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Trump freezes IRA funding
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Trump freezes IRA funding

President Donald Trump suspended all Inflation Reduction Act funding disbursements in an executive order Monday, part of a sweeping set of directives to begin setting the new administration’s energy agenda.  The action, dubbed “Terminating the Green New Deal,” also pauses all funding disbursements for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the bipartisan infrastructure law. The...

A Nuclear Revival in Michigan
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A Nuclear Revival in Michigan

While more approvals are necessary to begin operations, recommissioning nuclear power plants will play a vital role in meeting  America’s growing energy demand and increasing nuclear energy capacity in the U.S. 

Germany May Need to Keep Reserve Coal Plants Longer Than Planned
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Germany May Need to Keep Reserve Coal Plants Longer Than Planned

Germany may need to keep its fleet of mothballed coal-fired stations available for longer than expected as a drive to build new gas plants is severely behind schedule, grid operator Amprion GmbH warned.  After Europe’s biggest economy shut its last nuclear plant in 2023, its power generation margin has shrunk. The coal plants are there to help...

RepAir Carbon Joins Shell and Mitsubishi in Gulf Coast Direct Air Capture Hub
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RepAir Carbon Joins Shell and Mitsubishi in Gulf Coast Direct Air Capture Hub

RepAir Carbon has entered into a landmark partnership with Shell US Gas and Power, LLC and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) to advance large-scale carbon removal in Louisiana. As a key technology provider for the Pelican Gulf Coast Carbon Removal DAC hub, RepAir will deploy its proprietary electrochemical Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology as part of the Pelican Consortium—a collaboration including Louisiana State...

Trump executive orders halt wind development, declare energy emergency
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Trump executive orders halt wind development, declare energy emergency

While Trump has been a staunch critic of both onshore and offshore wind generation, North Dakota became a national leader in onshore wind generation under Burgum, who took office as governor in 2016. Wind power generation more than doubled in the state from 2015 to 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, and currently provides 36% of the...

Hybrid Waterjet Ferries Mark a First in U.S. Maritime Sustainability
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Hybrid Waterjet Ferries Mark a First in U.S. Maritime Sustainability

Marine Jet Power (MJP) and Derecktor Shipyards New York have launched the first hybrid passenger ferries in the United States powered by waterjet propulsion. Commissioned by Chatham Area Transit (CAT) in Savannah, Georgia, these vessels represent a step forward in sustainable transportation. The 65-foot ferries, Juliette Gordon Low II and Susie King Taylor II, are equipped with MJP UltraJet 305...

A National Energy Council Is the Right Direction for the Environment
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A National Energy Council Is the Right Direction for the Environment

The 2024 election season made it clear that voters were unwilling to compromise on American energy affordability. Though Harris eventually capitulated on her previous anti-fracking positions, swing states’ embrace of the Trump-Vance ticket was a vote in favor of a strong all-of-the-above energy approach. Some now worry that the incoming Trump administration’s laser focus on...

EPA grants West Virginia Class VI well primacy
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EPA grants West Virginia Class VI well primacy

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted West Virginia primary enforcement responsibility of Class VI wells under the Underground Injection Control Program.  The state is the fourth—after Louisiana, North Dakota, and Wyoming—given primary authority by EPA to oversee and administer its Class VI program, known as primacy. The authority allows the state to permit...

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