** The American Gas Association ), in collaboration with other trade associations and a manufacturer, presented oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in AGA v. DOE, a legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) final Consumer Furnace Rule establishing new standards for residential furnaces and two other related rules.
** Both SpaceX and Blue Origin were awarded contracts for NASA’s Human Landing System, and have been in the process of designing their respective vehicles for returning astronauts to the surface of the moon. Now, NASA has given both companies a heads-up to expect to put those designs to the test in some upcoming qualification missions that will task them with sending large cargo to the moon.
** A California university plans to install a wireless electric vehicle charging roadway for its battery-powered buses.
** A Wyoming wind power facility’s operator says transmission constraints have forced it to curtail generation for months, but expects to resume operations by the end of the year.
** Advocates say the selection of U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, to lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee poses “a direct threat to America’s public lands.”
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** Gautam and Sagar Adani knew their renewable energy company was under U.S. investigation for suspected bribery when they sold part of India’s largest solar park to France’s TotalEnergies, prosecutors allege in legal documents reviewed by Reuters.
** Brussels and Beijing are nearing a solution over tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports into the bloc, the chair of the trade committee of the European Parliament told a German broadcaster.
** Northvolt’s financial collapse deals a blow to Europe’s plan to set up its own battery industry to power electric cars, stirring a debate about whether it needs to do more to attract investment as startups struggle to catch up with Chinese rivals.
** Rapidly depleting gas reserves and looming supply cuts from Moscow have the makings of a fresh energy crisis for Europe, which is still reeling from extreme shocks two years ago.
