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Tidal Energy

U.S. To Provide Millions in Funding for Tidal Energy and River Current Systems

DOE says the funding opportunity represents the “largest investment in tidal and river current energy technologies in the United States.”

United States

US First: Residential VPP Activated in Wholesale Capacity Market

Sunrun, a US home solar, battery storage and energy services provider, has completed its first successful season running a residential Virtual Power Plant (VPP)…

Carbon Emissions

Forecasts of Future Arctic Carbon Emissions

Permafrost in the rapidly melting Arctic will probably release as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation by the end of…

Oil Price

Biden to Lay Out Plan to Complete Emergency Oil Sales, Support U.S. Production

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Wednesday to sell off the last portion of his release from the nation's emergency oil reserve by year's end, an…

Offshore Wind Power

U.S. To Hold Offshore Wind Power Rights Sale off California Coast in December

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would hold the first ever sale of offshore wind development rights off the coast of California on Dec. 6…

Hydrogen Project

Woodside Energy Awards Nel Contract for U.S. Hydrogen Project

Woodside Energy Group has awarded Nel Hydrogen Electrolyser a contract to supply alkaline electrolyser equipment for its proposed H2OK U.S. hydrogen project in …

United States

Mexican President Outlines Renewable Energy Push Ahead of Kerry Visit

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador outlined goals to turn a northwestern agricultural state into a green energy center on Monday, ahead of a visit la…

Oil Price

U.S. Could Sell Oil From Emergency Reserve This Week -Sources

The Biden administration plans to sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to dampen fuel prices before next month's congressional elections, thre…

Electric Car

Stellantis Debuts Pure-Electric Jeep, Pledges New Target on Energy Self-Sufficiency

Stellantis’ electric vehicle plans put it in competition with firms such as Elon Musk’s Tesla as well as companies like Volkswagen, Ford, and GM.

Offshore Wind Power

First Set of Standards to Streamline Offshore Wind Projects in the US

The US offshore wind industry has the first set of standards for project development— a step advocates say will accelerate the growth of the burgeoning renewab…

LNG

U.S. Approves LNG Shipping Waiver for Puerto Rico After Hurricane

The Biden administration late on Sunday approved a waiver of U.S. shipping rules to address Puerto Rico's urgent need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) after Hurr…

Electric Car

EU, U.S. Eye Level Playing Field for EU Electric Cars in U.S. Market

European Union and U.S. officials expect to reach agreement that would grant EU companies, including electric car makers, the same status as U.S. ones in the U.…

Crude Oil

Saudi Arabia, United States Clash Over Reason for OPEC+ Oil Cut

Saudi Arabia rejected as "not based on facts" criticism of an OPEC+ decision last week to cut its oil production target despite U.S. objections.

Crude Oil

Oil Slides as U.S. Crude and Gasoline Stocks Surge

Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Friday as U.S. crude and gasoline inventories jumped, while Saudi Arabia and Washington continued to clash over plans…

United States

U.S. Power Use to Reach Record High in 2022 as Economy Grows, Weather Hotter -EIA

U.S. power consumption will rise to a record high in 2022 due to rising economic activity and hotter summer weather.