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Biden gives Louisiana power to approve carbon capture projects

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally granted Louisiana state primacy in the permitting and regulation of carbon capture projects, in a setback for environmentalists who claim these projects are an excuse to approve more operations that …

December 29, 2023 - 1:30 pm Uncategorized
Xcel’s $2.5 Billion, 2,200 MW Four-Year Colorado Energy Plan Approved under Bench Order

Xcel’s $2.5 Billion, 2,200 MW Four-Year Colorado Energy Plan Approved under Bench Order

Plan includes gas generation capacity additions to be purchased, not built

From Platts

Plan includes 11 projects, 2,221 MW

PPAs to be signed for 5 solar, 3 wind projects

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on Monday gave a preliminary nod …

August 29, 2018 - 11:10 am Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News, Power Generation
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Paris Agreement Ratification Ceremony.
From Paris to Hangzhou – Climate Response in Action.
H.E. Mr. XI Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China and H.E. Mr. Barack Obama, President of the United States of America present the instrument for the Paris Agreement to the Secretary-General.

Walls, Windmills, the BRI and Power Lines: What is China’s Long-Term Energy Strategy?

From Asia Times

China is now the undisputed leader in renewable-energy manufacturing worldwide. Yet along the routes of its Belt and Road Initiative – the largest foreign-investment strategy in history – alternative-clean-energy projects pale in comparison with coal-fired power plants.…

August 29, 2018 - 10:53 am China, Closing Bell Story‎, Energy News
Natural Gas Won’t Disappear from Electrification: EPRI, AGA Studies

Natural Gas Won’t Disappear from Electrification: EPRI, AGA Studies

From Daily Energy Insider

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – While details of studies conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the American Gas Association (AGA) on electrification differed, neither study found that natural gas would be eliminated completely in an …

July 20, 2018 - 3:31 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Commodity Pricing
EIG’s FS Energy and Power Fund – at $4.3 Billion – is Largest Energy BDC

EIG’s FS Energy and Power Fund – at $4.3 Billion – is Largest Energy BDC

FS Investments (FS) and EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) closed a transaction today, allowing EIG to manage FS Energy and Power Fund (FSEP). According to the company’s press release, FSEP will be the largest energy-focused business development company (BDC) in …

Egypt Buys $14 Billion of NatGas from Noble Energy, Delek

Egypt Buys $14 Billion of NatGas from Noble Energy, Delek

Noble Energy, Inc. (ticker: NBL) has signed agreements to sell significant quantities of natural gas from the Leviathan and Tamar fields to Dolphinus Holdings Limited to supply gas in Egypt.

These agreements, one for natural gas from Leviathan and one …

Ukraine

NatGas Will Provide Bulk of U.S. Electricity for at Least Two More Years

United States leans away from coal as natural gas powers up to 20 gigawatts in 2018

The EIA’s January 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasted that natural gas will remain the primary source of U.S. electricity generation for …

Tellurian is sharply cutting the equity buy-in for potential partners in a bid to make its business model to finance construction of its proposed Driftwood LNG export terminal more attractive.

New Jobs in Energy: Technology, Innovation and Big Data

The changing face of energy: new jobs in the broad energy sector

Powering the industrial base, fueling all modes of transportation including the nation’s food distribution system, and setting the table for national economic growth—filling jobs in the energy industry …