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Offshore Wind Power

The Gulf of Mexico Is Gearing Up for a Wind Energy Boom

The Biden Administration is considering a giant offshore wind project in the Gulf of Mexico, an area with plenty of potential and a long history of energy produ…

Solar Power Panel

US Waives Tariffs on Solar Panels From Vietnam

US President Joe Biden on June 6 declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panels manufactured in four Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, in an …

Carbon Emissions

Argonne Leads Effort to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Decarbonizing Aviation

Argonne is helping the aviation industry chart a more environmentally friendly future by bringing science and industry together to advance the research and deve…

LNG

Chesapeake Energy Aims to Expand Push Into LNG With Market Adviser

Shale gas producer Chesapeake Energy plans to hire a liquefied natural gas (LNG) adviser, according to a job listing, as it seeks to expand into the fast-growin…

United States

Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar

Power demand in Texas is set to break its all-time record this week, testing the resilience of the grid after generation issues this year and a days-long blacko…

Nuclear Power Plant

Americans Split on Nuclear Energy as Safety Worries Linger

Just under half of Americans support nuclear power to generate electricity, a waning industry the Biden administration has been trying to revitalize with billio…

Smart Meter

Smart Meters and Smart Grids Key In SDG&E’s Clean Energy Plan

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has filed a $3 billion plan for the years 2024-2027 towards its ongoing clean energy drive.

Energy Saving

Here’s How to Scale Energy-Saving Commercial Building Retrofits

Comprehensive retrofits of commercial buildings can reduce their energy use by up to 40 percent but are not happening anywhere near the scale needed to meet cli…

Geothermal Power Plant

US DOE Offers Funds for Geothermal Deployment at Federal Sites

Working with a team led by ORNL, the U.S. Department of Energy will provide funding to deploy geothermal heating and cooling systems in federal facilities and b…

Net Zero Emission

US, Germany Propose India-G7 Partnership to Fund Decarbonisation

The United States and Germany, on behalf of the G7, have proposed setting up an India-G7 partnership to help fund and support India’s transition from a “fossi…

Nuclear Power Plant

The Energy in Nuclear Waste Could Power the U.S. for 100 Years, but the Technology Was Never Commercialized

There is enough energy in the nuclear waste in the United States to power the entire country for 100 years with clean energy.

Oil Shale

ExxonMobil to Sell Shale Assets in Texas to BKV for $750M

The Barnett Shale gas assets are part of ExxonMobil’s gas resources in North America that were removed from the company’s development plans in 2020.

Clean Energy Transition

US DOE Initiative Targets Clean Energy’s Interconnection Woes

The US Dept. of Energy has launched an initiative that aims to accelerate the deployment of clean energy by reducing delays and costs associated with connecting…

Electric Car

Sales of Electric Cars Doubled to Record 6.6MN in 2021

The need to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies to reduce bottlenecks is crucial to EV's ongoing growth says IEA report.

Nuclear Fusion

Handheld Fusion Power on the Horizon

Seattle-based Avalanche Energy is pursuing the vision of micro fusion power that one can hold in one’s hands.