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TotalEnergies to Buy Stake in US Renewables Firm Clearway Energy

TotalEnergies SE said it will acquire a stake in a large US renewables developer, another move by the European energy giant to expand its footprint in the Ameri…

Electric Car

IEA: ‘Global Ev Sales Continue to Soar This Year’

Nearly two million EVs were sold in the first three months of the year, according to a new report

Net Zero Emission

Elon Musk, Alphabet, & Joe Biden (USA) Just a Few Investing Billions Into Carbon Removal

As the world shifts toward clean energy in its automobiles and its energy generation tactics, experts say there’s still a lot of work to do to ensure global te…

Net Zero Emission

Past and Present US Energy Chiefs at Odds Over Net-Zero Targets

The keynote by former US energy secretary Rick Perry proved to be the main talking point in a varied opening session for DistribuTECH International and POWERGEN…

Crude Oil

Biden Administration Says It Has Not Ruled Out Export Curbs to Ease Fuel Prices

U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out using export restrictions to ease soaring domestic fuel prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesd…

Hydrogen Project

US DOE Funding Study of Advanced Clean Hydrogen Technologies for Electricity Generation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $24.9 million in funding for six research and development projects to support the advancement of clean hydrogen…

CCS

New $3.5BN US Programme to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs

The programme will support four large-scale hubs that will each consist of a network of CO2 removal projects to help address the impacts of climate change.

Solar Cell

Weather Data to Boost Us Solar and Storage Projects

Meteorological data from Slovak provider Solargis is being used by US renewable company Apex Clean Energy to advance over 10GW of solar and storage projects.

Electric Car

Global Electric Car Sales Surge in 2022 on Strong Government Policies, IEA Says

China, Europe and the US drive most of the growth in the first quarter, IEA says.

Microgrid

Engineers Are Working on a Solar Microgrid to Outlast Lunar Nights

Future lunar bases will need power for mining and astronaut survival.

Solar Power Panel

Investigation of Chinese Solar Panel Makers Will Damage US’ Own Interests

The reported US investigation of Chinese solar panel makers will damage the US' interests, including negatively impact the development of the US' own solar indu…

Joe Biden

Biden’s ‘Nuclear Deterrence’ Remarks Send Shock Waves

United States President Joe Biden sent shock waves on his first Asian trip by committing to "nuclear deterrence" for the Republic of Korea, wider military exerc…

LNG

Natural Gas Prices Under Pressure From Soaring U.S. Demand

U.S. natural-gas prices have hit their highest level in 14 years as North American producers scramble to replenish supplies with demand soaring and storage leve…

OPEC

Five Major Challenges Facing the Energy Industry

Record-high prices at the pump, a looming diesel shortage right when the summer season is starting, and an uncooperative OPEC are probably reasons for many head…

Energy Transition

How AI Innovation Is Enabling the Energy Transition

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced in utility use cases from renewables integration to resilience and more.