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Energy Investment

Chevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time

Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development and commercialization of floating offshore wind turbin…

Crude Oil

U.S. Oil Production Still 2 Million Bpd Under Pre-Pandemic Levels

The EIA might be forecasting that the Permian Basin’s oil production will be rebounding soon, but overall, today’s U.S. oil production is still 2 million barr…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Texas Regulator Issues Nearly 800 Drilling Permits

The Railroad Commission of Texas reported late last week that it issued a total of 798 original drilling permits in March 2021, which amounts to 54 more permits…

Energy Security

U.S. Expresses Support for Japan's Release of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water

The United States on Tuesday said Japan “appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards” in its decision to…

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla will Surge 58% from Current Levels with Improved Battery Supply Set to Drive an $8 billion Energy Business, Canaccord Says

Tesla could surge 58% from current levels as it shifts focus to its energy storage business, Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer said in a Monday note.

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Can Meet 90% of US Energy Demand by 2050 Says Study

A new report released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center states that using offshore wind energy, the US has the potential to meet 90% of its …

Hybrid Power Plant

Apple to Build Battery-Based Solar Energy Storage Facility in California

Planned energy storage facility in California is Apple's latest step towards eliminating carbon emissions from its supply chain by 2030.

Solar Power Plant

Duke Energy Division Planning $180M Indiana Solar Farm

The Hoosier Jack Solar farm would be located on leased land in southern Vigo County and northern Sullivan County.

Electric Vehicle Battery

LG Energy & SK Innovation Kiss & Make Up, Promise To Work Together In Harmony

Under pressure from the Biden administration, LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation have resolved their long running legal battle.

Energy Storage Battery

A Safer, Less Expensive and Fast Charging Aqueous Battery

New Anode for Aqueous Batteries Allows Use of Cheap, Plentiful Seawater as an Electrolyte

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Banks on Offshore Wind to Help Curb Climate Change

Two wind turbines, each as tall as the Washington Monument, stand sentinel 27 miles off the coast of Virginia, the nation’s first offshore wind installation in…

Nuclear Equipment

TAE Reaches 'Hot Enough' Plasma Milestone

The milestone has helped the company raise USD280 million in additional funding.

Energy-Eficient Building

Electrifying US Buildings Critical to Achieving 2050 Emissions Target

According to a new report released by the Environment America Research & Development, building electrification over the next 30 years is vital for the US to ach…

Solar Power Plant

Construction Begins on the Largest Solar Facility in Texas

In the southeastern US state of Texas, surrounded by farmland, Rosendin’s Renewable Energy Group has begun building the largest solar power project in the stat…

Nuclear waste

Breaking U.S. Nuclear Waste Stalemate could be Key to Biden’s Climate Goals, Stanford Scholars Say

Stanford University experts are cautiously optimistic that the Biden administration can change the U.S. trajectory on nuclear waste, and they offer their though…