Law

LNG

Totalenergies, Sonatrach Join Forces to Develop Gas Resources in Algeria

TotalEnergies and SONATRACH have signed an agreement to explore and develop gas resources in Algeria's northeast Timimoun region, Trend reports.According to…

Electric Vehicles

Maryland Passes Bi-directional EV Charging Law

(Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash.)The Maryland General Assembly has passed a law that would create a bidirectional EV charging program aimed at allowing EV…

Carbon Emissions

US Climate Law Has Boosted Solar, Batteries; Hydrogen, Other Initiatives Lag

Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Pho…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New England to Become the Second Coal-Free Region in the US

Both of New Hampshire’s coal plants are shutting, making New England the second coal-free region in the US.That’s following a settlement between Sie…

Battery Recycling

DOE Announces $62M for 17 Projects to Boost Battery Recycling

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $62 million for projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to increase consumer participation in consumer …

Renewable Energy

Controversial Clean Energy Law Takes Effect in Washington

The Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility about 16 miles east of Ellensburg in central Washington is part of Puget Sound Energy’s clean energy portfolio. (Co…

Dam

£3 Billion Lawsuit Filed in Netherlands Against Vale SA and Samarco’s Dutch Subsidiary Over Mariana Dam Failure

A £3 billion lawsuit has been filed in the Netherlands against mining firm Vale SA and Samarco Iron Ore Europe BV, the Dutch subsidiary of Samarco, stemmi…

LNG

Sixteen Republican-Led US States Sue Federal Government Over Ban on LNG Permits

Model of LNG tanker is seen in front of the U.S. flag in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rig…

Hydropower Plant

Hydroelectric Production Incentives Open for Applications to Bolster Clean Energy Infrastructure in the US

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the application window for the Hydroelectric Production Incentive program. This initiative, a cornerstone of the …

Energy-Eficient Building

EU Parliament Approves Law to Make Buildings More Energy Efficient

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Purchase Licensing Right…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russian Court Warns Czech net4gas of $122 Mln Fine Over Gazprom Lawsuit

A view shows the Orenburg gas processing plant of Gazprom in the Orenburg Region, Russia Septeember 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo Purchase Licen…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Dutch Lawmakers Indicate Support to Permanently Shutter Groningen Gas Wells

A majority in the Dutch parliament said on Wednesday they would back a proposal to permanently seal off gas production wells at the Dutch Groningen field in a v…

Coal Trade

Midwest Energy Emissions Wins $57 Million in US Coal Patent Trial

A home sits in front of the William H. Zimmer Power Station, a coal-fired power-plant, along the Ohio River in Moscow, Ohio, U.S., September 23, 2017. Photograp…

Nuclear Equipment

Belgium to Use Urgent Procedure Status for Nuclear Phase-Out Law

General view of the Tihange Nuclear Power Station is seen after the Belgian government agreed in principle to close its two nuclear power plants by 2025, in Tih…

Oil Pipeline

MEG Energy Says Canada's Trans Mountain to Start Line Fill From April

The last section of pipeline is assembled on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project before operations are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2024…