Congress

Inaugural Edition of World Utilities Congress Successfully Concludes in Abu Dhabi

The inaugural edition of the World Utilities Congress saw a successful conclusion on the third and final day of the event.

World Utilities Congress and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Signed a Strategic Agreement

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a strategic agreement with the World Utilities Congress.

World Utilities Congress

About World Utilities CongressHosted by TAQA and held under the patronage of HH. Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, The World Utilities Congress wi…

Hydropower Plant

Lawmaker Aims to Stimulate Small Hydro Projects in Brazil

Brazil’s federal lawmaker Lafayette de Andrada, of the government-allied Republicanos party in Minas Gerais state, is working to unlock and stimulate the deplo…

Nuclear Reactor

The International Board For MBIR “Super-Reactor” To Be Established in 2022

At the Congress, round-table discussions dedicated to the progress of the MBIR project were held.

Crude Oil

White House not Considering Crude Export Ban

President Joe Biden's administration has all but ruled out the idea of pursuing a ban on crude exports, following an outcry from the oil industry and its allies…

Energy Taxation

Biden, Pushing Tax Breaks for Electric Vehicles, to Visit GM Factory

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit a Michigan General Motors electric vehicle plant next week as the White House pushes Congress to approve big tax incentives …

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal has Huge Potential As Future Energy Source

Turboden specializes in technologies that convert heat into electricity.

Energy Security

US: Government Officials and Members of Congress Support Hydrogen Transportation

Activities took place on Capitol Hill, Washington DC earlier this week ahead of a US Department of Energy (DOE) conference which focused on the decarbonisation …

Oil Pipeline

Republicans Sound Alarm Over Major U-Turn by Biden Admin on Russia-to-Europe Gas Pipeline

The report to Congress named two enterprises previously sanctioned by the Trump administration — the Russian pipe-laying ship ‘Fortuna’ and its owner KVT-RUS…

Oil Pipeline

US Congress Authorizes New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

The sanctions aim to derail construction of the remaining offshore portion of Russian state-controlled Gazprom's near-complete 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2.

Energy Subsidies

US Congress Passes Five-Year Offshore Wind Tax Credit

The U.S. Congress has passed a year-end spending package which includes a provision that would extend the Tax Credit for offshore wind facilities at 30% through…

United States

Democrat Joe Biden Wins the White House

Former vice president Joe Biden made clean energy a central pillar to his campaign. He’s won the White House, but may need to contend with a split Congress.

United States

US Clean Energy Job Recovery Stalled to a Trickle in July

The recovery of clean energy jobs in the US slowed a trickle last month as trade associations have warned it could take years for jobs to return in full without…

Microgrid

Congressional Proposal Recognizes Microgrid Role in US Climate Strategy

It's been slow to come, but lawmakers are increasingly incorporating microgrids into climate strategies, a focal point for Democrat politicians in both chambers…