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Joe Biden

US President Includes Nuclear in American Jobs Plan

US President Joseph Biden yesterday announced a USD2 trillion jobs, infrastructure and clean energy plan to reshape the country's economy.

United States

Apple to Generate 1.2GW from 2020 Green Bond Projects

American multinational technology company Apple has announced that it will generate 1.2GW of renewable energy capacity from the green bonds the firm issued in 2…

Carbon Emissions

API Expected To Endorse Carbon Pricing

The American Petroleum Institute is set to unveil a declaration in which it endorses carbon pricing as a means of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on …

United States

American Clean Power Association Statement on Power Outages in Texas

The American Clean Power Association today issued the following statement on the ongoing power outages in Texas

United States

US Renewables Trade Group Formally Launches

American Clean Power Association unveils new website and adverts showcasing the sector

Electric Car

President Joe Biden Commits to Replacing Entire Federal Fleet with Electric Vehicles

The commitment, if it bears out, could give a boost to U.S. automakers, particularly those that have diverse portfolios that include passenger cars, commercial …

Net Zero Emission

Total Quits American Petroleum Institute Over Climate Goals

French multinational energy company Total has withdrawn its membership within the American Petroleum Institute.

United States

U.S. Senate Passes American Energy Innovation Act

AEIA to modernize domestic energy laws to ensure the United States remains a global energy leader.

Gas turbine engine

Mitsubishi Power Wins Gas Turbine Supply Contract from Capital Power

Mitsubishi Power has won a contract from North American power producer Capital Power for the supply of two M501JAC gas turbines.

Nuclear Reactor

Hot Tests Completed at Ukraine’s ISF-2 Storage Facility

The American Bureau of Shipping said on 17 December that it had issued a Feasibility Statement for the Compact Molten Salt Reactor developed by Danish nuclear c…

Net Zero Emission

US President-elect Biden Eounds out Climate Team with Progressives to Push Clean-Energy Agenda

Debra Haaland would become first Native American to head Department of Interior, while environmentalist Michael Regan in frame to run EPA

Coal Trade

Anglo American Maps Out Thermal Coal Exit, Sees Higher Output

The global miner said a de-merger and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange was the most likely route for its South African thermal coal assets.

Blockchain

Blockchain, Cybersecurity Focus in NAESB Digital Technology Standards

The North American Energy Standards Boards is to continue to focus on standards development to support blockchain and more generally cybersecurity.

Hydropower Plant

Honduras to Refit Hydro and Improve Renewable Energy Integration

Honduras will refit its main hydroelectric dam with an $18 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Market Analysis

Geothermal – Huge Promise in Latin America and Caribbean

Latin America’s geothermal potential remains mostly untapped and with few exceptions progress has been sluggish, reports the Inter-American Development Bank.