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United States

U.S. Power Use to Hit Record in 2022 on Economic Growth, Hotter Weather -EIA

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 because of increasing economic activity and hotter summer weather, the U.S. Energy Information Adminis…

Offshore Wind Power

California Offshore Wind Sale Ends First Day With $400 Mln in High Bids

The United States' first sale of offshore wind development rights off the coast of California attracted more than $400 million in bids on Tuesday from companies…

Offshore Wind Power

First US Floating Offshore Wind Auction

The US will hold the nation’s first lease auction for commercial-scale floating wind power today.

EU

Germany Says Borrowing More Money to Compete With the U.S. Would Be a ‘Threat’ to Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday “new and additional funding at the EU level” will be needed to make European companies more com…

United States

Methane Production Increases at a Faster Rate in Response to Ecosystem Warming

Scientists working at the ongoing Department of Energy's (DOE) Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experiment use the site's nort…

Solar Technology

U.S. Will Consider New Priority Areas for Solar Energy on Public Lands

The Biden administration on Monday said it would begin a process to identify new areas for solar development in the Western United States to ramp up permitting …

United States

Explainer: Why the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act Has Europe up in Arms

Top European Union officials will use a trade meeting with U.S. counterparts on Monday to press concerns about Washington's huge new green energy subsidy packag…

Electric Car

The EV Transition Explained: Charger Infrastructure

How many, where, and who pays?

Crude Oil

Chevron to Ship First Venezuelan Oil to the U.S. By Year-End

Chevron is getting ready to ship the first oil cargo from Venezuela to the United States by late December.

United States

U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Expand E15 Gasoline Sales, with Support from Oil Group

U.S. senators from Nebraska and Minnesota introduced legislation on Tuesday that would expand nationwide sales of E15.

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Seeks to Limit Flaring and Methane Leaks from Public Lands Drilling

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday proposed rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, Washington's latest mov…

Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen Is Not a Silver Bullet Solution

In the United States, the Department of Energy is doling out billions of dollars in federal funding to create up to 10 “hydrogen hubs”.

Nuclear Fuel

Finland’s Fortum Turns to U.S. In Bid to Replace Russian Nuclear Fuel

Finnish power company Fortum on Tuesday said it was planning to begin buying nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric.

Nuclear Power Plant

California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.1BN Lifeline

The US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would conditionally provide California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) with a $1.1 billion grant to help prevent…

Net Zero Emission

US Outlines Their Commitment to Reaching Net-Zero Global Emissions

At COP27, the United States of America (US) Secretary of Energy reiterated the country’s commitment to reaching net-zero global emissions and combatting climat…