** Congressional Democrats consider reviving a carbon tax proposal after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s opposition effectively killed the reconciliation bill’s proposed clean electricity program.
** Attorneys general in Southeast states ask Congress to reject methane taxes in the infrastructure and reconciliation bills.
** The U.S. Department of Energy awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation of solar, storage, and industrial technologies. Specifically, the projects will reduce the cost of solar technologies by increasing the lifespan of photovoltaic (PV) systems from 30 to 50 years.
** A new partnership announces plans to build what will likely be the country’s largest renewable hydrogen hub in Mississippi, even as it remains uncertain how much support the industry will get in Congress’ infrastructure bills.
** Union workers at Exxon Mobil Corp’s Beaumont, Texas, oil refinery overwhelmingly rejected the company’s six-year labor contract on Tuesday, extending a lengthy standoff over job assignments.
** Third-quarter 2021 earnings season is about to hit high gear, with 72 S&P 500 companies set to report this week. Among them are four energy companies, namely NextEra Energy, NextEra Energy Partners, L.P., Schlumberger N.V., and Halliburton Co. reported OilPrice.com.
** A massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor was buffeted by high winds during a January storm and repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline that later ruptured off the Southern California coast, according to vessel monitoring data.
** Shell oil company announces plans to build a dairy cow manure-to-methane production facility in southern Idaho.
** An energy company and its partners announce plans for a $3 billion renewable hydrogen facility in Mississippi — likely the country’s largest — that would use solar power to split hydrogen from water molecules and store it in underground salt caverns.
World
** Beijing has stepped up its control over the nation’s power market amid a crunch, pledging to intervene in the coal market, investigate pricing mechanisms and crack down on the speculative fuel trade as China tackles the ongoing problem that is threatening energy security and economic growth.
** The coronavirus outbreak in northern China has hit the country’s space programme, halting development of a rocket to launch satellites into orbit, according to the state-backed company behind the project.
** In an effort to recapture momentum, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a host of measures, including plans for a big expansion of electric vehicles, more offshore wind power and greater use of hydrogen.
