and Asia

EIA Countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Asia, including China and India, and in Africa are home to more than two-thirds of the world population. These regions accounted for 44% of primary energy consumed by the electric sector in 2019, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected they will reach

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Supreme Court Environmental Cases Could Stretch to Climate, Coal

Bloomberg Law The U.S. Supreme Court launches its new term with a light environmental docket and a heavy air of uncertainty, with a nomination battle raging and a global pandemic continuing to disrupt the institution’s normal order. The court sits for its first environmental case on the opening day of oral arguments Oct. 5, wading into a water war between

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $2M to Develop Hydrogen Technologies

360 Feed Wire The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has announced up to $2 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002376, Enabling Gasification of Blended Coal, Biomass, and Plastic Wastes to Produce Hydrogen with Potential for Net-Negative Carbon Dioxide Emissions. This FOA seeks applications for the

GE plans big shift away from coal-fired power sector- oil and gas 360

GE plans big shift away from coal-fired power sector

CNBC GE said Monday that it intended to “exit the new build coal power market,” in a move that will see the industrial powerhouse place a renewed emphasis on renewable energy. Over the years, GE has been deeply involved with the coal industry. Its website states it has 100 years of “coal-fired power service expertise” spread across more than 90

BHP looks to higher quality coking coal

Argus Sydney, 16 September (Argus) — UK-Australian resources firm BHP will focus on higher quality coking coal and longer life mines when it sells its 80pc stake in Australia’s BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) joint venture and focuses on its BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) assets. BHP has given itself two years to sell its BMC assets, which include its 80pc share of

Recent legislation would reduce the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve- oil and gas 360

Fossil fuels account for the largest share of U.S. energy production and consumption

EIA Fossil fuels, or energy sources formed in the Earth’s crust from decayed organic material, including petroleum, natural gas, and coal, continue to account for the largest share of energy production and consumption in the United States. In 2019, 80% of domestic energy production was from fossil fuels, and 80% of domestic energy consumption originated from fossil fuels. The U.S.

BHP Charters Five LNG-fueled Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers in a World's First - oilandgas360

BHP Charters Five LNG-fueled Newcastlemax Bulk Carriers in a ‘World’s First’

MarineLink Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Earlier this week we ran a story about BHP exporting  coke coal from Australia to Asia, and not have the fossil fuel count against the BHP Co2 emissions under their goal to carbon free operations. Here is some key tidbits from this week’s news stories: (1) Coke coal is used in making steal;