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Renewable Energy
BP’s gas and renewables boss steps down, as CEO shrinks leadership
LONDON – BP said on Thursday its head of natural gas and low carbon energy Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath will step down after just over two years, while CEO Murray Auchincloss announced plans to simplify its management structure.
Dotzenrath, who …
Chevron launches $500 million fund to invest in renewable energy technologies
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(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s venture arm launched a fund — its third — with a …
Mexico’s Presidential hopeful bets on natural gas and solar
The frontrunner in Mexico’s next presidential elections, Claudia Sheinbaum, will invest billions in new natural gas generation capacity and solar power, Bloomberg has reported, citing a plan presented to local business leaders.
The plan also …
Losing hope of rescue, some European solar firms head to US
FRIEBERG, Germany – European governments due to move to support their solar power manufacturers this week will be too late to stop solar panel maker Meyer Burger packing up a German factory to send production to the United …
Investors dump renewable energy funds amid U.S. policy uncertainty
Uncertainty about the pace of renewable energy growth with the U.S. presidential election approaching has pushed investors to withdraw money from funds invested in renewables stocks—so much that these funds booked the biggest quarterly withdrawal ever in the …
The U.S. energy grid is increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks
The U.S. grid’s vulnerability to cyberattacks has grown, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation has warned.
According to the regulator, the number of vulnerability points in the grid had grown from between 21,000 and 22,000 at the end …
Support for energy transition will wane if people can’t afford energy, Shell lawyer says in Dutch climate case
(Bloomberg) – Support for the energy transition will wane if ordinary citizens aren’t able to keep the lights on, a lawyer for Shell Plc argued as a crucial climate case got underway.
Lawyers for Shell said on the …
Netherlands’ $900 billion pension funds ready to invest big in renewables
The Netherlands’ five largest pension funds have said they are willing to invest billions in the country’s renewable energy sector and the electricity grid. The funds, with a combined 900 billion euros ($975 billion) in assets, have offered …
U.S. to back Nevada lithium project with $2.26 billion loan
Lithium Americas Corp has received a conditional commitment for a $2.26-billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to help it build lithium processing facilities in Nevada, as the Biden Administration looks to support America-produced lithium and reduce …
US grants $750 million for hydrogen projects across 24 states
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy said on Wednesday it is granting $750 million to projects across 24 states that are building capacity to produce and use clean hydrogen.
Hydrogen is a fuel that the administration of President …
Alberta’s ban on renewables could hurt C$11 bln in investments, says study
OTTAWA – Canadian province Alberta’s ban on some renewable projects could hurt C$11.1 billion ($8.24 billion) in investments and stall up to 6.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power capacity, a study said on Monday.
The new …
EXCLUSIVE-Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium
LONDON/DUBAI – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), three …
Activist investor pushes for bolder action as bp “quietly” pivots back toward oil and gas
(Bloomberg) – bp Plc is showing signs of a pivot back toward oil and gas that should boost returns, but is doing it too quietly to benefit its share price, according to activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners.
Australia set to join global clean energy subsidy race with new green fund, AFR reports
SYDNEY – Australia plans to unveil a range of financial incentives to drive investment in the local clean energy sector and keep money and talent from being pulled overseas by subsidies in the U.S. and Europe, the Australian Financial …
TotalEnergies: States must admit transition would raise energy prices
Governments need to admit that the transition to low-carbon solutions would raise the price of energy globally, TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanné told the Financial Times in an interview published on Monday.
“We think that fundamentally this energy …
Sparq Renewables, NextEra Energy break ground on Oklahoma RNG project
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Sparq Renewables, based in Oklahoma City, the city of Enid, Oklahoma, and NextEra Energy Resources LLC, based in Juno Beach, Florida, have announced the groundbreaking …
Latin America: The next chapter in China’s global economic strategy
For decades, China has been a key driver of global economic growth thanks to an economy that managed to maintain blistering growth for what seemed like forever. China’s economy ballooned from $1.2 trillion in 2000 to nearly $18 …
US unveils clean hydrogen plan, nuclear power role uncertain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. proposed rules on Friday for how energy companies can access billions of dollars in tax credits for producing low-carbon hydrogen using new clean energy sources but left thorny issues, such as how nuclear power …
EXCLUSIVE-Biden poised to deliver win for ethanol makers on SAF credits
NEW YORK – The Biden administration is expected this week to recognize a soon-to-be-updated methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), three people familiar with the …
COP28 deal underscores U.S. offshore industry’s “pivotal role” in global energy transition
(WO) – National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued a statement on the non-binding pact signed at the conclusion of the two-week-long COP28 climate summit in Dubai:
“The goals set by COP28 underscore the pivotal role …
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
DUBAI – A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday offered various options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but stopped short of the full “phase out” of fossil fuels many nations have demanded.
U.N. …