Your Weekly Energy News Roundup Stay up to date with the latest energy news! US ENERGY UPDATE | December15, 2023 View this email in your browser Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon pursues green, carbon-negative agenda in one of the nation's reddest states Representatives from nearly every nation have met this week at an annual climate summit, searching for agreements on how to curb the rise of global temperatures. The summit is being held in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, and that has dismayed activists who believe that the only way to really address the climate crisis is to walk away from fossil fuels. Read More Transmission rulings pave path for renewable energy Recent courtroom wins for advocates of a more competitive process for approving interstate electric transmission lines could help clear the way for greater access to clean energy for Americans in the long run. On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear Texas’ defense of its “right of first refusal,” or ROFR, law that gave preference for certain utilities to build new power lines across state borders. The law was struck down by a lower bench last year. Read More  Occidental to Buy CrownRock in Nearly $11 Billion Deal as Oil Patch Consolidates CrownRock is led by Texas businessman and billionaire Timothy Dunn and backed by the private-equity firm Lime Rock Partners. The company is one of the last remaining sizable private companies in the Permian, alongside Endeavor Energy Resources and Mewbourne Oil. Read More New Google geothermal electricity project could be a milestone for clean energy An advanced geothermal project has begun pumping carbon-free electricity onto the Nevada grid to power Google data centers there, Google announced Tuesday. Getting electrons onto the grid for the first time is a milestone many new energy companies never reach, said Tim Latimer, CEO and co-founder of Google’s geothermal partner in the project, Houston-based Fervo Energy. Read More First 5 turbines of Vineyard Wind expected to begin delivering power to Massachusetts within weeks Five new wind turbines located off the coast of Martha's Vineyard will soon begin to contribute electricity to Massachusetts' energy grid, according to the developer of the Vineyard Wind project. The five GE Haliade-X turbines were recently completed at the site of the Vineyard Wind 1 project, which is located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. After testing, power will come ashore and connect to the New England grid in Barnstable. Read More Subscribe to the US Energy Update The US Energy Update was created to keep the public informed about the wide range of energy news which comes from the diverse and fast-paced energy industry. Our mission is to provide a compendium of interesting and insightful news relevant to energy industry professionals and observers.   Subscribe Today Copyright © 2023 US Energy Update, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.