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Why EPA’s U-Turn on Auto Efficiency Rules Gives China the Upper Hand

April 20, 2018 by DeSmog 1 Comment

Why EPA’s U-Turn on Auto Efficiency Rules Gives China the Upper Hand

The Trump administration on Monday, April 2, took steps to ease pollution and efficiency rules for new passenger cars and trucks, giving automakers a reprieve from more stringent Obama-era standards. But in the process, the move could yield global leadership in the auto sector to the Chinese. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Subsidies, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation Tagged With: Auto Efficiency, competition, energy competition, epa, fuel standards, regulation, standards, vehicle standards

Trump Kills Solar Jobs, Taxes Families and Businesses, But He Can’t Kill Solar Competitiveness

January 26, 2018 by EDF Energy Exchange

Trump Kills Solar Jobs, Taxes Families and Businesses, But He Can’t Kill Solar Competitiveness

With President Trump’s announcement this week to slap a 30 percent tariff on imported solar cells and modules, the solar industry once again finds itself in the firing line, targeted by the political whims of elected officials. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Risk Management, Solar Power, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: china solar, clean energy, Clean Energy Business, energy competition, energy taxes, solar industry, solar jobs, tariffs, tax, taxes, Trump

A Victory for Competitive Markets, and Advanced Energy, as FERC Rejects DoE Coal, Nuke Bailout and Begins Serious Look at Grid Resilience

January 12, 2018 by Advanced Energy Perspectives

A Victory for Competitive Markets, and Advanced Energy, as FERC Rejects DoE Coal, Nuke Bailout and Begins Serious Look at Grid Resilience

On Monday, FERC issued its long-awaited final order on the grid resilience docket. In a clear repudiation of Secretary Perry, who issued the original Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FERC closed the docket on the DOE NOPR, opting to not take any action. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Coal, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Storage, Subsidies, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: advanced energy, coal industry, doe, energy competition, energy markets, ferc, Grid-resilience, nuclear industry, regulation, resiliency, Rick Perry

Trump’s “America First” Energy Policy Puts China Ahead in Energy

December 22, 2017 by Friedbert Pfluger

Trump’s “America First” Energy Policy Puts China Ahead in Energy

China has indicated it is set to launch a crude oil futures contract in yuan, which could be a significant step towards the de-dollarization of the global economy. It is a sign of China’s growing confidence – and the U.S.’s declining influence, writes Friedbert Pflüger, Director of the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, China, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: America First, china energy, energy competition, energy policy, Trump

Why Are Many Nuclear Advocates Turning Against Large Scale Wind and Solar Energy?

December 13, 2017 by Rod Adams

Why Are Many Nuclear Advocates Turning Against Large Scale Wind and Solar Energy?

On Friday, a well-respected energy industry observer posed an important question on Twitter. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Nuclear Power, Renewables, Solar Power, Tech, Utilities, Wind Tagged With: advocacy, energy competition, nuclear industry, renewables, wind and solar

Renewable Energy Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Far Better Than Fossil Fuels

December 6, 2017 by DeSmog

Renewable Energy Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Far Better Than Fossil Fuels

In their efforts to discredit renewable energy and support continued fossil fuel burning, many anti-environmentalists have circulated a dual image purporting to compare a lithium mine with an oilsands operation. It illustrates the level of dishonesty to which some will stoop to keep us on our current polluting, climate-disrupting path (although in some cases it could be ignorance). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Coal, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Natural Gas, Oil, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy competition, energy markets, fossil fuels, renewable energy, renewables

Oil Refiners And Farmers Battle Over Biofuels

December 5, 2017 by Oilprice.com

Oil Refiners And Farmers Battle Over Biofuels

President Donald Trump has agreed to meet representatives of the U.S. oil refining industry and oil-supporting lawmakers to discuss the Renewable Fuel Standard Program—a meeting that could set the stage for negotiations over the U.S. biofuels policy that has been pitting the oil refining industry against the Midwest farm lobby. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: biofuels, energy competition, Energy Transition, oil refineries

The German Energy Sector in 2016: Competition Gains, but Digitalization …

November 28, 2017 by Marius Buchmann

The German Energy Sector in 2016: Competition Gains, but Digitalization …

On November 10th this year, the German energy regulator BNetzA published its annual monitoring report about the current state of the energy sector in Germany (BNetzA 2017). The recent report collected and analyzed data from 2016. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Smart Grid, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: data management, digitalization, digitization, energy competition, energy management, energy policy, energy sector, germany

FERC Should Just Say ‘No’ to Bailout Without Benefit for Costly, Uncompetitive Power Plants, at Consumer Expense

October 30, 2017 by Advanced Energy Perspectives

FERC Should Just Say ‘No’ to Bailout Without Benefit for Costly, Uncompetitive Power Plants, at Consumer Expense

When the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s long-awaited staff report on grid reliability came out in August, a lot of observers didn’t know what to make of it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Risk Management, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: bailout, energy competition, energy consumers, federal energy regulatory commission (ferc), ferc, power plants

FERC Proposal Supporting Coal And Nuclear Prompts Howls From Gas, Wind, Solar, Antinuclear

October 26, 2017 by Rod Adams

FERC Proposal Supporting Coal And Nuclear Prompts Howls From Gas, Wind, Solar, Antinuclear

If his goal was to stimulate a conversation with a rapid approach to concluding action, Energy Secretary Rick Perry has scored a victory with his recently proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Coal, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: coal industry, energy competition, energy industry, federal energy regulatory commission (ferc), ferc, grid reliability, nuclear industry, regulation, reliability, Rick Perry

Does “Efficiency First” Mean “Renewables Last”?

October 19, 2017 by Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)

Does “Efficiency First” Mean “Renewables Last”?

The European Commission’s “Clean Energy for All Europeans” package of legislation puts “Efficiency First.” Generally praised by energy efficiency advocates, this principle evokes fear in the renewable energy sector. Does Efficiency First mean that renewable energy takes the back seat? Will Efficiency First slow down the remarkable expansion of renewable energy in recent years? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: clean energy, efficiency, energy choices, energy competition, energy policy, green energy, renewables

Rick Perry’s Coal Bailout is an Attack on Competitive Energy Markets, with Customers Footing the Bill

October 18, 2017 by EDF Energy Exchange

Rick Perry’s Coal Bailout is an Attack on Competitive Energy Markets, with Customers Footing the Bill

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry – whose agenda as governor of Texas was squarely focused on states’ rights and free markets – is now pushing for a federal plan that could disrupt organized electric markets. Perry’s proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) aims to prop up uneconomic coal at the expense of Americans’ health and wallets. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coal, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: bailout, coal industry, energy competition, energy cost, energy customers, energy market, Rick Perry

To Save Coal, Will Trump Kill Electricity Competition?

October 17, 2017 by James Bushnell

To Save Coal, Will Trump Kill Electricity Competition?

Proposal to subsidize coal and nuclear reverses 20 years of regulatory restructuring. The EPA’s recent moves to euthanize  the Clean Power Plan (CPP) have generated a lot of news. However, ever since last November’s election many who work in the energy and climate arena have been mollified by the belief that even without the CPP, or membership in the Paris accords, carbon emissions in the US power sector would continue to decline. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Coal, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: coal industry, competition, energy competition, energy planning, energy policy, nuclear industry, Trump

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