** Demolition experts used explosives Monday to remove part of a collapsed bridge in Baltimore and free a cargo ship that has been trapped since it rammed into the structure in March. ** The White House on Monday gave a Chinese-linked company and its partners 120 days to sell property they had bought near a …
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Energy briefs
** The Biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles this week, extending Trump-era policies aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing. ** Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown is joining Sen. Joe Manchin to back a resolution to repeal rules allowing some Chinese-made battery parts to qualify for U.S. electric vehicle tax credits. ** A federal judge denies …
Energy briefs
** Former President Donald Trump is more than happy to fulfill the oil and gas industry’s wish list if he’s reelected — but he has an asking price. Trump reportedly solicited top oil and gas executives to give $1 billion for his campaign to return to the White House, vowing in return to undo many of President Joe Biden’s …
Energy briefs
** Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) to announce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s new rules on energy permitting, following a pledge Manchin made last week. ** Walmart Inc. now has one Tesla semi-truck on the …
US to get more electricity from solar and wind in next few years
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects electricity generation will grow by about 3% in 2024 and 1% in 2025. Renewable energy sources—chiefly solar—will supply most of that growth. EIA expects electricity from solar, wind, and hydropower combined to account for 22% of total U.S. generation in 2024, increasing to 24% …
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** The body of the last missing construction worker killed in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March has been recovered, officials announced Tuesday as demolition crews prepared to use explosives in the ongoing cleanup effort. ** The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural …
Allete sold in $6.2 billion deal to Canadian pension board
Two major wind farms in Oklahoma will be under new ownership under a multi-billion dollar deal announced this week. Allete Inc., based in Minnesota was just bought in a $6.2 billion deal by a Canadian pension board and an investment fund. Under the acquisition by Canada’s pension board and the large investment fund, Duluth-based Allete …
Indian tribes present a dilema for Interior Secretary over a large transmission line project
Native American tribes in Arizona have gone to court to block construction of a major transmission line designed to carry wind-powered electricity from New Mexico and across Arizona to California. The line has the support of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Native American from New Mexico who might have to decide whether she supports …
Energy briefs
** Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six proposals addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren Buffett‘s conglomerate, all of which the billionaire investor and his board opposed. ** The rupture of a Louisiana pipeline that released 107,000 gallons of carbon dioxide raises concerns about similar issues among opponents of a proposed carbon pipeline in South …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, giving automakers more time to comply with some provisions about where battery minerals can …
