Some clean energy projects will likely be battered, energy experts say, but it’s not a death sentence for clean energy technologies like wind and solar.
As electricity demand climbs in the U.S. and abroad, the company is advancing hydrogen blending efforts to lower emissions while working to meet rising gas turbine needs.
Final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill in the House on July 3 could set back some clean energy projects while potentially bolstering oil and gas exploration with more lease sales.
The need for a geologic hydrogen wildcatter is growing as energy demand rises and efforts to reduce emissions continue. Researchers are looking at a variety of techniques to pull hydrogen out of source rock, but there’s no perfect process just yet.
A smoother permitting process, incentives to drill and regulatory reform should aid the industry.
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including elevated reviews for solar and wind projects in the U.S.
The investment of an undisclosed amount was made through the recently launched Cresta Sustainable Fund II.
The sale of BP’s U.S. onshore wind assets, which have a total generating capacity of 1.3 gigawatts, comes as part of BP’s $20 billion divestment program.
The results from the field trial confirmed that its mobile direct lithium extraction unit achieved an average 96% lithium extraction rate from Bakken oilfield brine, LibertyStream Infrastructure Partners said.
Oklo has completed the pre-application readiness assessment for the first phase of licensing for its Aurora powerhouse at the Idaho National Laboratory.
1PointFive is selling 10,000 tons of CO2 removal credits from its direct air capture facility STRATOS to Palo Alto Networks.
Some clean energy projects will likely be battered, energy experts say, but it’s not a death sentence for clean energy technologies like wind and solar.
Used electric vehicle batteries could have another go at life in energy storage applications. Second-life EV batteries may be the answer to the demand boom sparked by AI power needs, said battery recycling company Redwood Materials.
The Aurora powerhouse is a liquid metal-cooled, metal-fueled fast reactor that has a maximum power level of 75 megawatts equivalent.