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Experts Say Gas-Fired Power Key to Reliable U.S. Electricity Supply

POWER Magazine

Energy analysts have said the increasing need for reliable baseload power generation means natural gas-fired power plants will become even more important as demand for electricity increases. Several experts who […] The post Experts Say Gas-Fired Power Key to Reliable U.S. Electricity Supply appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Decentralizing Ukraine’s energy future: microgrids as a path to independence

Energy Transition

Ukraine’s energy landscape has been profoundly impacted by the ongoing conflict, with extensive damage to infrastructure and a historical reliance on Russian imports for traditional energy sources like coal, gas and nuclear fuel. Rebuilding the centralized, Soviet-era energy system is no longer a viable option.

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RWE, TotalEnergies Developing 4 GW of Offshore Wind for Germany

POWER Magazine

German multinational energy company RWE is joining with France’s TotalEnergies to jointly develop two large-scale offshore wind projects off the German coast. The companies on October 7 announced that TotalEnergies […] The post RWE, TotalEnergies Developing 4 GW of Offshore Wind for Germany appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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GFL, OPAL Fuels Joint Venture Begins Operating North Carolina RNG Facility

NGT News

Paragon RNG, a joint venture of GFL Environmental Inc. and OPAL Fuels Inc., has commenced commercial operations of its new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Sampson County Landfill. The landfill, owned and operated by a subsidiary of GFL, is in Roseboro, North Carolina. The plant is producing and injecting pipeline-quality RNG. U.S. Environmental […] The post GFL, OPAL Fuels Joint Venture Begins Operating North Carolina RNG Facility appeared first on NGT News.

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Kazakhstan Voters Show Support for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

POWER Magazine

Voters in Kazakhstan reportedly have approved a plan that would bring the country its first nuclear power plant. Election officials said 70% of voters in a referendum held October 6 […] The post Kazakhstan Voters Show Support for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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FM Conway Expands Use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil

NGT News

United Kingdom-based civil engineering contractor FM Conway has extended its use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in its local and strategic highways operations, shifting away from diesel in its work to achieve net zero. HVO is a synthetic biofuel made from re-used cooking oils and is completely fossil-free. It serves as a direct replacement for […] The post FM Conway Expands Use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil appeared first on NGT News.

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Kazakhstan Voters Show Support for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

POWER Magazine

Voters in Kazakhstan reportedly have approved a plan that would bring the country its first nuclear power plant. Election officials said 70% of voters in a referendum held October 6 […] The post Kazakhstan Voters Show Support for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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153. The Battery-coaster / Redefining Energy podcast

Energy Central

The battery infrastructure is currently growing 3x faster than the solar industry. Records are beaten daily: in August 2024, for the first time, Chinese battery factories passed the 100GWh production mark. We are seeing industry giants consolidate their leadership while hopes of alternative technologies or promising start ups are being squashed. The prices are collapsing monthly.

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ComEd Initiative Awards Instant Discounts to Fleet EV Customers

NGT News

ComEd has introduced the Point of Purchase initiative, which leverages the firm’s electric vehicle rebate programs and will deliver instant discounts to qualifying business and public sector customers in the market for fleet EVs. The initiative, designed to provide more certainty around the total costs of a conversion to all-electric fleet vehicles, is powered by […] The post ComEd Initiative Awards Instant Discounts to Fleet EV Customers appeared first on NGT News.

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CO2 is Innocent! Proof is in a recent Science paper.

Energy Central

Numerous emails have come my way showing a 485-million-year graph of temperature from a recent paper in Science (Judd et al., Science 385, eadk3705 (2024) 20 September 2024), with the message that we’re in a very cool state right now: I pretend no expertise in such measurements or the in the models used to infer the temperatures, so I shall just.

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Nissan Joins ChargeScape Joint Venture for At-Home Charging, Grid Integration

NGT News

Nissan has entered into an agreement to invest in ChargeScape, a joint venture equally owned by BMW, Ford and Honda focused on electric vehicle-to-grid integration. Once the transaction is complete, Nissan will become an equal 25% investor in ChargeScape and will roll out ChargeScape’s services to its EV drivers across the U.S. and Canada. In […] The post Nissan Joins ChargeScape Joint Venture for At-Home Charging, Grid Integration appeared first on NGT News.

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Uncover The —Leitmotiv— of the Tragedy of the Trojan Horse on October 7, 2023.

Energy Central

Oct 7, Written By Germán & Co Who is ultimately responsible? Are we really looking at a price tag of $100 for each barrel of oil? Source: Media Credential in Food and Beverage Tasting… Historically, the role of the food taster was predominantly assigned to the elite, including kings and rulers, who lived in perpetual apprehension of.

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World Bank | Carbon Pricing

Energy Central

World Bank | Carbon Pricing Carbon Pricing initiatives, including emissions trading systems (ETS) and carbon taxes, have continued to gain momentum globally. As of 2024, 64 carbon pricing initiatives are implemented or scheduled, covering approximately 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Expansion of carbon markets: The report highlights the growth of carbon markets, with the.

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The Labour Government’s Windfall Tax Continues to Damage the UK’s Economic and Social Prospects

Energy Central

This July, the new UK Labour Government came into office promising to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ and unlock a new era of economic prosperity. Yet, as Energy in Depth has previously explained, under current UK government plans the oil and gas industry is set to be burdened with another tax increase, which industry groups have warned will risk tens of.

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Newsom’s Oil Mandate Passes the California Assembly: Another Step Towards Higher Gas Prices for Arizona and Nevada

Energy Central

On Tuesday, the California State Assembly approved Governor Gavin Newsom’s new refinery supply mandate, which now heads to the state Senate. The proposed legislation will require oil refiners to keep a minimum gas reserve on hand, and gives the California Energy Commission the power to require oil refiners to provide resupply plans to address losses in production caused by.

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Why U.S. Oil Production Is Up 6.5% in 2024

Energy Central

According to the latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, year-to-date daily average oil production is 13.2 million barrels per day. That is 6.5% higher than last year’s record production of 12.5 million BPD. This ongoing growth in U.S. oil output remains a key driver of the global energy market. U.S. crude oil production will almost.

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Public Records Lawsuit Suggests DOE Concealed LNG Export Study

Energy Central

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently announced that the Department’s long-awaited study of LNG export impacts would be released by the end of the year. A new report, however, indicates a study may have already been completed – but was kept hidden from the public. Recall that when the Biden-Harris administration justified its wildly unpopular.

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You’re Kidding: Who is Supporting the Climate Law?

Energy Central

Ever since the election got into full swing there have been repeated articles that speculate how a second Trump presidency could impact the Inflation Reduction Act. Some Republicans have been beating their chest that the law needs to be repealed, but they said the same thing about Obamacare. So how likely is it that the IRA will be repealed, particularly given that a surprising new alley has.

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