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(Reuters) – The White House will approve a request from a group of Midwest governors to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, but will push the start date into next year, two sources familiar with discussions said. The decision will likely be bittersweet for the biofuel industry, which wants to expand …
Biden Administration to Approve E15 Gasoline Expansion Starting in 2025 Read More »
Courtesy of Visit Post Falls The Department of Energy (DOE) has opened the floodgates, awarding a hefty sum of $71.5 million in incentive payments to bolster 46 hydropower facilities scattered across nineteen states. Background: The cash infusion is designed to rev up the efficiency and operations for these chosen US hydropower hubs. The funds will be directed towards …
(Reuters Breakingviews) – Orsted has learned the hard way how strong economic tailwinds can go into reverse. Less than a year ago the world’s top offshore wind farm developer by power capacity was eyeing rapid growth in the United States, where President Joe Biden’s green subsidies were supercharging the industry. Then rapid interest rate hikes …
Orsted Revival Requires More Than Belt-Tightening Read More »
Summary Siemens Energy, Vestas, Orsted all report results Results reflect ongoing problems in maturing wind sector Orsted cuts jobs, Vestas scraps dividend FRANKFURT/COPENHAGEN, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The world’s three biggest wind power groups on Wednesday gave a sober view of the year ahead for an industry buffeted by project delays, equipment problems and inflation. …
WIND WARNING: Wind Power Giants See Little Shelter From Sector Troubles Read More »
Summary EU heavily reliant on Chinese solar panel imports Some European solar manufacturers on brink of collapse Governments, industry split over how to help Europe wants to grow local clean tech manufacturing (Reuters) – Europe’s green energy transition is stuck between a rock and a hard place. A flood of cheap Chinese solar panel imports …
With Solar Industry in Crisis, Europe in a Bind Over Chinese Imports Read More »
Moves could appeal to cost-sensitive voters in tight contests Pause on LNG export permits could stoke fresh outcry Vulnerable Democrats in swing states are increasingly sounding the alarm about Biden environmental policies that risk turning off cost-conscious moderate voters they need to win at the ballot box. The warnings pose an election year challenge for US President Joe …
Biden Power Plant and EV Plans Hit a New Obstacle: Vulnerable Democrats Read More »
(Reuters) – Clean electricity generation in the United States hit new highs in 2023 but expanded by its smallest margin in more than a decade, due to below-normal wind speeds and a drop in hydro power output due to drought, data from think tank Ember shows. U.S. clean generation grew by just 0.4% last year, …
U.S. Clean Electricity Momentum Stalls Slightly in 2023 Read More »
(Reuters) – Several offshore wind developers will likely bid in New York’s fourth offshore wind solicitation by the Thursday deadline, including units of European energy firms Orsted, Equinor and BP. The development of the U.S. offshore wind industry took a major blow last year when companies working in several states said they could no longer …
Big Turnout Expected in New York Offshore Wind Power Auction Read More »
Wind turbines when it’s -30°C: Courtesy of GIPHY Consumers in wealthy nations have come to expect a perfectly reliable supply of electricity. Anything less feels almost unimaginable. However, with much of Canada and US, currently experiencing a cold snap often referred to as “winter”, how are electricity and grid operators adapting to keep the heat …
Electricity in the Depths of Winter – ENERGYminute Read More »
(Reuters) – Power generated from low-emissions sources, such as wind, solar and nuclear, will be adequate to meet growth in global demand for the next three years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said, adding power sector emissions are on the decline. Following record growth, electricity generation from low-emissions sources will account for almost half of …
Growth in Low-Emissions Power Expected to Cover Demand – IEA Read More »
