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Renewable Diesel

EIA: Densified Biomass Fuel Sales Reach 1.06 Million Tons in August

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Information AdministrationU.S. manufacturers produced approximately 930,000 tons of densified biomass fuels in August, according to the Nove…

Geothermal Power Project

Berkeley Lab Publishes Detailed Report on Salton Sea Geothermal Lithium Potential

Salton Sea and the SouthernValley, California (source: flickr/ Doc Searls, creative commons)The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE) has published the results of …

Oil & Gas Trade

Elliott Takes $1 Bln Stake in US Oil Refiner Phillips 66, Urges Board Revamp

A general view of the Phillips 66 Company's Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into gasoline, aviation and diesel fuels, in…

Solar Power Plant

EIA: CO2 Emissions Declined, Solar Was Largest Source of New Generation in 2023

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts the U.S. energy sector to emit about 4,790 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2023, a 3% …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Heats up in Namibia as Galp Spuds Prospect While Chevron Seeks Green Light for Multi-Well Drilling Program

Portuguese oil and gas company Galp has kicked off drilling operations at a well in license PEL 83 offshore Namibia, located close to Shell’s Graff and To…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Rise on Weak Dollar, Expectations for OPEC+ Output Cuts

A person puts gas in a vehicle at a gas station in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Right.Oil …

Solar Power Plant

In the First 3/4 of 2023, Solar Was the Fastest Growing Source of Electricity and Largest Source of New Generating Capacity.

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) …

Electricity Transmission

New York Gets $24 Mln Federal Funding to Bolster Electric Grid

The One World Trade Center building stands amid the Manhattan skyline in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rig…

Carbon Capture

Indonesia Launches First Carbon Storage Project in West Papua

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo speaks during the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Leaders event at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO…

Oil Price

Oil Down More Than 1% As Uncertainty Swirls Over Delayed OPEC+ Meeting

The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 22, 2019. Picture taken November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ang…

Oil & Gas Technology

Capital Power acquires two natgas-fired power plants in U.S. for $1.1 bln (Nov. 20)

Canadian energy company Capital Power (CPX.TO) said on Monday it was acquiring two U.S.-based natural gas-fired generation facilities in California and Arizona …

Renewable Diesel

Neste Partners With Hightowers Petroleum to Provide Renewable Diesel to Customers in the Midwest

Neste and Hightowers Petroleum, a leading wholesale fuel supplier serving customers in the Midwest region in the U.S., have formed a strategic partnership to of…

Distributed energy

Invites US Manufacturers to Develop and Commercialize Distributed Wind Energy Technology

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a notice of intent under the Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP) calling for U.S. manufacturers…

Offshore Wind Power

US Approves Equinor and BP's Empire Wind Offshore Project, Country's Sixth

Equinor's logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsThe U.S. Depart…

Microgrid

Feds Seeking More Clarity Around Eligibility of Microgrid Controllers for Tax Credits

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are clarifying and seeking input for what qualifies a microgrid project for access to mor…