Energy News Beat The Bureau of Land Management proposed using 22m acres of public land for solar projects – roughly the size of Maine, or an area larger than Scotland If the US is to rid itself of fossil fuels then one of its primary replacements, solar energy, is going to need land. A lot […]
Energy News Beat Commissioner Mark Christie, who is a strong advocate for grid reliability, took the opportunity to talk about the week’s winter storms during a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) January 18, 2024, open meeting. Commissioner Christie commended the nation’s system operators for a job well done in maintaining power throughout frigid temperatures and snow […]
Energy News Beat All things considered, blaming Zaluzhny – perhaps by claiming that he should have verified alleged intelligence about the IL-76’s cargo before shooting it down in order to make this seem like an unfortunate accident – is the most politically convenient option at Zelensky and his US patron’s disposal. It could shift the […]
Energy News Beat This week, Congress took a step toward passing a carbon tax—an inflationary, regressive tax on all products that would lower economic growth; make all Americans worse off; and disproportionately harm poor people, farmers, and small businesses. Politicians have rightly rejected carbon taxes in the past and should continue to do so. On Jan. 18, the Senate Environment and […]
Energy News Beat Nuclear power generation is likely to break records in 2025 as more countries invest in reactors to fuel the shift to a low-carbon global economy, while renewable energy is likely to overtake coal as a power source early next year, data has shown. China, India, Korea and Europe are likely to have new reactors come […]
Energy News Beat The FSRU-based LNG import facility in the Dutch port of Eemshaven, owned by Gasunie and Vopak, has received 82 shipments since its launch in September 2022, mostly from the United States. Operated by EemsEnergyTerminal, the LNG hub consists of two chartered floating storage and regasification units – the 170,000-cbm FSRU Energos Igloo, […]
Energy News Beat Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Crude oil production in the United States reached a record high in August 2023, led primarily by more production in Texas. In 2023, most of the crude oil produced in Texas was relatively dense for the state. API gravity measures the density […]
Energy News Beat Data source: Global Trade Tracker Russia’s reliance on four, mainly Asian, countries to import its coal has increased since some countries implemented sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine, according to Global Trade Tracker data. This trade shift corresponds with increased coal exports from the United States to Europe and EU sanctions that went into full […]
Energy News Beat Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, January 2024 We expect average wholesale electricity prices for 2024 in most areas of the country to be close to or slightly lower than in 2023 because of relatively stable generation fuel costs. However, periods of high demand or power market supply constraints could lead […]
Energy News Beat In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast that wind and solar energy will lead growth in U.S. power generation for the next two years. As a result of new solar projects coming on line this year, we forecast that U.S. solar power generation will grow 75% from 163 billion kilowatthours […]
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