Category: Energy News Beat

Commission welcomes deal on first-ever EU law to curb methane emissions in the EU and globally

Energy News Beat The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and Council on a new EU Regulation to reduce energy sector methane emissions in Europe and in our global supply chains. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas – the second biggest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide (CO2) – and […]

GasLog inks $2.8 billion financing deal, secures new charter contracts

Energy News Beat Greek LNG shipping firm GasLog has signed a new five-year sustainability-linked credit facility in the amount of $2.8 billion. The firm also secured new charter deals for its LNG carriers. The Peter Livanos-led company, which earlier this year completed its merger with GasLog Partners, revealed these deals in its third-quarter report issued on Thursday. […]

China brands Biden ‘irresponsible’

Energy News Beat The US president said he stood by his description of Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” hours after meeting him in San Francisco The Chinese Foreign Ministry has described as erroneous and irresponsible Joe Biden’s characterization of Xi Jinping as a “dictator.” The US president doubled down on the description, however, hours after […]

Less than one-third of U.S. commercial buildings were all-electric in 2018

Energy News Beat November 16, 2023 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Note: All-electric includes buildings that consumed only electricity for all end uses except electricity generation. Fewer than one-third of U.S. commercial buildings were all-electric in 2018, and all-electric commercial buildings were most prevalent in the South, according […]

India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach ICC Cricket World Cup final

Energy News Beat Inspired by Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami, India has overcome a valiant New Zealand fightback to enter the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final on home soil. India beat New Zealand by 70 runs on Wednesday in Mumbai after setting a target of 398 in the tournament’s first semifinal. list of 4 […]

Gaza telecom companies warn of coming blackout

Energy News Beat The two main telecommunications companies in Gaza have warned of a “complete telecom blackout in the coming hours” due to a lack of fuel amid an Israeli siege on the Palestinian territory. “Main data centers and switches in the Gaza Strip are gradually shutting down due to fuel depletion,” Paltel and Jawwal […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #253 – Navigating EV Charging Woes and Goldman Sachs’ Commodity Confidence

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories I Visited Over 120 EV Chargers: Three Reasons Why So Many Were Broken November 15, 2023 Mariel Alumit Los Angeles County has more public electric-vehicle fast chargers than any other in the country. WSJ’s Joanna Stern hit up 30 charging locations in a Rivian R1T and ran into problems […]

DAVID BLACKMON: What Does China Know That The Biden Admin Doesn’t?

Energy News Beat China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently announced a new program in which the Xi Jinping government will subsidize the building of new coal-fired electricity generation plants. Part of an effort to ensure power grid reliability and stability into the future, NDRC’s notice says the program will commence January 1, 2024. The program […]

Northeast U.S. carbon dioxide emissions prices return to last year’s highs

Energy News Beat  November 15, 2023 Data source: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative The most recent auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions allowances in the major U.S. northeast regional trading hub reached near record-high prices, as the number of allowances available was reduced. The latest Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) quarterly auction, held September 6, 2023, […]

I Visited Over 120 EV Chargers: Three Reasons Why So Many Were Broken

Energy News Beat     Los Angeles County has more public electric-vehicle fast chargers than any other in the country. WSJ’s Joanna Stern hit up 30 charging locations in a Rivian R1T and ran into problems at 40% of them. Here’s what’s being done to fix the charging mess. Illustration: Annie Zhao No, I didn’t […]