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Thermal Coal

Boston Mayor Bans Fossil Fuels in New City-Owned Building Construction

In the latest push for her Green New Deal, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order that prohibits city-owned buildings from being constructed or reno…

Wind Farm

BP and Equinor Could Cancel Us Offshore Wind Projects

BP and Equinor are in the process of renegotiating the power purchase agreements (PPAs) for their joint offshore wind projects in the USA, according to Reuters.…

Offshore Wind Power

BOEM Finalizes Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the US Central Atlantic

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the finalization of three wind energy areas (WEAs) offshore Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. These a…

Offshore Wind Power

Navantia Seanergies and Seah Will Promote Offshore Wind Power in Asia and the United States

Navantia Seanergies and SeAH have formalized a collaboration agreement with the objective of promoting the development of offshore wind energy in various region…

Solar Panel

Climate Change Is Hindering U.S. Solar Generation, Study Says

Climate change is increasingly impacting U.S. solar energy generation, causing inaccuracies in pre-construction energy models, according to a new study conducte…

Solar Technology

DOE Announces $450 Million for Residential Solar and Storage in Puerto Rico

FILE - A technician installs a solar energy system at a home July 24, 2018, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. A U.S. government ongoing study that released preliminary …

Energy Storage Project

Latest Expansion of Moss Landing Bess Project Completed

Vistra's Moss Landing battery storage site (Source: Vistra Energy).Vistra Energy said the latest expansion of its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility is co…

Hydrogen Project

US energy companies call for widening of hydrogen tax incentives

Anumber of US energy companies have begun lobbying the US Government to widen its tax incentives for the hydrogen industry.Currently, green hydrogen producers r…

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell to Sell More Oil Assets in Nigeria

Shell Plc is reportedly set to resume talks to sell some of its Nigerian oil fields. The oil giant is said to be in negotiations with Eroton Exploration and Pro…

Renewable Energy

Nextera Reveals 250 GW Pipeline of Renewables, Storage Projects

A 20 MW project in Ludlow, Vermont/Image: NextEra EnergyNextEra, the largest renewable energy developer in the United States, said during its recent second-quar…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Nikola Starts Production of 'Saleable' Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Trucks With 500-Mile Range

Nikola Corporation has commenced production of its hydrogen fuel cell electric truck.What Happened: The Nikola hydrogen fuel cell electric truck, with a range o…

Oil & Gas Technology

Top US Utility Group Opposes Emissions Plan For Existing Gas Plants-Source

The top U.S. utility lobby group intends to push back on the Biden administration's proposals requiring upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants …

Biofuel

US Navy Researchers Demonstrate Synthesis of High-Density Biofuels From Myrtenal Using Cyclopropanation

A team of researchers from the Chemistry Division of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake has demonstrated that fuels with both high ener…

Hydropower Plant

NY Governor Announces Economic Development, Niagara Hydropower Awards

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved economic development awards under the ReCharge NY program to 21 fir…

Hydropower Plant

Maine Hydropower Corridor Will Resume Construction Despite Big Jump in Cost, CEO Says

Construction in Maine will resume next week on an electricity transmission project bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid despite a half-bil…