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Carbon Emissions

U.S. EPA to Consider Tougher Emissions Rules for Heavy Trucks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will consider adopting more stringent greenhouse gas emissions rules for heavy trucks after Congress passed new i…

United States

Amazon Drives Renewable Energy Push With 71 New Projects

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would add 2.7 gigawatts of clean energy capacity through several new projects as it seeks to use 100% renewable energy acros…

Natural Gas

California Relied Heavily on Natural Gas During Sept Heat Wave -EIA

During an extreme heat wave in early September, the California power grid relied on natural gas for almost half of its electricity generation to meet peak deman…

Carbon Pricing

Britain’s Drax Signs Deal to Sell 2 Million U.S. Carbon Removal Credits

British power generator Drax has signed a memorandum of understanding with carbon finance firm Respira International

Net Zero Emission

GM Backs Setting Tough U.S. Emissions Targets for 2030

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it backed establishing tougher federal emissions standards to help ensure at least 50% of new vehicles sold by 2030 are zero-e…

Crude Oil

U.S. Refiners May Soon Purchase More Canadian Crude

Canada’s benchmark heavy oil price could soon see a boost as U.S. refiners are expected to return to buying large volumes of Canadian crude once the massive re…

Wind Turbine

Global Wind Turbine Order Intake Breaks Record in Q2

Strong activity in China pushed global wind turbine order intake to a new record of 43GW in quarter two of 2022 and up 36% from year-ago levels. This equates to…

Natural Gas

A Natural Gas Shortage Is Looming for the U.S.

While natural gas prices in the United States fell after a railway strike was averted last week, it looks likely that prices both at home and abroad will spike …

Oil Price

U.S. To Sell Up to 10 Mln Bbls of Oil From SPR for Nov. Delivery

The U.S. Energy Department said on Monday it will sell up to 10 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, for delivery in November.

Wind Power Project

US Launches Floating Offshore Wind Shot Initiative

In the US, several federal agencies have launched actions intended to develop new floating offshore wind platforms.

Natural Gas

Italgas Launches Innovation Drive in US

Italian gas DSO Italgas has opened a new ‘Innovation Antenna’ in Silicon Valley as part of the Mind the Bridge Innovation Centre in San Francisco.

Net Zero Emission

US Invests $178M to Advance Bioenergy Technology

A total of 37 projects will develop new technologies that engineer plants and microbes into bioenergy and improve carbon storage

Floating Offshore Wind

Biden Administration Throws Support Behind Floating Offshore Wind

The Biden administration announced a goal of installing as much as 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, and said it plans to auction off lea…

United States

BayWa R.E. To Distribute Google Nest Smart Thermostats

BayWa r.e. has announced a collaboration with Google Nest to distribute smart thermostats to installers in its US solar and energy storage distribution arm.

Nuclear Reactor

US Study Assesses Potential for Coal-To-Nuclear Conversion

Hundreds of coal power plant sites across the USA could be converted to nuclear plant sites, providing huge decarbonisation gains as well as bringing tangible e…