Energy Transition in Motion (Week of Oct. 25, 2024)
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including a U.S. Geological Survey-led study pointing to massive estimated lithium reserves in the Arkansas Smackover.
October 25, 2024
NextEra Ponders Nuclear Plant Restart as Backlog Climbs
NextEra Energy’s CEO is considering restarting the Duane Arnold nuclear plant as electricity needs, particularly from data centers, are growing.
October 24, 2024
PE Firm KKR Buys Stake in Eni’s Biofuels Business for $3.2B
KKR will buy nearly a quarter of Eni’s Enilive, which values the biofuels unit at about $12.7 billion.
October 24, 2024
RWE Pushes 1 GW of US Battery Energy Storage Projects to Boost Grid
As utility-scale battery energy storage projects boost grid reliability, RWE Clean Energy is adding projects in the U.S.
October 23, 2024
LongPath Technologies Secures DOE Loan to Expand Emissions Monitoring Network
LongPath aims to construct and install more than 1,000 remote monitoring towers across oil and gas basins including the Permian, Denver-Julesburg and Anadarko.
October 23, 2024
Dominion Energy, Stonepeak Close $2.6B Offshore Wind Deal
The close marked the completion of Dominion’s business review targeting $21 billion of debt reduction initiatives.
October 23, 2024
As Uncertainty Lingers, CCUS Caught in a Catch-22 for Now
Wood Mackenzie forecasts capture capacity rising to 2,450 million tons per annum (Mtpa) by 2050.
October 21, 2024
Energy Transition in Motion (Week of Oct. 18, 2024)
Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including approval of a 2-gigawatt geothermal project in Utah.
October 18, 2024
Amazon, Dominion Energy Form Small Modular Reactor Pact
Dominion Energy and Amazon’s agreement to advance nuclear development was one of several moves made by Big Tech lately to advance lower carbon energy technologies.
October 17, 2024
ESG Not Quite Dead as CCS Devs Grapple with Community Support
While economics and costs challenge some CCS projects, community engagement impacts them all.
October 16, 2024