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Biorefinery

USDA Awards Reap Grant to Kansas Biogas Project

The USDA awarded $120 million in grants to 516 projects under the Rural Energy for America Program. One of those awards will support a biogas project under deve…

Electric Vehicles

The First Jeep and Dodge EVs Are Finally Arriving at US Dealerships

The first all-electric Jeep and Dodge models have officially landed in the US. Although later than planned, Jeep and Dodge EVs are now arriving at US dealership…

Biofuel

USDA Invests Over 14 Million Dollars in Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase Energy Security in Wisconsin

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today announced that the USDA is investing $14,000,418 more in gran…

Biofuel

January Wasde Reduces 2024-’25 Forecast for Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Production

The USDA reduced its forecast for 2024-’25 soybean use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released…

Thermal Coal

William Gumede: Strategies for a Green Economy in SA

After energy shortages caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and expanding Middle East conflict, many industrial and emerging powers have returned to the use of coal…

United States

Virginia Transformer Considers $6 Billion Sale

Transformers and power transmission lines.Virginia Transformer Corp. is exploring a sale that could value the US transformer manufacturer at more than $6 billio…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Pioneer Energy Secures $27M From US DOE for Emission Reduction Projects

Pioneer Energy announced its selection by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for four grants collectively valued at $27m. Three of these awards aim to develop th…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Edge Down for Second Day Straight on Rising US Fuel Inventories

Oil prices declined for a second day on Thursday after large builds in fuel inventories in the US, the world's biggest oil user, though expectations for inc…

Green Hydrogen

SA Green Hydrogen Project to Proceed

A new facility to produce hydrogen directly from water without the use of electrolysers is set to power ahead, with Sparc Technologies, Fortescue and the Univer…

Hydrogen Production

Nuclear Energy Stocks Rise After Final Us Rules on Hydrogen Tax Credits

The final rules include major changes and flexibilities that address various important issues to help grow the industry and move projects forward.The US Treasur…

Wave Energy

US DOE Allocates Nearly $2 Million for Wave-Powered Desalination Research

The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has announced nearly $2 million in funding for two university-led projects focused on…

Green Hydrogen

US Treasury Signals a New Hope for Green Hydrogen

The US Department of the Treasury had green hydrogen and energy security on its mind when it announced the Final Rule for H2 production tax credits.Green hydrog…

Energy Storage System

Puerto Rico Receives Us DOE Loans to Boost Battery Storage to 1 Gwh

Puerto Rico’s fragile grid has been given a boost, with the US Department of Energy (DOE) offering more than half a billion dollars via the Loan Programs Offic…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraq Surpasses Saudi Arabia in Weekly Oil Exports to US

Oil tankers dock at a floating platform, offshore from the southern Iraqi port cityThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Saturday that Ira…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Post 3% Annual Decline

Oil prices fell around 3 percent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China's economy struggled, and …