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Equinor Secures $3 Bln Financing for U.S. Empire Wind 1 Project

(Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor said on Thursday it had secured a financing package of more than $3 billion for its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind power project in the United States. The company expects the total capital investments, including fees for the use of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, to be around $5 billion, including …

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Trump Calls to ‘Open Up’ North Sea, Get Rid of Windmills

Summary • Trump says UK making “a very big mistake” • Britain is increasing windfall tax on North Sea energy producers • Government aims to quadruple offshore wind by 2030 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to “open up” the British North Sea and get rid of windmills in a post on his social …

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COMMENTARY: Solar and Wind Power Make Electricity More Expensive – That’s a Fact

As a new year dawns and winter takes hold, it’s worth considering the cost of energy. After a meeting in Italy last spring, the G7 countries (including Canada) pledged to triple renewable energy sources (e.g. wind, solar) globally to ensure an “affordable” energy future. But while direct costs for wind and solar are dropping, they remain expensive due …

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US Agency Takes Steps to Protect Nevada Mountains from Energy Development

The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years. The Interior Department said it had approved an application by the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw 264,442 acres of federal lands in the Ruby Mountains from mineral and geothermal leasing. The …

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Big Oil Backtracks on Renewables Push as Climate Agenda Falters

Summary European majors slow clean energy investments Investors rewarding oil and gas focus New Trump U.S. presidency among big factors in 2025 (Reuters) – Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down – and at times reversing – climate commitments in a shift that …

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FORCE, FORCE, FORCE! – The Green Army Will Keep Pushing Unrealistic Energy Transition in 2025 Despite “Reality” – Irina Slav

More From Irina Slav I was going to wrap this eventful year with a nice little post of gratitude  but, as usual, the news flow has forced me to revise my plans. So much has happened in the last week days  failing to report on it would be a real shame. You may want to …

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2025 – Can Biden’s Green Boom Survive Trump’s Wrecking Ball?

Halting the progress made toward an energy transition is high on the next White House’s agenda. By Liam Denning The energy transition sustained an electoral trauma as 2024 drew to a close. The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump promises to undo at least some of the progress made on decarbonization under President Joe Biden. But …

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Trump Aims at Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act: EVs, Clean Energy and Manufacturing

By Reuters Summary Trump has threatened to claw back unspent IRA money Electric vehicle rebates, gas emissions under fire Wind, solar may be untouched (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Joe Biden’s signature climate bill called the Inflation Reduction Act, which initially aimed at some $400 billion in new spending and tax cuts …

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AI’s Energy Hunger Fuels Geothermal Startups but Natgas Rivalry Clouds Future

(Reuters) – Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments remain uncertain as oil majors double down on natural gas. Meta  and Alphabet’s  Google are among the tech companies partnering with startups proposing to produce geothermal electricity, to power their data centers. Large …

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2025 May Be Painful for Renewable Energy But Some Opportunities Exist

(Reuters Breakingviews) – On the face of it, 2025 is shaping up to be a stinker for renewable energy. The planet seems ever further from restricting global warming to a manageable 1.5 degrees Celsius level, and the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president means that the world’s biggest economy will visibly retreat from the …

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