United states

Oil Price

US Pump Prices Set to Climb on Russian Refinery Outages

A gas pump is inserted inside an Audi vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, U.S., March 10, 2022. Picture taken Mar…

Biofuel

Terragia Raises $6M Seed Round to Advance One-Step Biological Conversion of Biomass to Ethanol

Start-up Terragia Biofuel raised a $6-million seed round led by Engine Ventures and Energy Impact Partners (EIP). The company will use the capital to commercial…

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Secures 554 MW Wind Order for v163-4.5 MW Wind Turbines in the US

Vestas has received a 554 MW order for an undisclosed wind farm in the US. The order consists of 123 V163-4.5 MW wind turbines, Vestas’ newest high-capaci…

Energy Storage Project

Calpine to Launch First Batteries at 680-MW California BESS Site in 2024

US power producer Calpine Corporation expects to finalise the first three phases of its 680-MW battery energy storage project in Menifee, California, in the sum…

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 …

Electric Vehicle Charging

Greenlane Announces 280-Mile Corridor of Commercial EV Charging Stations From Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Greenlane announced its first commercial EV charging corridor with more than 100 chargers, modern amenities designed to increase the comfort of drivers, resilie…

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…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New England's Last Coal Plants to Be Shut Down, Replaced With Renewables

Granite Shore Power (GSP) announced an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting a firm date for the voluntary closure of M…

LNG

B.C. Greenlights Delta LNG Jetty Construction

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman speaks during an announcement at Burns Bog, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, June 29, 2020. British Columbia's Environment…

Crude Oil

US Crude Output Falls 6% in January Due to Severe Cold, EIA Says

An aerial view of an oil tanker and storage tanks at Exxon Mobil’s Beaumont oil refinery, which produces and packages Mobil 1 synthetic motor oil, in Beau…

Hydropower Plant

Hydroelectric Project Generating Interest in Hancock County

MORE POWER — Current Hydro is moving forward with its plans for a hydroelectric project to be located at the New Cumberland Locks and Dam. Once completed in 20…

Electric Vehicle Battery

GM in Talks With Catl to License Cheaper LFP EV Battery Tech and Joint North American Plant

General Motors (GM) is reportedly in talks with battery giant CATL to license its cheaper LFP battery tech. The plans could include a new joint North American p…

Solar Panel

The First Entirely US-Made Crystalline Solar Panels Are Coming to Market

All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal.Canada-headquartered…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Loan Guarantee for Palisades Restart

The US Department of Energy Loan Programs Office has conditionally committed up to USD1.52 billion for a loan guarantee to Holtec Palisades for its project to b…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor Forms Union Alliance for New York's First Offshore Wind Hub

Empire Wind and the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) have signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the construct…