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Column: Can Biden transform the U.S. energy system?
LONDON – U.S. presidential transitions have all the elements of a great news story: people, drama, timeliness, conflict and consequences. But energy systems are mostly shaped by slower moving, impersonal, structural forces.
President Joe Biden’s first executive actions after …
Investors storm into alternative energy funds ahead of Biden presidency
Investors are rushing to invest in alternative energy funds this year on hopes of more green reforms, with President-elect Joe Biden set to take office next week.
According to Lipper data, alternative energy funds that primarily invest in solar, …
California approves largest ever utility program to expand EV charging
California on Thursday approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation’s largest ever utility program to expand charging infrastructure.
The money will go to utility Southern California …
Phillips 66 to reconfigure California refinery for renewable fuels
U.S. refiner Phillips 66 plans to convert its Rodeo, California, crude oil refinery into a renewable fuels plant using cooking oil and food wastes.
Its proposal comes as U.S. refiners HollyFrontier Corp, CVR Energy and Marathon Petroleum have begun …
IEA outlines $3 trillion green recovery plan for world leaders to help fix the global economy
The International Energy Agency has laid out a $3 trillion green recovery plan, offering governments around the world a “once-in-a-lifetime” roadmap to sustainably rebuild their economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Sustainable Recovery report, published Thursday,
![Construction of the Salt Tanks which provide efficient thermal energy storage[80] so that electricity can be generated after the sun goes down, and output can be scheduled to meet demand.[81] The 280 MW Solana Generating Station is designed to provide six hours of storage. This allows the plant to generate about 38% of its rated capacity over the course of a year.[82]](https://www.oilandgas360.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/WoodMac-Energy-storage-to-accelerate-global-energy-transition-in-2020s-oilandgas360-200x150.jpg)
WoodMac: Energy storage to accelerate global energy transition in 2020s
Finn-Foley said: “The energy storage industry is in the enviable position of juggling growth gamechangers from multiple directions. Plunging costs drove speculation in the first scaled markets but as price declines enter a steadier rate, further recognition of …
Carbon capture could be climate change solution, or a waste of time
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy announced $110 million in federal funding for research and development of carbon capture and storage projects.
According to DOE, carbon capture and storage technologies, or CCS, are …
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods invest $500 million in Renewable Natural Gas
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods invest half billion dollars in Align Renewable Natural Gas(SM) (RNG) joint venture to become largest renewable natural gas supplier in U.S.
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) and Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today the companies are doubling their …
Sandstone Under North Sea Could Store Compressed Air to Convert to Electricity to Meet Europe’s Needs in Winter: Scientists
Wind turbines pump compressed air into rocks, then use compressed air from rocks to power a turbine that generates electricity for grid when needed
From UPI
To store energy generated by renewable sources in Europe, scientists want to fill giant …
