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U.S. Climate Law Has Boosted Solar, Batteries; Hydrogen, Other Initiatives Lag

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The U.S. has doubled the pace of cutting carbon emissions since President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022, analysts and scientists said, with more than 80 solar, wind and energy storage projects taking advantage of the law’s mix of direct payments and tax credits. The IRA and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last …

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U.S. Solar Factories Need More Government Support to Succeed, Report Says

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(Reuters) – U.S. efforts to build a domestic supply chain for solar energy components is stalled and will require urgent government action to support the factories needed to compete with China, according to a report published on Wednesday. The analysis by Guidehouse Insights, commissioned by the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition, said existing federal …

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Big Oil Executives Push Back Against Calls for Fast Energy Transition

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Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost to replace oil and gas. Big oil companies including BP and Equinor have written down renewable energy projects and others have been forced to …

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US Solar Installations to Benefit from Inflation Reduction Act in 2024, Report Says

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Reuters (Reuters) – The U.S. solar industry is expected to continue its momentum in 2024 after accounting for over 50% of new electricity capacity additions to the grid last year, according to a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association on Wednesday. Companies and residents have aimed to capitalize on U.S. …

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China Sets Tougher Energy Efficiency Goal After Falling Behind on 2025 Targets

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Summary China vows to cut energy intensity 2.5% in 2024 2023 intensity only fell by 0.5%, less than 2% target 2024 target won’t meet five-year plan goals, analysts say BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday set more stringent energy intensity targets for 2024 after missing last year’s goal, as the world’s biggest energy …

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Shell’s U.S. Solar Unit Launches Asset Sale

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(Reuters) – Shell’s  U.S. solar business Savion has put around a quarter of its assets up for sale, according to a marketing document and industry sources, as the oil major extends a retreat from owning renewables projects under CEO Wael Sawan. Investment bank Jefferies is running the sale of up to 10.6 gigawatts (GW) of solar generation …

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A MUST WATCH: How Much Energy Will the World Need? – Let’s Compare Political “Dream” to Energy “Reality” – Mark Mills

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Are we heading toward an all-renewable energy future, spearheaded by wind and solar? Or are those energy sources wholly inadequate for the task? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The Cloud Revolution, compares the energy dream to the energy reality.    

Top Global Energy Traders Face Multi-Billion Cash Investment Quandary as Poor Returns in Solar, Wind and Hydrogen Irk Investors

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 As the world’s top global energy trading houses prepare for their biggest annual industry get-together this week in London they face a growing problem, what to do with their cash. Most trading houses, which are privately owned and controlled by their employees, disclose little about their cash position, equity or dividends. But according to more …

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With Solar Industry in Crisis, Europe in a Bind Over Chinese Imports

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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 …

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Biden Power Plant and EV Plans Hit a New Obstacle: Vulnerable Democrats

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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 …

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