Daily Standup Top Stories South Dakota clashes with Minnesota on clean energy, coal plant closures July 8, 2024 Mariel Alumit SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A political border war between South Dakota and Minnesota on how to handle tax policies, abortion and the pandemic response could spill over into renewable energy and the future of coal […] ConocoPhillips […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories French nuclear giant scraps SMR plans due to soaring costs, will start over July 3, 2024 Mariel Alumit The French nuclear giant EdF, the government owned company that manages the country’s vast fleet of nuclear power stations, has reportedly scrapped its plans to develop a new design for small nuclear reactors because […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI July 1, 2024 Stu Turley Largest tech companies are looking to buy nuclear power directly from plants, which could sap the grid of critical resources Tech companies scouring the country for electricity supplies have zeroed in on a key target: […] Will Evil […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories New Zealand to lift oil drilling ban amid blackout fears in blow to Starmer June 9, 2024 Stu Turley New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as Labour plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea. The country’s […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Rye Development Converting Former Kentucky Coal Mine into 287 MW Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility June 4, 2024 Mariel Alumit Rye Development will receive $81 million in funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) to convert former coal mine land in Bell County, Kentucky, into a closed-loop, 287 MW pumped storage hydropower (PSH) […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Federal Reserve From Issuing a CBDC June 3, 2024 Mariel Alumit The U.S. House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency. The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, introduced by Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), seeks […] Saudi […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Replacing a Talen Energy coal-fired power plant with battery storage is infeasible: PJM May 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit An 800-MW, four-hour battery is “not a realistic option” for replacing Talen Energy’s 1,280-MW, coal-fired Brandon Shores power plant near Baltimore, according to the PJM Interconnection. The Sierra Club’s proposed battery storage solution to […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories TotalEnergies considers moving stock listing to New York over favorable oil and gas views in U.S. May 1, 2024 Mariel Alumit (Bloomberg) – TotalEnergies SE is increasingly making noise about moving its stock listing to New York, adding to chatter around European giants potentially being attracted by U.S. investors’ greater enthusiasm for […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Tesla Partners with Baidu for Full Self-Driving Rollout in China April 29, 2024 Mariel Alumit Tesla’s FSD system has been approved for use in China, the world’s largest car market. Tesla has partnered with Chinese tech giant Baidu for mapping and navigation software to support FSD in China. Tesla’s FSD […] Growing Shadow […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Big Tech’s Latest Obsession Is Finding Enough Energy March 24, 2024 Stu Turley HOUSTON—Every March, thousands of executives take over a downtown hotel here to reach oil and gas deals and haggle over plans to tackle climate change. This year, the dominant theme of the energy industry’s flagship […] Riposte Capital Issues Statement […]
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