Here is a look at some of this week’s renewable energy news, including more than $8 billion more in loans closed by the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.

Shares for artificial lift specialist Flowco Holdings spiked 23% in their first day of trading. Flowco CEO Joe Bob Edwards told Hart Energy that the durability of artificial lift and production optimization stands out in the OFS space.

Frigid weather and jumping LNG demand have pushed natural gas above $4/MMBtu.

Faced with progressively stringent requirements, companies are seeking methane monitoring technologies that make compliance easier.

Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum said the sage grouse is neither endangered nor threatened; he'll hold federal leases as scheduled; and worries the U.S. is short of electric power and at risk of losing the “AI arms race” to China and other adversaries.