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Biobattery

Biden Announces Commitment to RFS

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Aug. 25 issued a statement describing his commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Wind Turbine

GE Renewable Energy Builds World’s Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig

GE Renewable Energy has announced the construction of the world’s largest test rig for wind turbine rotors.

United States

ESA Wants to See 100 GW of Energy Storage in the United States by 2030

The U.S. Energy Storage Association today issued an expanded vision for energy storage: 100×30: Enabling the Clean Power Transformation.

EV Market

Tesla Now Worth more than Exxon Mobil, Shell and BP Combined

Nothing slows down Tesla on its rise. Last Thursday, the action of the firm reached the symbolic mark of 2,000 dollars

Power Construction

California’s Renewable Energy Conundrum

Amid a heatwave in the West, the largest U.S. solar state, California, is grappling with power issues and with keeping its electricity grid stable as demand exc…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Slashes Nigerian Oil Imports by 11.67m Barrels

The United States slashed its imports of Nigerian crude oil to 9.37 million barrels in the first five months of this year, 11.67 million barrels lower than what…

Energy Storage Battery

‘First mover’ Key Capture Energy putting 200MW of LFP batteries online in Texas

Key Capture Energy will build three large-scale energy storage systems to participate in Electricity Reliability Council of Texas energy markets

Nuclear waste

First-of-a-kind US Waste Treatment Facility Authorised for Operations

The US Department of Energy has authorised the start of 'hot' or radioactive operations at the Salt Waste Processing Facility at its Savannah River Site.

Oil&Gas Drilling

World’s Largest Offshore Rig Owner Files Bankruptcy

UK-based offshore drilling contractor Valaris has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, offering creditors to swap some $6.5 billion of its $7.8…

United States

High-Stakes Presidential Race Casts Cloud Over Future of US Shale

There is much at stake for the US shale oil industry in the forthcoming US presidential race. History shows us that the oil and gas industry did not prosper und…

United States

Trump 'Postpones' US-China Trade Talks: Update

US President Donald Trump has again called into question the future of trade talks with Beijing, despite a recent surge in US crude shipments to China under the…

Energy Storage Battery

LS Power Energizes World’s Biggest Battery, Just in Time for California’s Heat Wave

Gateway Energy Storage heralds the arrival of a new era of mega-batteries on the U.S. grid.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Eyes October Deadline to End Exemptions on Venezuela Oil Sanctions

The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the S…

Microgrid

New Partnership Formed to Develop Hydrogen-Fuelled Microgrids

The projects will include sustainable waste disposal through Ways2H’s hydrogen production facilities, which use municipal solid waste, plastic and other refuse…

United States

Climate Change Poses High Credit Risks for Nuclear Power Plants

Credit risks associated with climate change for nuclear power plant operators in the United States will rise over the next 10 to 20 years.