Six biofuel trade associations sent letters on Tuesday to Congress urging Washington to extend multiyear advanced biofuel tax credits, saying that the U.S. cannot prioritize environmental protection if unfair tax credits are given for fossil fuels.
The associations included the Advanced Biofuel... Read More »
Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Dr. Yuval Steinitz and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz signed an agreement on Monday reaffirming their commitment to clean energy research and development.
The agreement signed was an amendment to an existing agree... Read More »
Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced on Friday the discovery of a key finding that could allow for more cost-effective and green solar cell production.
Silicon solar cells are created using a paste comprised of s... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a summary of its most-recent grid security exercise, GridEx III, on Thursday, noting considerable improvement in preparedness and response in the event of a security threat.
GridEx III simulated a cyber and physical attack on a ... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report on Friday projecting that ethane production would soon increase by 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) and will account for approximately two-thirds of all hydrocarbon gas liquid (HGL) production growth.
The details of the forecast wer... Read More »
A luncheon event to discuss the future of oil and gas development in Colorado held on Thursday was hosted by the Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC) and was attended by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard and CPC Executive Director Tracee Bentley were ... Read More »
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced on Wednesday that a recent global meeting held to discuss the future of photovoltaics (PV) resulted in positive aspirations for the technology and a desire to increase research and development.
The meeting was held by the Global Alliance o... Read More »
The American Gas Association announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and 40 natural gas utility companies have come together to reduce emissions under the Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program.
Under the program, member companies can set goals for reducing... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced on Thursday that Australia’s Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility shipped its first cargo to Japan last week.
The Gorgon project is one of the largest and most expensive LNG projects to date. It includes a carbon dioxide injection pro... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the results of a report on Wednesday that analyzed the costs associated with upstream drilling and production activity over the past several years, revealing that production costs have fallen since 2012.
The report was released as part of ... Read More »