Direct air capture (DAC) holds promise to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, potentially becoming a crucial tool in the battle against climate change. Amidst heated debates over its feasibility, […] The […]
Spain Enjoys Cheap Electricity Amid Record Renewable Energy Output
Spanish power prices have tumbled in February to a fraction of the price in neighboring France as record wind and solar power generation in Spain has triggered an extreme slump in prices. […]
Slowing wind installations threaten emissions progress under the IRA: report
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The deployment of solar, utility-scale energy storage and electric vehicles is on pace to achieve the 37% to […]
Low-Cost Nickel from Indonesia is Flooding The Market
Via Metal Miner The global nickel mining industry is under stress, and the primary reason is an oversupply of low-cost nickel from Indonesia. Moreover, this constant supply continues to support a […]
Oil Majors Dive Into Deepwater Projects Despite Tight Budgets
Oil and gas upstream majors — ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, TotalEnergies and Eni — will continue to exercise caution in exploration spending this year, with drilling activity poised for a busy year […]
Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tender
The Australian federal government is to seek 10 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity this year, along with 3 GW of dispatchable capacity, as it races to meet its ambitious target […]
Plug-In Hybrids Are Booming in the World’s Biggest EV Market
When Sam Zhong was recently hunting for his first car, he test-drove a number of gasoline-powered vehicles and a handful of all-electric models before settling on a Qin Plus plug-in hybrid from BYD […]
EDF’s new report looks at Non-Pipeline Alternatives to meet energy needs
By EDF Blogs By Magdalen Sullivan, Co-Authored by Erin Murphy Many states are adopting declining emission limits as a way to address the severe and growing dangers of the climate […]
Wholesale U.S. electricity prices were relatively low in 2023
After a volatile 2022, average wholesale electricity prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states generally declined and traded within more narrow price ranges in 2023, according to data […]
Heat pumps would cut energy bills for majority of US homes: NREL research
Dive Brief: Air-source heat pumps would lower energy bills for a majority of U.S. households, most significantly in colder climates, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers at the U.S. Department […]
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