Daily Energy Standup Episode #326 – Federal Funding Boosts Nuclear, Utilities Profit, Aramco\’s LNG Talks, Geoengineering Debate, and Banking Implications

Daily Standup Top Stories Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power March 10, 2024 Stu Turley In the coming years, a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan could become the first in the country to restart operations after shutting down. The Palisades plant in southwest Michigan could be […] Green-Plating™ the […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #324 – Regulatory difficulties, investment dilemmas, and shifts in policies

Daily Standup Top Stories Biden’s scaled-back power rule raises doubts over US climate target March 6, 2024 Stu Turley March 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over the nation’s ability to meet its climate goals, […] BlackRock and […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #321 – TotalEnergies Resumes Denmark Gas Field, Solar Farms on the Market, and More

Daily Standup Top Stories TotalEnergies upholds March restart date for Denmark’s largest natural gas field March 2, 2024 Stu Turley TotalEnergies EP Danmark, a subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies, has confirmed the previously set restart date for the Tyra II redevelopment project, which is said to be Denmark’s largest natural gas field. According to […] Solar […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #319 – Challenges in Climate Action, EV Market, Green Building, State Policies, and Corporate Investments

Daily Standup Top Stories Demagogues imperilling global fight against climate breakdown, says Kerry February 28, 2024 Mariel Alumit The populist backlash against net zero around the world is imperilling the fight against climate breakdown and must be countered urgently or we face planetary destruction “beyond comprehension”, the US climate chief, John Kerry, has warned. […] Apple’s EV exit […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #318 – Surging LNG Demand, Wyoming\’s Wind Boom, and Market Uncertainties

Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Electricity Generation by Source in 2023: Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Wind, Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Biomass, Petroleum February 27, 2024 Mariel Alumit By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Electricity generation, as measured in gigawatt-hours, has gotten hammered by a near-stagnation in demand since 2007, as efforts to make everything more efficient have produced results for […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #312 – EV Rollback, Toyota\’s Strategy, and LNG Ban

Daily Standup Top Stories Shocking development: Biden plans to roll back rule designed to juice EV push on country February 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Biden administration is planning to slow down the rollout of a rule that was designed to juice the United States’s transition to electric vehicles. The administration is reportedly planning to relax its limits on tailpipe emissions, […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #311 – EV Market Slump, California Oil Battles, and Nuclear Power Advancements

Daily Standup Top Stories Even the World’s Biggest Electric-Vehicle Market Is Slowing February 18, 2024 Stu Turley HONG KONG—Chinese electric-vehicle makers that enjoyed years of explosive growth now face a slowdown in domestic demand, spurring them to push overseas and challenge global auto giants already struggling with a transition to battery-powered cars. A subsidies-driven […] China’s stock market collapse […]

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Daily Energy Standup Episode #291 – Evolving Energy Landscape: Renewables Bubble Burst, California Solar Woes, and the Chilling Impact on Net Zero Goals

Daily Standup Top Stories 2023 – The Year The Renewables Bubble Burst January 20, 2024 Stu Turley In 2023. clean energy witnessed one of the toughest years in its short history. Supply chain issues, the energy crisis post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing ramp of interest rates and inflation hit […] California Solar Industry Faces […]

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