Day: March 5, 2025

What Europe Can Do If Trump Drops Russia Sanctions

Energy News Beat Europe has much more economic leverage on the Kremlin than Washington. ​By Agathe Demarais, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a senior policy fellow on geoeconomics at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Trump’s Second Term Ongoing reports and analysis As U.S. President Donald Trump doubles down on plans to ink a […]

Nuclear Power Is the Cuckoo in the Climate Policy Nest

Energy News Beat Politicians in Australia, the U.K., and elsewhere are obfuscating the true cost of next-generation technologies. ​By Patrick Schröder, a senior research fellow at the Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House. Enthusiasm for a new generation of nuclear technology has gripped politicians across the world. The United Kingdom is the latest country to […]

Solar Energy Firm Sees Stocks Crash After Trump Halts Lavish Subsidies

Energy News Beat Sunnova Energy’s stock plummeted 64% after revealing financial instability after Trump halted lavish subsidies for Biden’s green agenda. ​ Shares of the Biden administration-backed Sunnova Energy International Inc. plummeted over 50% after the green energy company announced substantial doubt that it could stay in business on Monday. [emphasis, links added] Barron’s reported […]

Peer-Reviewed Study Confirms Wind And Solar Are Far Costlier Than Coal, Natural Gas

Energy News Beat Peer-reviewed data shows wind and solar are costly, unreliable, and outmatched by coal, natural gas, and nuclear—even in ideal conditions like Texas. ​ Renewable power advocates often claim wind and solar are less expensive energy sources than coal, natural gas, and nuclear power. [emphasis, links added] Such a claim begs the question […]

Senate Blocks Biden’s Natural Gas Tax, Sends Bill to Trump

Energy News Beat The Senate passed legislation to block Biden’s natural gas tax, aligning with Trump’s efforts to reverse policies that increase energy costs. ​ The Senate has passed a resolution that will block a fee on methane emissions that the Biden administration had enacted as part of former President Joe Biden’s climate agenda. [emphasis, links […]

Vineyard Wind Turbine That Lost Blade In 2024 Struck By Lightning

Energy News Beat A Vineyard Wind turbine damaged in July 2024 was struck by lightning, raising more concerns as Biden’s offshore wind push faces setbacks. ​ The same Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine that malfunctioned and polluted the ocean in July 2024 was again damaged by a Feb. 27 lightning strike, according to multiple reports. […]

Trump Can Make a Deal to Save America’s Auto Industry

Energy News Beat Beijing’s capture of global markets offers a U.S. road map. ​By Charles Yang, the executive director of the Center for Industrial Strategy. The U.S. auto manufacturing industry is facing a crisis. A flood of high-quality, affordable Chinese cars is sweeping the globe. The Japanese auto industry has seen its market share plummet across […]

Peru LNG terminal sent four cargoes in February

Energy News Beat According to shipment data by state-owned Perupetro, during February, the 4.4 mtpa LNG plant sent two shipments to South Korea and one each to China and Japan. The shipments loaded onboard the LNG carriers LNG Harmony, New Oasis, Orion Bohemia, and GasLog Houston equal about 297,121 tonnes, the data shows. These three […]

Ireland approves FSRU terminal

Energy News Beat The state-led strategic gas emergency reserve will address Ireland’s energy security needs while avoiding fossil fuel lock-in, Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications said in a statement. Ireland is one of five EU member states without domestic gas storage, something which has been identified as a “considerable risk” in the […]

Dominion gets approval for Virginia LNG facility

Energy News Beat Virginia State Corporation Commission said in a final order dated February 24 that it has granted the construction of the facility which will provide backup fuel supply for Dominion’s Greensville County and Brunswick County power stations. In June 2024, Dominion filed its application to amend the certificates of public convenience and necessity […]