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Net Zero Emission

Biden Plan to End U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Faces Big Challenges

Doing so could be hard, even though Biden spent 36 years in the Senate where he is known as a dealmaker.

Crude Oil

U.S. Briefly Became Net Petroleum Importer This Year

The United States briefly returned to being a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in May and June this year, as U.S. crude oil and refinery output …

Electric Car

Lucid Motors Completes Construction at the New Electric Vehicle Factory in North America

As the first greenfield, dedicated electric vehicle factory built in North America, Lucid's innovative AMP-1 was designed with a future-ready focus that allows …

Power Construction

Linemen Rebuild Line to Ramp Up Reliability

A transmission rebuild job is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory.

United States

C2 Energy Capital Acquires California’s Largest Floating Solar System

C2 Energy Capital, a renewable energy and storage assets investor, has purchased California’s largest floating solar project from Ciel & Terre, a company devel…

CNOOC

Trump to Add China's SMIC and CNOOC to Defense Blacklist

The list is also part of a broader effort by Washington to target what it sees as Beijing’s efforts to enlist corporations to harness emerging civilian technol…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Ups Pressure to Push Venezuela Oil Exports to Zero

Under the increased pressure from the United States, the companies classifying ships are asked to check if vessels have participated in shipments to Venezuela.

China

China Hits 26 per cent of 2020 Target for U.S. Energy Imports under Trade Deal

China has accelerated imports of crude oil, propane and liquefied natural gas from the United States since July.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Baker Hughes Reports US Rig Rebound

The total number of rotary drilling rigs operating in the United States rebounded this past week, Baker Hughes Co. reported Wednesday.

Wind Farm

Hitachi ABB Delivers New Transformer to Texas Wind Farm

Hitachi ABB has sucessfully delivered a new step-up power transformer to the Reloj del Sol Wind Farm in Texas.

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Decrease by 0.8 million Barrels

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 0.8 million barrels from the previous week.

Hydro Generator Unit

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $35 Million in Funding for Hydrokinetic Turbine Development

SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Completes Transmission Build in Mississippi Backwaters in Record Speed

Because the line is located in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many protected species, replacing it required a unique level of effort.

Energy Storage Project

BYD Provides 75-MW Energy Storage System to Mustang Solar Project

BYD “Build Your Dreams” announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to provide advanced battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings Cou…

Hydrogen Project

Plug Power Raises $1B for US Green Hydrogen Infrastructure Build-Out

Stock sale to fund U.S. green hydrogen production facilities and fuel cell and electrolyzer gigafactory.