Energy News Beat GM plans to lay off about 1,300 workers in Michigan starting early next year due to vehicles they produce ending production. The largest of the layoffs were expected. They include 945 workers at Orion Assembly who build Chevrolet Bolt models, which are ending production after this year. The other 369 workers to […]
Energy News BeatGlobal coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal is seen rising 1.4 percent in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time as usage in India is expected […]
Energy News Beat The House passed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, aiming to block an EPA rule seen as a backdoor mandate for electric vehicles. The rule would require a significant percentage of new vehicle purchases to be electric by 2032. The Act received bipartisan support, with concerns about affordability, consumer choice, and the impact on […]
Energy News Beat The leader of the Texas energy grid has joined a group of U.S. energy and utilities leaders sounding the alarm about the increased risk of blackouts during the approaching winter months. According to the Houston Chronicle’s James Osborne, Pablo Vegas, the Electric Relability Council of Texas’ CEO, said at an event hosted by the trade […]
Energy News Beat (WO) − Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, has acquired the 20% Working Interest (WI) of MOEX North America LLC, a 100% subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in the Kaikias field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Shell now has 100% WI and remains the operator. The Kaikias field […]
Energy News Beat Under the agreement, American troops will be able to store weapons and supplies at 15 locations in Finland Finland plans to sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US, enabling Washington to send troops there and store weapons and ammunition, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The Nordic country became […]
Energy News Beat The following content is sponsored by Wood Mackenzie Visualizing the Demand for Battery Raw Materials Metals play a pivotal role in the energy transition, as EVs and energy storage systems rely on batteries, which, in turn, require metals. This graphic, sponsored by Wood Mackenzie, forecasts raw material demand from batteries. It presents […]
Energy News Beat Bloomberg had earlier reported that Moscow may stop supplies to the US before Washington issues a ban Russia is not planning to preemptively block enriched uranium exports to the US ahead of Washington’s decision on whether to ban the fuel as part of its sanctions, RBK news outlet reported on Friday, citing […]
Energy News Beat Agreements were signed with 30 African universities during the Africa Seeks Solutions congress in St. Petersburg Russian institutes signed agreements with more than 30 African universities during a major congress in St. Petersburg, providing for cooperation in education and science, the training of mining engineers, and the development of the mining and […]
Energy News Beat The following story is the third in a series produced in collaboration with KAXE/KBXE, an independent, nonprofit community radio station that tells the stories of northern Minnesota. A Minnesota taconite mining company and its electric utility are seeking federal funding for a demonstration project aimed at slashing diesel fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. […]
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