Category: Energy News Beat

BP Confirms New CEO after Looney Scandal

Energy News Beat BP Plc appointed Murray Auchincloss as its permanent chief executive officer, four months after the shock resignation of his predecessor. The decision ends a period of uncertainty for the London-based oil major, though Auchincloss — who has been serving as interim CEO — is likely to face continued scrutiny as he seeks to move the company […]

Indonesia to abandon 23% renewable energy target by 2025

Energy News Beat JAKARTA – Indonesia is planning to slash the targeted share of renewables in the national energy mix, a move seen by experts as a step back in the country’s ambition toward clean energy, while signaling its light-hearted attempt to part ways with fossil fuels. The new target will hover at between 17 and 19 […]

Former Greens candidate now warns wind turbines are lunacy and a scam

Energy News Beat After all these years, finally, signs that more Greens are waking up to the awful truth Steve Nowakowski was a Greens candidate in Cairns in 2006. He was a co-founder of Rainforest Reserves Australia, and was hired as a photographer, but he didn’t like what he saw. Two years ago he was concerned […]

Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers

Energy News Beat Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-burning power plant, in a project that could cost bill-payers more than £40bn. The energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, on Tuesday approved the project to convert two of its biomass units to use the technology Analysts have predicted that […]

2024 Promises the Expansion of the Green Energy Scam

Energy News Beat Years ago, I wrote a post about how cheap air travel to Europe was ruining America. My point was that the Americans visiting Europe were confusing what they experienced as a tourist with the reality of life in Europe. These progressive American fans of two-hour lunches and 6 months of maternal and paternal […]

Energy Information Has Never Mattered More—So It’s Time to Reform the IEA and the EIA

Energy News Beat The International Energy Agency (IEA) turns 50 this year. Doubtless there will be champagne-infused celebrations at its Paris headquarters. But on this side of the Atlantic, it’s past time for the United States, the biggest source of that agency’s funding, to rethink the IEA’s role. To be blunt: the U.S. should suspend […]

Arctic Sea Ice Soars to Highest Level for 21 Years

Energy News Beat The dramatic, if largely unpublicised, recovery in Arctic sea ice is continuing into the New Year. Despite the contestable claims of the ‘hottest year ever’ (and even hotter in 2024), Arctic sea ice on January 8th stood at its highest level in 21 years. Last December, the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Centre […]

Texas startup delivers landmark results with ‘earthen’ battery technology: ‘The opportunities … are significant’

Energy News Beat A trial run of Houston-based Sage Geosystems’ underground battery has delivered “groundbreaking” results, the company reported. The tech, sometimes called an “earthen” battery, is meant to store electricity generated from renewable sources. It’s also geared to be an alternative to lithium-ion battery storage systems, which require expensive and hard-to-gather materials to make. Field tests from […]

Progressive Lawmakers Line Up Behind Costly Fix For Error They Made In Renewable Energy Plan

Energy News Beat When Congress voted to spend hundreds of billions to switch electricity production to solar and wind, it forgot something: transmission lines. New ones will be needed going to the locations of the new power sources, but nobody bothered to figure out who will pay for it or how much it will cost. […]

Pakistan threatens Iran with ‘serious consequences’

Energy News Beat The Pakistani government has condemned an alleged Iranian missile strike in the Balochistan province on Tuesday, claiming it has caused civilian casualties. Islamabad said it would lodge a protest with Tehran over the “unilateral action” and violation of its sovereignty. Several Iranian news outlets reported on Tuesday evening that missiles and drones […]