Daily Energy Standup Episode #305 – Weekly Recap: Orsted\’s Strategy, Carbon Tax Impact, Nuclear Advocacy, Solar Labor Concerns, EV Resistance, and Hidden Costs of Net-Zero

Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories Orsted’s strategic shake-up has investors worried February 4, 2024 Stu Turley Wind firm Orsted will present its new strategy on Wednesday Company faces dilemma of cutting targets or raising capital Cutting dividend, asset sales could restore confidence -analysts COPENHAGEN, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new […] GOLDSTEIN: Trudeau government doesn’t know […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #303 – Coal\’s Resurgence, EV Challenges, and BP\’s Strategy

Daily Standup Top Stories Biden Makes Coal Great Again As Exports Soar To India February 6, 2024 Stu Turley US thermal coal exporters recorded more than $5 billion in overseas sales in 2023, shipping upwards of 32.5 million metric tons of the high-polluting power fuel, according to Reuters, citing data from ship-tracking firm Kpler. These […] Why Americans […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #299 – Global Shifts, Green Crime Waves, and Strategic Moves in the Energy Landscape

Daily Standup Top Stories America’s enemies are hoping we ‘go green’ January 31, 2024 Mariel Alumit In the shadows of American climate activism, a web of foreign interests is quietly pulling the strings in the background to undermine U.S. energy security. As the Biden administration continues to advance policies harmful to domestic […] Green Crime: An Electric Car, […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #298 – Empowering Africa, Refilling Reserves, and Navigating Energy Challenges

Daily Standup Top Stories ‘African leaders have the right to define their own energy policy’ January 30, 2024 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: The following is an excellent article from the Africa Report with NJ Ayuk, from the African Energy Chamber. I just interviewed NJ on the Energy News Beat Podcast, and the staff will […] China […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #295 Weekly Recap: 2023\’s Renewable Challenges, Hydrogen on the Horizon, and Unraveling Davos

Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories 2023 – The Year The Renewables Bubble Burst January 20, 2024 Stu Turley In 2023. clean energy witnessed one of the toughest years in its short history. Supply chain issues, the energy crisis post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing ramp of interest rates and inflation hit […] Egypt’s Gas and […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #293 – EV Charger Boondoggle, Solar Mega-Project Activated, Copper Woes, and Market Insights

Daily Standup Top Stories $2 Billion in Subsidies, Only 2 EV Stations Opened, the Holdup is Social Justice January 23, 2024 Mariel Alumit 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 […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #286 – EV Fleet Downsizing, Self-Driving Repo Cars, Germany\’s Net Zero Challenge, ESG Taboos, Arctic Storm Gas Outage, and Biden\’s Natural Gas Tax Crackdown

Daily Standup Top Stories Hertz cites weak demand, high damage costs in decision to downsize EV fleet January 11, 2024 Mariel Alumit Hertz Global Holdings Inc. said Thursday it is selling about 20,000 electric vehicles from its fleet, or about one-third of the total, in the latest sign that the EV revolution is stalling amid weak […]

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