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Nuclear Reactor

DOE Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Versatile Test Reactor

The U.S. Department of Energy invites the public to review and comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for construction of the Versatile Test Reactor.…

Energy Storage Battery

U.S. Looks To Boost Energy Storage By 525% By 2025

240 percent: this is the increase in battery storage capacity added in the United States during the third quarter of this year, compared with the second quarter…

Electric Vehicle Battery

LG Energy Solutions to Supply NCMA Batteries to Tesla

LG Energy Solutions has preempted the next-generation battery market as it will supply its nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum (NCMA) batteries for U.S. GM a…

Personnel Appointment

Biden to Nominate Regan as EPA Administrator

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Michael Regan as his nominee to serve as administrator of the U.S EPA.

Video: How The U.S. Fell Behind China In The Fight Against Climate Change

Ever since President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, China has played an increasingly large role in the international fight against climate ch…

Oil Pipeline

U.S. Throws Weight Behind Construction of EastMed Gas Pipeline

Greece aims to play an important role in helping Europe diversify its energy resources away from Russia, an objective strongly supported by Washington

Oil Price

Oil Prices Rise, hit 9-Month High on U.S. Stimulus Progress

Oil climbed on Thursday and touched a nine-month high, with traders optimistic about progress toward a U.S. fiscal stimulus deal and record-breaking refining de…

Oil Shale

U.S. Shale Oil Output to Drop 136,000 bpd to 7.44 million bpd in Jan – EIA

U.S. oil output from shale formations is expected to decline by about 136,000 barrels per day in January to 7.44 million bpd, the lowest since June, the U.S. En…

Paris Climate Agreement

Oil Giant Exxon Commits to Emissions Reductions in Line with Paris Agreement

U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil is setting short-term targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years as the company responds to investor and…

Solar Power Plant

US Large-Scale Solar On Track for a Record 2020

New Solar Market Insight report shows that, coronavirus-related hiccups aside, the utility-scale solar sector is set for growth.

China

Climate Change may Help the U.S. and China Find Common Ground Under a Biden Administration

A common interest in combating climate change could be catalyst for the Biden Administration to re-engage with China.

United States

U.S. Department of Energy to Support America's New National Space Policy

The Trump Administration announced the release of the National Space Policy, which advocates for developing and deploying nuclear power and propulsion systems o…

Oil Pipeline

U.S. Tariff on South Korean Oil Pipelines Fixed at 9.33% to 15.07%

The final tariff rate is almost three times the preliminary tariff rate.

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran Prepares For Oil Export Boost

Iran is preparing to start expanding its crude oil exports ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration in January in a clear sign it expects better bilateral relations wi…

Oil & Gas Trade

Alaska’s Oil Exports Double Amid Strong Chinese Demand

While demand from U.S. West Coast refiners has been subdued, overall Chinese crude oil imports have held strong during the COVID-19 wave in China early this yea…