Day: April 29, 2025

Dutch government scales back offshore wind to preserve fisheries

Energy News Beat EuropeOffshoreRenewables The Netherlands Enterprise Agency The Netherlands Enterprise Agency The Dutch government has reduced its offshore wind targets and removed one of the zones set for offshore wind development to give more room to the fishing sector. The authorities decided to amend their North Sea Programme and, with it, reduce the offshore […]

Solar Power’s Overreliance Likely Culprit In Spain And Portugal Blackouts

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The grid interdependence and interconnects in the EU and UK are absolutely a disaster waiting to happen. The grid is country border agnostic and relies on physics and fiscal responsibility. Without sufficient dispatchable coal, natural gas, or nuclear power, the grid was unable to handle the load balancing. We […]

Republicans Are Scrapping Biden’s Green Agenda To Cut Energy And Consumer Costs

Energy News Beat GOP Congress repeals 7 Biden energy rules in the first 100 days, targeting methane fees, drilling reports, and appliance regs with more to come. ​Republicans, in their first 100 days with a bicameral majority in Congress, have repealed seven of President Biden’s regulations, mostly energy-related rules that they say burden producers and […]

Study Blames Oil Companies For Trillions In Damages To Bolster Climate Lawsuits

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The only winners in this Lawfare are the attorneys and the consumers, “who will get it in the drive-through”, to use the Joe Pesci phrase from Lethal Weapon.  Dartmouth study claims fossil fuels caused $28T in damages; supporters and critics say attribution science only serves climate lawsuit agendas. ​A […]

What Caused the MASSIVE Spain Blackout?!

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Spain and Portugal Hit by Widespread Blackout April 28, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The grid interconnects between countries are not beneficial for a country’s grid security. If you cannot control it within your own borders, you can not control it outside of your borders, and […] US Urges […]

Hyundai E and C, Itochu ink LNG pact

Energy News Beat South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Japan’s trader Itochu have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in several areas, including LNG. On April 22, Hyundai E&C signed the MoU with Itochu to strengthen business ties and explore business opportunities, the firm said in a statement. The agreement represents a tripartite […]

Saipem wins $590m deal for work on Eni’s UK CCS project

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Net Zero is an energy policy tool promoted by the left, and the UK has spent billions on this initiative to control the population and the electrical system. Examining the grid failures in Spain, Portugal, and France is crucial, as the grid cannot withstand the physics and fiscal implications […]

LS Marine Solution gets cabling deal on Taiwanese offshore wind farm

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note:  Taiwan is a 98% importer of energy and should be a concern for energy security. It seems that offshore wind here may be needed at a small scale, but should not be counted on, as it would be the first target for sabotage. Taiwan’s electricity generation mix in 2022 […]

SITC firms up Huanghai boxship series

Energy News Beat SITC Chinese boxship player SITC International Holdings has exercised options at Huanghai Shipbuilding for two additional 1,800 teu vessels. The Hong Kong-listed shipowner is paying nearly $58m to lift the series at the compatriot yard to 10, with deliveries for the latest pair scheduled by March and May of 2028. SITC signed […]

Fredriksen, Ofer, Wilhelmsen launch bid to take Edda Wind private

Energy News Beat Jeff Gilbert/Alamy A trio of companies consisting of John Fredriksen’s Geveran Trading, Idan Ofer’s EPS Ventures, and Wilhelmsen New Energy have made an unconditional mandatory cash offer to buy all outstanding shares in offshore wind support vessel pureplay Edda Wind. The offer will be made by a newly established company jointly owned […]