Day: February 10, 2025

Swiss Emission Curbs

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories $300 Billion in Global Nuclear Energy Investment – is this in trouble because of DeepSeek February 8, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is a fundamental question. Will DeepSeek lead to the cancellation of some nuclear power generation projects? What is the impact on the uranium market and […]

EU’s von der Leyen calls for alternative to NATO

Energy News Beat Several EU leaders have pushed for a common European force free from US control in recent years European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for an alternative to NATO, arguing that Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security. Her remarks come amid growing US demands for increased defense […]

US Treasury pays $100bn annually to unknown recipients – Musk

Energy News Beat The Department of Government Efficiency has found that $100 billion is paid annually to people without proper identification Elon Musk, as head of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has said that the US Treasury pays over $100 billion annually to individuals without Social Security Numbers (SSNs) or temporary ID numbers. […]

Trump’s team to hold Ukraine talks this week

Energy News Beat Senior US officials are to visit Europe to discuss strategies for ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has said The US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, the Vice President, and the US special envoy in Europe will visit the continent this week to discuss strategies for ending […]

Liberal NGOs in crisis: The fallout of Trump’s USAID freeze

Energy News Beat If you’ve spent any time on social media recently, particularly X, you might have noticed a pattern. Media outlets, NGOs, and human rights groups with a liberal slant are posting about financial trouble. Some plead for public donations, while others announce layoffs and budget cuts. What’s causing this sudden turmoil? In many […]

Greenland’s mineral wealth is out of EU’s reach – the US isn’t the reason

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” NUUK, Greenland – Beneath Greenland’s icy surface lies a wealth of untapped minerals crucial for the green transition – and for the island’s push toward financial independence from Denmark. Much has been made of renewed American interest in Greenland since Donald Trump suggested the US should buy it for “economic security” […]

France unveils €109 billion AI investment plan

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” President Macron said France will attract €109 billion in data centres and AI projects “in the coming years,” making it the first European country with AI infrastructure on par with the US and China. Ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit starting today in Paris, France is going all in to […]

Baltic states cut energy ties with Russia as Poland strengthens cooperation

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” WARSAW – As the Baltic states finalized their transition from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU system on Sunday, cutting a decades-old Soviet-era connection, the LitPol link between Lithuania and Poland became operational. At 1:05pm local time, Lithuania’s electricity transmission system operator, Litgrid, announced that the Baltic states had successfully synchronised […]

BP, partners achieve first LNG at Tortue project

Energy News Beat Dallas-based Kosmos announced on Monday that first LNG production has been achieved at the BP-operated GTA LNG project. Last month, BP and its partners started flowing gas from wells at the GTA Phase 1 LNG project to its floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next stage of commissioning. At […]

Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on key metal imports

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” The US president says he will slap additional 25% levies on all steel and aluminum purchases US President Donald Trump has threatened to hike tariffs on key metals imports. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he planned to place new 25% levies on all steel […]