Austin, Texas is the new US home of RWE, the second-largest solar owner and operator in the nation. The global renewable energy company has more than 300 workers based in Austin and 10,000 across the world. RWE has plans to becomme the top renewable energy developer and operator in the U.S. The Austin American-Statesman …
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Quick reads
** The Biden administration plans to set strict requirements on the sources of carbon-free electricity used by hydrogen producers seeking lucrative federal incentives, according to news reports citing leaked information regarding long-awaited rules for the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean hydrogen tax-credit program. ** Chrysler-parent Stellantis said it is seeking to void a 2019 California emissions …
Economist says New Mexico’s governor and her Green mob are bringing down the state
She’s the only governor attending the COP28 conference in Dubai, yet New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham has her critics back home—those who don’t support her Green mob mentality and opposition to the state’s oil and gas revenue in the Permian Basin. Take for example what Dr. Jonathan Lesser, President of Continental Ecoomics, a senior …
Brief energy stories
** The worsening bottlenecks at the drought-stricken Panama Canal are pushing at least one US diesel shipper to sail around the tip of South America en route to Chile for the first time since 2020. The vessel Green Sky is hauling ultra-low sulfur diesel loaded at Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s Clifton Ridge terminal in Louisiana to …
Energy updates
** The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. ** Nearly a decade after the Flint Water Crisis, the Biden administration is proposing to require the removal …
Headlines of energy stories
** Occidental Petroleum is one of the finalists in the auction for CrownRock, an energy producer in the west Texas area of the Permian basin, with a bid of more than $10 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. ** The U.S. Coast Guard expands its search for the source of last month’s …
Large solar farm to be built in southern Arkansas
Some 700 acres in southern Arkansas are soon to be the site of a 100 Megawatt solar project. Primergy Solar recently obtained commitments for $300 million in debt finance and tax equity investment for the Prairie Mist solar project located near Crossett, Arkansas. Prairie Mist will be the first step in construction of an …
Poll shows opposition to solar and wind farms in a Kansas county
A survey of some of the residents of one Kansas county shows they are split on their support for renewable energy with the edge going to those who oppose wind and solar farms. The Shawnee County Planning Department carried out the survey of nearly 900 residents around the state capitol in Topeka and found …
Headlines of other stories
** The Biden administration has proposed limiting environmental reviews surrounding power lines, large-scale batteries and solar farms as part of a larger effort to develop more renewable energy. The Energy Department said it is proposing the changes “to promote the development of clean energy and supporting infrastructure.” ** Chevron Corporation (CVX) is in the initial stages of evaluating …
Wind and solar farms banned in Harvey County, Kansas
No renewable energy projects such as wind and solar farms will be allowed in one south central Kansas County. Harvey County Commissioners voted unanimously this week in support of regulations banning commercial wind and utility-scale solar renewable energy projects. Newton,Kansas, known for one of the Amtrak rail passenger stops in Kansas and the discussion …