Upstream
BLM to auction two Warrior Met coal tracts Sept. 30
BLM is set to auction off two Warrior Met coal tracks on 30 September 2025. And the sector is licking its lips at the opportunities that…
September 20, 2025 · By Warren
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Nuclear
Palisades restart advances as the first U.S. reactor revival
The Palisades nuclear reactor may become the first site in the United States to begin operations as the nuclear sector sees a resurgence taking place, thanks…
September 20, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Primus Wind Power’s Air 40 turbine produces 40 kWh in the backyard
A home turbine that has the potential to crush hydrogen? Where do we sign up? For far too long, the world has been focused on the…
September 20, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
EPA withdraws July coal-ash changes, reopens rulemaking
The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, has withdrawn the proposed coal-ash changes for the sector and reopened the sector to potential rulemaking changes that the EPA…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Lower Mississippi sets 11′6″ draft cap, seven-wide tow rules
The officials in charge of the draft sizes in the Lower Mississippi River have implemented a new draft cap and tow regulation following news of the…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
Spring Creek federal coal lease heads to sale
The Spring Creek coal mine is going up for auction, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The site in Big Horn County, Montana, offers roughly…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Nuclear
DOE issues fifth Palisades loan for reactor restart
The Palisades Nuclear Plant may become the first-ever recommissioned retired nuclear power plant in US history. The Department of Energy announced that it has given the…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Germany offshore wind auction ends with no bids
Germany has failed to secure any bidders for the offshore wind project that was due to start operations soon. The German government announced that no bids…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
BarMar JV formed for Barcelona–Marseille H2Med hydrogen link
The BarMar Joint Venture has been formally established to connect the Barcelona-Marseille H2Med hydrogen pipeline, which aims to connect France and Spain to provide cheap, reliable,…
September 19, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
Oak Creek coal plant retirements delayed to end-2026
The Oak Creek coal plant will continue to operate to the end of 2026, at the very least. We Energies, which owns and operates the Oak…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Mississippi low water forces draft cap, tow restrictions
Low water levels in the Mississippi River have forced the Lower Mississippi River Commission (LOMRC) to implement draft caps and tow restrictions as the region that…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
Falkirk Mine wins 11.3M-ton lease for $79,996
The Falkirk Mining Company of Underwood has won the lease awarded by the Bureau of Land Management to mine the 11.3 million tons of available federal…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Solar
Policy shifts slash US solar outlook for 2026–30
Recent policy shifts that the Trump administration has pioneered have slashed the United States’ solar outlook for the 2026-30 period. Donald Trump ran on the concept…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Norway’s first floating wind tender nets two bids
The government of Norway has announced that it has received two bids for offshore sites in the Norwegian area designated for floating wind projects, Utsira Nord.…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
PNW hydrogen hub adds $300M in projects pending DOE review
The Pacific Northwest hydrogen hub will add $300 million in projects, subject to the Department of Energy reviewing the feasibility of the planned projects. The DOE…
September 18, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
Wisconsin delays Oak Creek coal retirements to end-2026
The Oak Creek coal mine will continue to operate through this year to the end of 2026. Wisconsin regulators announced the planned extension to operations, despite…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
US coal carloads fall to 60,927 in week 36, still up YTD
The Association of American Railroads has reported that US coal carloads have seen a fall to 60,927, representing a total drop of around 2,4%. Railroads remain…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
Falkirk Mine secures 11.3M-ton coal lease for $79,996
The Falkirk Mine in North Dakota has become the latest site to reap the benefits of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,”. The…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Nuclear
TerraPower builds workforce hub for Wyoming Natrium project
TerraPower has announced that it plans to build a new state-of-the-art Kemmerer Training Center (KTC) at the site of the Natrium project in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Semtive’s Nemoi™ M wind turbine system produces energy for $0.01/kWh
Semtive has revealed a revolutionary new wind turbine system called the Nemoi™ M. And it could completely change the standing of wind power in the worldwide…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
US finalizes 45V hydrogen tax credit, hourly rules by 2030
The US Department of the Treasury has finalized rules for the 45V hydrogen tax credit that several companies are aiming to take advantage of. The Treasury…
September 17, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
EPA formally proposes to roll back 2024 MATS tightening for coal units
The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, has proposed a rollback to the 2024 MATS(Mercury and Air Toxics Standards) for coal-fired EGUs. The proposed rollback aligns with…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Utah’s Skyline area heads to sale as BLM offers 1.29M-ton tract to extend underground output
Utah’s Skyline Mine in Emery County is heading for sale as the BLM(Bureau of Land Management) aims to make the sale a landmark milestone in the…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
Falkirk Mine in North Dakota’s leasings ends with a bid of nearly $80,000
The Falkirk Mine lease in North Dakota was recently acquired by Falkirk Mining Company of Underwood, N.D., after an auction was completed by the Bureau of…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
The Transatlantic Clean Hydrogen Trade Coalition to connect US and Europe in a record hydrogen trage
It’s rare for industry role players to form a coalition that aims to enable continents to come together and provide clean power. In most cases, the…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Solar
Perovskite–silicon tandem panels reach 25% efficiency in commercial launch
Perovskite can be seen as one of the most innovative and efficient materials that man has ever made. A recent commercial launch by Oxford PV, a…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Rocket-style Energy Ball wind turbine produces 2500 W at home
A new rocket-style home wind turbine has been revealed to the pubic, and it is truly a unique approach to the wind power sector that has…
September 16, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
Brandon Shores coal units secured through May 2029
The Brandon Shores coal unit, owned and operated by Talen Energy Corporation, will continue to operate through May 2029. This comes after the recent announcement that…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Study ties Curtis Bay coal terminal work to neighborhood soot
A new study compiled by a team of researchers has found that the Curtis Bay coal terminal, owned and operated by the CSX Corporation, is responsible…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
Blue Creek mine delivers first coal ahead of schedule
The Blue Creek mine, owned and operated by Warrior Met Coal, has made its first delivery of coal one quarter ahead of schedule, according to a…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
SK E&S to produce 280,000 tons of hydrogen while HyTerra focus on Kansas
Kansas may hide a 280,000-ton trove of “blue gold” right beneath the surface of the desert. Blue gold is another name for hydreogen, and the recent…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Nuclear
South Africa to build 4 GW nuclear plant in Western Cape
South Africa is set to build a new nuclear power plant in the Western Cape that will deliver 4GW of power to the nation’s citizens. The…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
KiteKRAFT wind kite, the innovative flying wind turbine that produces 100 kW
Solar power may have met its match with a new innovative 100 kW flyer that can hover above your home while delivering power for your needs.…
September 15, 2025 · By Warren
Solar
China tests hybrid solar cell producing energy with raindrops through triboelectric nanogenerators
China has become one of the world’s top research destinations for the energy and engineering sectors. Now, a research team at Soochow University in China has…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
Nigeria gears up for fuel scarcity as multiple stakeholders join tanker strike
Nigeria is set for a rough few months of fuel scarcity as the ongoing conflict between the Dangote Refinery and several tanker drivers’ unions continues. The…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
APA Group clears Indigenous land agreement for Beetaloo Basin pipeline
The APA Group has cleared the Indigenous land agreement and has been given the all-clear to begin operations in the Beetaloo Basin. The agreement is seen…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
ExxonMobil proceeds with appraisal drilling at its Guyana Ranger discovery
ExxonMobil is moving forward with its appraisal drilling at Guyana’s Ranger discovery following some great numbers reported. The ExxonMobil discovery has led the American oil giant…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
Japan tests red hydrogen at 900 ºC and opens a new chapter in nuclear energy
Japan is universally known for its unique and innovative approach to solving complex issues that face the world. And what they have created can be seen…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Q vertical wind turbine opens a new era after photovoltaics and produces 3000 w at home
Having a wind turbine in your home might seem like a stretch of the imagination, but a company from China has revealed its new vertical wind…
September 14, 2025 · By Warren
Solar
Cornell University’s bio-inspired HelioSkin wraps stadiums and buildings to produce photovoltaic energy
Cornell University is not the first name you think of when it comes to innovation. While Harvard is still dealing with the ever-changing political fallout over…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
Chevron ramps up South Korea refining, petrochem investment
Chevron is one of the world’s largest energy companies with a vast portfolio of projects all around the globe. Now the US company has stated that…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Plains All American to buy majority of EPIC Crude Pipeline
Plains All American is due to complete a transaction that would make it one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world and a serious…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide’s North Sea project will produce up to 45,000 t/year of green hydrogen
A new resource that can boast 45,000 tons a year in production needs to be taken seriously. And several new projects in Europe have started the…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
ADNOC starts drilling UAE shale wells with EOG
ADNOC, or the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, has stated that it has begun drilling operations in the UAE with its strategic partner, EOG. The initiative…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Wind
Nemoi W bladeless vertical wind turbine produces 2,400 W
A bladeless turbine that produces 2,400 W while preserving the silence that comes from being in nature sounds almost too good to be true. But a…
September 13, 2025 · By Warren
Downstream
DOE keeps Michigan’s Campbell coal plant running under emergency powers
The United States Department of Energy has issued an order to Consumers Energy to prevent it from shutting down the J.H. Campbell power plant in West…
September 12, 2025 · By Warren
Solar
JKU develops first solar-operated drone to produce energy on Earth and in space
A team of researchers at the Johannes Kepler University Linz has developed something truly astonishing. The first solar-operated drone that is able to produce energy both…
September 12, 2025 · By Warren
Midstream
Baltimore coal ship blast closes channel, reopens same day
A coal ship in the Baltimore channel has exploded, and the local authorities, to their credit, managed to get the shipping channel in Baltimore reopened the…
September 12, 2025 · By Warren
Upstream
North Dakota’s Freedom Mine lease sells with 7% royalties
North Dakota’s Freedom Mine lease has been sold to Coteau Properties Company of Beulah, N.D., The deal was announced by the Bureau of Land Management and…
September 12, 2025 · By Warren
Hydrogen
Extremely powerful steam expelled from these rocks ― America just discovered the future
America might have just found a potential fuel source that can revolutionize the hydrogen sector. The discovery of hydrogen in rocks in several locations around the…
September 12, 2025 · By Warren