The UK government has shortlisted 27 hydrogen-powered projects in its second Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR2). The selected projects will boost low-carbon hydrogen production within the UK. The initiative is part of the government’s Plan for Change and aims to cut carbon emissions while creating thousands of jobs. The UK’s hydrogen sector has the potential to...
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday will launch a nearly two-week tour of three Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia, marking his first visit as a U.S. official to the de facto leader of the OPEC oil producer group, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The trip, which will also include visits...
A recent study published by NatureServe delivers a critical insight for businesses tied to agriculture, land management, and sustainability initiatives: over 22% of North America’s native pollinator species are now facing elevated extinction risks. The research spans nearly 1,600 species—including bees, beetles, and butterflies—signaling a growing vulnerability within the continent’s ecological and economic infrastructure. Particularly concerning are...
The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential — meaning these people could be on the chopping block — as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal government. A document viewed by The Hill on Friday states that out of the agency’s current headcount of 15,994...
Chinese liquefied petroleum gas buyers have prompted a price surge as they scramble to replace US supplies of the widely used fuel following Beijing’s tough response last week to Washington’s punitive tariffs. Buyers are trying to swap US cargoes that have already been purchased with alternatives, including LPG from the Middle East, traders said. But...
China announced additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods on Friday, the most serious escalation in a trade war with President Donald Trump that has fed fears of a recession and triggered a global stock market rout. In the standoff between the world’s top two economies, Beijing also announced controls on exports of some rare earths and...
The Trump administration identified 16 sites for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers Thursday on land owned by the Department of Energy. The centers comprise rows of servers providing processing capacity for machine learning, cloud storage and AI systems that require massive amounts of electricity and computing power. “The global race for AI...
The Trump administration, like the preceding Biden administration, is making liberal use of a little-known Cold War law called the “Defense Production Act” (DPA). Utilization principally goes like this: The administration identifies some sort of production deficiency (e.g., minerals, solar panels, heat pumps) and then invokes the DPA, declaring it an issue of national defense in order to...
As California continues to face long-term wildfire impact, sustainable construction company Hempitecture has expanded operations into Southern California. The Boise-based manufacturer has opened a new fulfillment hub near Los Angeles to help meet growing demand for resilient, eco-conscious building materials across the wildfire-affected region. Expanding Regional Access to Fire-Resistant Building Materials Hempitecture’s expansion establishes a regional...
The former Homer City generating station in the US state of Pennsylvania, once the state’s largest coal-burning power plant, is to be redeveloped into a 4.5GW natural gas-powered power plant named Homer City Energy Campus. Developed by Homer City Redevelopment, the project will support the rising power demand from AI and high-performance computing sectors. With...
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