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Oil Refinery

U.S. Oil Refiners, Pipeline Companies Expect Strong Demand for Rest of 2022

U.S. oil refiners and pipeline operators expect energy consumption to be strong for the second half of 2022, even though analysts and industry watchers have wor…

United States

U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy Grows, EIA Says

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 as the economy grows, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its Short-Term Energy O…

Net Zero Emission

What Are the Key Accelerators of Industrial Decarbonization?

Decarbonizing heavy industry will require collaboration on an unprecedented scale between companies that have historically been in fierce competition with one a…

Wind Farm

Natural Power Commences Service Delivery for Moanvane Wind Farm

Renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has commenced service delivery on the 12-turbine, 58 MW, Moanvane wind farm in Co. Offaly, Ire…

Carbon Emissions

How the Aluminum Industry Is Forging a Path Toward Decarbonization

Humanity produced nearly 66 million metric tons of aluminum in 2020 — along with 2 percent of total global emissions.

Carbon Emissions

California’s Forest Carbon Buffer Pool Found to be Severely Undercapitalized

Researchers have found that California's forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the durability of the state's multi-billion-dollar carbon offset program,…

Nuclear Power Plant

France Looks to Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave

French authorities have allowed five nuclear power plants in France to continue operations and discharge hot water in rivers.

Energy Transition

UK Readies Competition in Onshore Electricity Networks

The competition aims to reduce energy costs and speed up connections.

Oil Price

Goldman Sees Strong Case for Higher Oil Prices Despite Negative Shocks

Goldman Sachs said the case for higher oil prices was still strong with current supply shortfalls well above its expectations in recent months, despite a recent…

Gas power plant

Equinor May Postpone Closure of Norwegian Gas-Fired Power Plant

Norway-based energy major Equinor could continue to operate its natural gas-fired Mongstad power plant to support the country’s electricity supply. The company…

Carbon Emissions

Chicago Announces Plan to Power City With 100% Renewable Energy

Chicago’s public buildings could all be powered by renewable energy under a plan announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Aug. 8.

Smart Meter

CEDIS Extends AMI Project With 20,000 Smart Meter Replacements

Montenegrin Electric Distribution System (CEDIS) has started work on an extended phase three of the modernisation of their electricity consumption measurement (…

United States

US Launches Research Group to Grow Domestic Solar Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium to make cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells less expensive, more …

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Compensation Fight Brews Ahead of COP27 Summit

Tensions are mounting ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit, as vulnerable countries ramp up demands for rich countries to pay compensation for losses inflic…

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Fuel Retailers Rail Against Green Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

U.S. fuel retailers are fighting the inclusion of a tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Democrats' $430 billion spending bill, arguing SAF is more…