Category: Energy News Beat

Clean Energy boosts Boron LNG capacity with launch of third train

Energy News Beat US LNG supplier Clean Energy Fuels has completed construction of a third production train at its LNG plant in Boron, California, boosting the plant’s capacity by 50 percent. According to Clean Energy, the Boron plant, the largest plant of its kind in the Southwest US, now has the capacity to produce up […]

EU elections second round in France

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Surrey Council charges ahead with solar-powered EV hub

Energy News Beat Surrey County Council has opened a new solar-powered EV charging hub at Council Depot Centre, Merrow, Guildford, in partnership with 3ti. The Papilio3 facility supports the council’s move to electric fleets. Scheduled to be operational for the next three years, the hub is poised to contribute to Surrey’s efforts in reducing emissions […]

Ørsted invests in battery storage with Hornsea 3 wind farm

Energy News Beat Energy company Ørsted has announced its investment in a battery energy storage system to enhance stability in the UK energy market. The system, co-located with Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Swardeston, Norfolk, will provide support to the grid, helping to balance supply and demand. The battery, developed in collaboration with […]

Carbon credits: what are they and how do you choose between them?

Energy News Beat This is often more difficult to achieve – due to economical, technological and other limitations – but one way is to purchase carbon credits. A credit certifies the permanent removal of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2e) from the atmosphere, or a reduction in CO2e by the same amount. […]

Putin Cuts Ukraine’s Power

Energy News Beat With constant assaults on the electricity grid, Moscow is adding an explosive twist to an old playbook. ​ Analysis Putin Cuts Ukraine’s Power With constant assaults on the electricity grid, Moscow is adding an explosive twist to an old playbook. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. […]

QatarEnergy, ExxonMobil update on Golden Pass LNG work

Energy News Beat Energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil released the latest construction update for their Golden Pass LNG export terminal on the US Gulf Coast near Sabine Pass, Texas. State-owned QatarEnergy owns a 70 percent stake in the three-train Golden Pass project with a capacity of more than 18 mtpa and will offtake 70 percent of […]

Norway discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals

Energy News Beat Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe’s largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements, potentially reflecting a watershed moment for both the Nordic country and the broader region. One of the few deposits not owned or controlled by China, the discovery of continental Europe’s largest rare earths deposit is […]

Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: An excellent article from Bloomberg. Although the first line says “The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions”… this is not factual, as Russia has been increasing production and exports for the last two years and is up 73% over the last 3 months.  […]

Germany’s DET says Stade FSRU to receive first LNG cargo in H2 2024

Energy News Beat State-owned German LNG terminal operator DET expects to receive the first cargo at its FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Stade in the second half of this year. In March, the 2021-built 174,000-cbm FSRU, Energos Force, owned by Apollo’s Energos Infrastructure, arrived at the AVG jetty in Germany’s Stade. DET says the FSRU […]