- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
AEP to proceed with $2B three-state wind project
Ohio-based American Electric Power is proceeding with its planned 1,485-megawatt North Central wind project, despite Texas regulators rejecting the $2 billion project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
Global renewables capacity up 7.5% in 2019: IRENA
Global renewable energy capacity increased 7.5% year-on-year in 2019, led by growth from solar and wind sources, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 4, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – July 4, 2020
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
New York State Energy and Environmental Policy More Optics Than Facts
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: New York State energy and environmental policy is pure imagery and little more than green virtue signaling and moralizing at the expense of basic facts.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Germany Can No Longer Afford Renewables. This Is Our Future.
... … … [Editor’s Note: The Energiewende in Germany has been a financial disaster but, of course, Congress wants it to use it as their model of green political correctness.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Hydrogen is no silver bullet to zero-carbon economy: sources
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 28, 2020
Salem Witch Trials Tell Us How the Cancel Culture Will End
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Political correctness takes many forms. It began a few decades back and has increased in shrillness since but the Salem Witch Trials tell how it will end.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
US solar photovoltaic prices dropping quickly: WoodMac
United States solar photovoltaic system costs are falling faster than had been expected, despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Testing electrochemical technology for turning CO2 into RNG
Three companies have announced that they have demonstrated further advancement of a new cutting-edge electrochemical technology that converts carbon dioxide in raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas (RNG).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 26, 2020
Vattenfall delays FID on Dutch biomass plant
Swedish energy company Vattenfall said on Thursday it will delay the final investment decision (FID) on a biomass project in the Netherlands until next summer, as it seeks more clarity over public and government support.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Ohio Cracker Project A Target of the Usual Anti-Gas Suspects
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … A absolutely phony group called the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has done a hit job on an important proposed Ohio cracker project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Free-Market Environmentalism and “Sound Environmental Policy”
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: “Seven Principles of Sound Environmental Policy,” a study by Jason Hayes and Todd Myers on free-market environmentalism sets out seven critical principles.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
Offshore Wind Could Have Major Adverse Impact on Commercial Fisheries
... … … [Editor’s Note: Offshore wind is hugely expensive compared to natural gas and could have major adverse impacts on commercial fisheries according to a government study.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2020
Phil Murphy, the Pander Bear, Plays Racial Politics with Energy
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Phil Murphy, another New Jersey governor from Wall Street has decided to play racial politics with bill that will halt revitalization of poor communities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 23, 2020
Southern Power operating 200-megawatt Kansas wind farm
Southern Power has announced that its 200-megawatt Reading Wind Facility in eastern Kansas is now operational, Kallanish Energy reports. The facility with 62 turbines is in Osage and Lyon counties in Kansas, said the company, a subsidiary of the Georgia-based Southern Company.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2020
Pipeline Case Reveals the Non-Caring Elitist Agenda of Greens
Paul Driessen Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The recent Supreme Court decision in the case of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline reveals the true very non-green political agenda of those who say they’re green.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2020
South Australia Solar Fiasco Suggests What’s Ahead for New York
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … If you’re looking to see into New York State’s energy future, look no further than South Australia where green political correctness has turned dark.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 20, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – June 20, 2020
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
Xcel Energy proposes $3B in projects to help Minn. economy
Xcel Energy has proposed $3 billion of energy projects as a way to help the Minnesota state economy back on track after the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
IEA unveils framework for future government energy action
The International Energy Agency has released an energy sector framework for governments to boost economic growth, create new employment opportunities and accelerate cleaner energy infrastructures.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Growth in global renewables consumption offers ‘pivotal moment’: BP
The continued increase in global use of renewable energies could provide a “pivotal moment” following the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Iberdrola starts ‘friendly takeover’ of Australia’s Infigen
Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola announced Wednesday it has launched a takeover bid for Australia’s renewables company Infigen Energy for roughly €510 ($572.3)- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 17, 2020
Cross-industry group urges UK to set hydrogen strategy
A new cross-industry group on Tuesday called the UK government to establish a UK-wide hydrogen strategy, to unlock £1.5 ($1.88) billion in private investment, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Capitalism, Nor Cronyism, Is What We Need; Especially in Energy
Robert Bradley, Jr. Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy ResearchPrincipal, MasterResource: A Free-Market Energy Blog.. .… … [Editor’s Note: Crony capitalism or real capitalism?- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Clean energy needs a boost to reverse Covid-19 economic damage: IEA
The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a massive blow to countries around the world and brought up “worrying implications” for clean energy transitions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
EU discusses clean energy in €750B post-pandemic recovery fund
EU’s commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, told the bloc’s energy ministers on Monday that there is a strong link between technology, recovery, and climate-neutral ambition.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – June 13, 2020
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Mexico Says Enough and Pulls the Plug on Wind and Solar
... … … [Editor’s Note: Even Mexico’s socialist government has had more than enough with renewable energy, its cost and the lack of any significant energy produced.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Petrofac bags contract for UK CCS, hydrogen project
Oilfield services company Petrofac has been chosen to provide engineering and project management support for the Acorn project in Scotland, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Eni, Kogas eye new partnership
Italy’s Eni and South Korea’s Kogas signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to look for cooperation opportunities in different areas, replicating previous partnership successes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
US solar projected to grow 33% in 2020: WoodMac
The U.S. solar industry installed 3.6 gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in the first-quarter of 2020, according to Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association in a joint statement.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
PGNiG to plans $1.02B investments in wind, solar PV
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG is planning to invest up to $1.02 billion in renewable energy over the next few years, as it decides to include renewables in its business strategy, Kalanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Indian Point Situation – Even Worse Than I Thought!
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: Something truly amazing has been revealed about Indian Point; the industrial sized renewable farms that are to replace it aren’t even making power for us!]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Germany to invest $10.2B in hydrogen expansion
Germany announced it will invest €9 billion ($10.2 billion) to boost its hydrogen strategy, aimed at becoming a global supplier of “state-of-the-art” hydrogen technology, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Eni restructures company to lead energy transition
Italian oil major Eni announced Thursday it will undergo a structural transformation in the coming weeks, to become “a leader in the energy transition,” Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
Half US electricity from renewables by 2030: four groups
More than half of the electricity generated in the United States by 2030 will come from renewable energy supported by energy storage.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2020
North Dakota continues carbon capture research
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has awarded $500,000 to continue research into carbon capture and storage at ethanol plants, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
SSE, Total take FID in Scotland’s largest offshore wind project
SSE Renewables sanctioned on Wednesday a £3 billion ($3.77 billion) offshore wind project, set to be Scotland’s largest wind farm, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
EDF, partners start construction of $2.24B Fécamp project
EDF Renewables, Enbridge and wpd have begun the construction of the €2 ($2.24) billion offshore wind project after a 10-year planning stage, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2020
EDF enters Chinese offshore wind market
French energy group EDF said Tuesday it has finalized the creation of a joint venture with China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI) to run offshore wind projects in China.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
Indian Point Closure Making Guinea Pigs Out of All New Yorkers
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: Andrew Cuomo’s political decision to close the Indian Point Nuclear Station is forcing New Yorkers into being guinea pigs for an untested energy scheme.]- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
Hybrit fossil free steelmaking moves forward
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall said on Monday that their Hybrit project is moving forward to start construction in 2023, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Virginia Adopts Policy of Destroying Villages to Save Them
Paul Driessen Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow …. …. The Virginia Clean Economy Act force residents to finance private solar facilities on nearly 500 square miles of crop, scenic and wildlife habitat lands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Trump administration change aids renewable projects
The Trump administration provided a major boost to developers of renewable energy, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Largest New Jersey solar facility is operational
New Jersey’s largest solar facility is now in operation. The 28.5-megawatt facility in located on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 30, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – May 30, 2020
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Joe Biden, You’re Not Going to Win Pennsylvania This Way
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Joe Biden is in a political vise; squeezed by radical greens on the one side and labor on the other.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
Renewables top coal in US electricity generation: EIA
U.S. energy consumption from renewables exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020
First turbine foundation installed in US offshore waters
The first offshore wind monopile or turbine foundation in U.S. federal waters has been installed in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Church of Climate Is An Anti-Carbon Cult Says Nick DeIuliis
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. . … Natural gas has reduced emissions on every score, including CO2 emissions, a fact the Church of Climate should love but it’s an anti-gas cult so… The “Church of Climate” is a wonderful term.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2020
Carbon Free New York or Cerebral Cortex Free New York?
Roger Caiazza Independent Researcher and Publisher,Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York … [Editor Comment: Carbon Free New York is the latest sloganeering attempt at green political correctness in a state where government seems free of a cerebral cortex.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 27, 2020
Judge approves Longview Power’s Chapter 11 plan
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan submitted by West Virginia’s Longview Power LLC., Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 26, 2020
Gene Yaw Blasts New York and New Jersey for Axing NESE Pipeline
Jim Willis Editor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw lays it all out, with unapologetic language; New York and New Jersey governors stuck it to everyone in vetoing NESE.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
China Rare Earth Mineral Dominance Is A Dangerous Weapon
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Communist China and its dominance in rare earth minerals is the subject a second video by Mark Mathis at the Clear Energy Alliance.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
Greencoat Capital buys 156MW solar portfolio in UK
UK’s renewable investor Greencoat Capital announced on Thursday it purchased a 156-megawatt (MW) solar portfolio from BlackRock Real Assets and Lightsource BP.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2020
Southern Power acquires 56-megawatt WV wind project
Southern Power has acquired its 13th wind project: a 56-megawatt facility in West Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports. The Beech Ridge II Wind Facility with 20 turbines was acquired from Invenergy that had developed the wind farm in Greenbrier County.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2020
Rare Earth Emergency? Yes, If We Want Independence from China!
Tom Shepstone Shepstone Management Company, Inc. …. …. Mark Mathis, our friend at the Clear Energy Alliance, has just put out another great video that gets at a very real problem; our rare earth emergency.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 21, 2020
Renewables installations to shrink 13% this year: IEA
Renewables’ new capacity additions are forecast to drop 13% this year to 167 gigawatts (GW) due to the Covid-19 crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 20, 2020