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Solar Energy Accounted for Half of All Global Energy Capacity Additions in 2021

182GW of solar energy was installed globally in 2021, accounting for half of all energy capacity additions, reports Utility Dive. Wind energy additions made up a quarter of new additions, while natural gas accounted for 14% and coal additions jumped 8.5% from the year before. Read More

ByEditorSeptember 23, 20220Comments

Oil and Gas

Biden Administration Accepts Nearly $190M in Bids From Offshore Oil Lease Sale

Nearly $190 million in offshore oil lease bids have been approved by the Biden Administration after being rejected by a federal judge nearly a year ago, reports the Associated Press. The approval was required by the Inflation Reduction Act, which also mandates that three sales be allowed to proceed after previously being put on hold by…

ByEditorSeptember 21, 20220Comments

Agriculture + Energy Business Renewable Energy Solar Energy

‘Agrivoltaics’: A Growing Concept That Combines Solar Power and Agriculture

Farmers and researchers have teamed up to experiment with installing solar panels over crops, a combination called 'agrivoltaics' that is showing promise, reports Axios. Shade-loving crops like kale and root vegetables thrive under solar panels, and farmers and landowners benefit from a new way to profit off their land as they deal with economic uncertainty. Read…

ByEditorSeptember 19, 20220Comments

Business Oil and Gas

Devon Energy One of Several Oil Companies Partnering to Bring Tech Jobs to Oklahoma

Devon Energy Corp is one of several oil and gas companies who will partner with a Tulsa non-profit founded by the George Kaiser Family Foundation to attract tech startups to Oklahoma, reports Bloomberg. The group aims to bring as many as 2,000 tech jobs to the state over the next decade, in an effort to diversify…

ByEditorSeptember 14, 20220Comments

Oil and Gas Refining

Equipping Natural Gas Plants with Carbon Capture Tech Could Save Industry Billions

Natural gas will play an important role as the U.S. energy sector moves towards decarbonization. A new study shows how the industry could save billions of dollars by equipping facilities with carbon capture technology, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence. Thanks to new federal tax credits for carbon capture technology included in the Inflation Reduction Act, the…

ByEditorSeptember 7, 20220Comments

Business Electric Vehicles

Toyota to Invest $5.6B in EV Battery Manufacturing while Eyeing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Market

Toyota plans to invest $5.6 billion in new electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants in the United States and Japan in an effort to keep up with other automotive giants, reports CNN Business. However, unlike others in the EV race, Toyota continues to explore EVs powered by hydrogen fuel cells rather than rechargeable batteries, a risky move that…

ByEditorSeptember 7, 20220Comments

Business Renewable Energy Solar Energy

Major U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturer to Invest $1.2B in New Factory

First Solar, a major solar panel manufacturer based in the United States, will invest $1.2 billion in building its fourth U.S. factory while boosting operations at existing plants. The expanded operations will create nearly 1,000 new jobs, reports the New York Times. “This investment is an important step toward achieving self-sufficiency in solar technology, which, in turn,…

ByEditorSeptember 7, 20220Comments

Oil and Gas

Texas to Use $25M Federal Infrastructure Grant to Plug 800 Orphaned Wells

Texas will receive a $25 million federal grant from Biden's infrastructure plan to plug 800 orphaned oil and gas wells, putting a small dent in the approximately 7,400 abandoned wells across the state, reports the Texas Tribune. It will cost approximately $428 million to clean up all the orphaned wells in the state which, left unattended,…

ByEditorSeptember 1, 20220Comments

Economy Renewable Energy

Farmers in Central Texas Are Staying Afloat Amid Drought Thanks to Clean Energy

Thanks to land lease payments from clean energy projects, farmers in Central Texas are managing to stay afloat financially in spite of an ongoing drought and record high temperatures that have forced some to cut crop production nearly in half, reports the Houston Chronicle. “My banker is a lot happier knowing I have these windmills,” said…

ByEditorAugust 25, 20220Comments

Economy Renewable Energy

Red States May See Some of the Largest Benefits from the IRA

Red states like Texas, Nebraska and Oklahoma are some of the nation's largest producers of renewable energy, and are poised to see major benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act, reports Politico. Despite open opposition, the bill is expected to boost industries which have already transformed economies across the nation, like clean energy, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, advanced…

ByEditorAugust 24, 20220Comments

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Solar Energy Accounted for Half of All Global Energy Capacity Additions in 2021

Biden Administration Accepts Nearly $190M in Bids From Offshore Oil Lease Sale

‘Agrivoltaics’: A Growing Concept That Combines Solar Power and Agriculture

Devon Energy One of Several Oil Companies Partnering to Bring Tech Jobs to Oklahoma

Equipping Natural Gas Plants with Carbon Capture Tech Could Save Industry Billions

Toyota to Invest $5.6B in EV Battery Manufacturing while Eyeing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Market

Major U.S. Solar Panel Manufacturer to Invest $1.2B in New Factory

Texas to Use $25M Federal Infrastructure Grant to Plug 800 Orphaned Wells

Farmers in Central Texas Are Staying Afloat Amid Drought Thanks to Clean Energy

Red States May See Some of the Largest Benefits from the IRA

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Long-Closed Steel Processing Plant Will Reopen to Produce Solar Components

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