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Nuclear waste

US DOE Funds Consent-Based Siting For Used Nuclear Fuel

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding of $26m for groups of university, non-profit, and private-sector partners that will work with communitie…

Net Zero

UN Considering Reforms to Limit Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks

Civic groups and elected officials say the selection of host cities for the annual COP meetings, as well as the designation of delegates with ties to fossil fue…

Offshore Wind Power

NOW Launches Accelerator to Springboard Innovation in Offshore Wind Industry

Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW) has launched today the NOW Accelerator, designed to foster the growth of startups and scaleups in the offshore wind industry.Norwe…

Service Operation Vessel

Havfram Hybrid Mega Jack-Ups to Feature ABB Tech

ABB has secured an order from China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two ne…

Renewable Diesel

Groups Applaud EPA Letter From 3 Midwest Governors on Need for Higher Biobased Diesel Volumes in Rfs

Clean Fuels Alliance America, the Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa Biodiesel Board and the Missouri Soybean Association welcomed a letter sent by Govs. Kim Reynol…

Energy Transition

HKTDC and Dun & Bradstreet Hong Kong Join Forces to Help SMEs Enhance ESG Competitiveness

HONG KONG, May 15, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Dun & Bradstreet (HK) Limited (D&B) announced a new partnership t…

Biofuel

Sweden to Cut Biofuel Additives in Gasoline,Diesel

Sweden's minority coalition has agreed to lower the amount of biofuel mixed in diesel and gasoline, a move it says will cut prices for cash-strapped drivers…

Solar Battery (Storage)

New York State Correctional Facilities Lock in Solar Savings

Solar at the Mid-State Correctional Facility. NYPAGovernor Kathy Hochul during Earth Week announced the deployment of more than 30 MW of solar energy at correct…

Offshore Wind Power

N-Sea to Connect German Offshore Wind Farm to Dutch Gas Platform

Dutch upstream oil and gas company, ONE-Dyas, has awarded N-Sea with a contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the Ge…

Electricity Transmission

BLUETTI Launches AC180 Portable Power Supply for Emergency Backups, Blackouts, and Off-Grid Excursions

BLUETTI--A market leader in the energy storage industry, is about to unveil AC180 on 4 May. Designed with a bunch of improvements that kit it up a notch, it'…

Electric Car

Hyundai Reveals 2024 Kona Electric and Ice Siblings in New York

Hyundai revealed the all-new 2024 Kona Electric, Limited, and N Line models in its North American debut at the New York International Auto Show. (Earlier post.)…

Electric Car

Ford US EV sales up 41% in Q1 to 10,866 units; 2.3% of total Ford new vehicle sales

Ford’s EV sales grew 41.0% in Q1 2023 on sales of 10,866 electric vehicles. F-150 Lightning sales totaled 4,291 pickups with production capacity actions o…

Natural Gas

IEC Eyes Maiden Gas Field Development in Indonesia

New York-listed upstream independent Indonesia Energy Corporation (IEC) is negotiating an extension for its producing Kruh block onshore Sumatra, Indonesia, whe…

Net Zero Emission

‘Green Day’? Fears Grow Government Is to Prioritise Fossil Fuel Projects in Upgraded Climate Strategy

Reports suggest Number 10 wants to rebadge much-anticipated 'Green Day' package of decarbonisation policies as 'Energy Security Day' and ensure …

Carbon Emissions

Corporate Investment Could Improve Climate-Tech Innovation

Corporate investments in climate-tech start-ups are a growing but overlooked aspect of energy innovation. According to a new report from Morgan Edwards, a profe…