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Wind Power Project

Vestas Offloads 118MW US Wind

Vestas, through its US development arm, has sold a 118MW wind farm to Southern Power.

Joe Biden

President Biden’s 50% Emissions Reduction Target Is Political Theater, Not Serious Policy

At the 2021 global climate summit, President Biden committed the U.S. to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

Energy Security

DOE Launches Cybersecurity Plan as Biden Welcomes Chinese-Made Equipment

The US Department of Energy has launched an initiative to enhance the cybersecurity of electric utilities’ industrial control systems and secure the energy sec…

Video: China's President Xi Jinping Speaks at the Boao Forum

China's President Xi Jinping has called for a more fair and equitable world order in a clear message to the United States.

Electric Car

GM and LG Energy Plan a $2.3 billion Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

The automaker’s future Ultium-powered EVs are designed for Level 2 and DC fast charging. Most will have 400V battery packs and up to 200 kW fast charging capab…

United States

China’s Xi to Attend US Climate Summit

Chinese president Xi Jinping will attend the virtual climate summit being organised by the US this week, China's foreign ministry said today.

Market Analysis

Americas to ‘Lead Global Storage by 2025’

S will be responsible for the most growth and will be followed by China and then Japan, says Wood Mackenzie

Oil Price

US Oil Surges Above $64 on Anniversary of Sub-Zero Plunge

Prices have since added more than $100 per barrel, following production cuts by Opec+ as well as resumption of mobility

Wind Farm

NextEra Swoops for 391MW US Wind Quartet

NextEra Energy Partners is to acquire wind farms in the US states of California and New Hampshire totalling 391MW from Brookfield Renewable for $733m.

Energy Storage Battery

Li-Cycle to Build Its Third Battery Recycling Plant in N.America

The Canadian recycling company Li-Cycle is building another recycling plant for electric car batteries in Arizona. It is the company’s second facility in the U…

Gas power plant

U.S. Startup Plans to Build First Zero-Emission Gas Power Plants

A new kind of power plant that doesn’t add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is being built in the U.S., potentially providing a way for utilities to keep bur…

Carbon Pricing

American Clean Power Association Applauds FERC Finalizing Carbon Pricing Policy Statement

FERC’s move encourages states to continue considering carbon pricing in their electricity markets.

Gas turbine engine

United States Targeting Energy Sector of South Korea

The United States is showing nationalism in the energy industry as well as semiconductor by making an issue of the South Korean government’s gas turbine compet…

Electric Vehicle Battery

GM Expected to Announce Tennessee Battery Plant on Friday

The Detroit automaker has scheduled a news conference Friday morning in Nashville with CEO Mary Barra, Tennessee Gov.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Retired New Mexico Coal-Fired Plant to be Repurposed to Hydrogen

A retired coal-fired power plant in Prewitt, New Mexico is set to be converted to produce blue and green hydrogen by a new technology collaboration, Escalante H…