Energy News Beat The datacenter industry today looks very different than it did a decade ago. A number of factors have emerged over the past few years: most recently, the proliferation of large-scale AI, but also the slowing of Moore’s law, and the nagging issue of sustainability. Uptime Institute expects a confluence of these challenges […]
Energy News Beat Terra-Gen and Mortenson have announced the activation of the Edwards & Sanborn Solar + Energy Storage project, the largest solar and storage project in the United States. Mortenson served as engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project. The project is a true renewable energy behemoth, spanning 4,600 acres, comprised of 1.9 million […]
Energy News Beat In yet another example of Biden incompetence, the administration is setting up rules making it harder to deliver EV charging stations. Politicizing EV Charging Stations The Wall Street Journal comments on The Politicized EV Charger ‘Revolution’ The government rollout of EV chargers has been a slow-motion affair, and as you’d expect the reason […]
Energy News Beat What is AI? More importantly, why is everyone already suffering from “AI Fatigue”? This is an entertaining talk about AI in the oil and gas market. I did not know that I was subconsciously tired of AI. I can barely spell it, let alone know I am tired of it. I know […]
Energy News Beat Global demand for copper is rising steadily and is only expected to accelerate. Even with China experiencing deflation, the metal has held up well this year vs previous years, where it moved exclusively in response to changes in China. The difference is the additional demand from the energy transition. Electric vehicles and […]
Energy News Beat (WO) – TotalEnergies and BlueNord provided an update on progress and expected timeline of the Tyra Redevelopment Project (“Tyra” or “Tyra II”), Denmark’s largest offshore natural gas field. TotalEnergies confirmed in its REMIT notification on Jan. 22 that the current restart date of March 31, 2024, remains valid. Depending on project progress, […]
Energy News Beat In a setback for former government officials and attorneys poised to cash in on proposed climate disclosure rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission continued to kick the ball down the road last year. Many of the objections raised in public comments revolve around so-called Scope 3 emissions that are not directly produced by companies and instead […]
Energy News Beat A 38-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty for starting a series of devastating forest fires – which lead to hectares worth of damage and displaced hundreds. Brian Paré has plead guilty to staring 14 forest fires, including fires in Chapais and Lake Cavan, at a courthouse in Chibougamau in Quebec. Paré, who has been […]
Energy News Beat Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing a plan that would end natural gas hookups in new buildings and homes as the city aims to phase out fossil fuels that intensify the climate crisis, but the idea is already drawing resistance from some unions. Johnson plans to introduce a “clean” buildings ordinance Wednesday that […]
Energy News Beat The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd. (NNPC) destroyed more than 5,500 unauthorized refineries and nearly 4,500 illegal pipeline connections over the last three years, according to the national oil and gas company’s chief executive. Speaking at a university guest lecture in Ile-Ife, Osun, Mele Kyari highlighted pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft, […]
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