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Big Bets on Speculative Carbon Capture Tech Ignore Today’s

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Michelle Ma |Dave Merrill

The first step in reducing the risks of climate change is cutting carbon emissions. The world hit a notable milestone on that front, with global energy-related emissions likely peaking last year, according to a recent BloombergNEF report. Now, the world’s carbon pollution is likely to begin a long, inexorable decline over the coming decades.
Trump Halts NY Offshore Wind Project Work Amid Sector Review

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Ari Natter |Josh Saul |Jennifer A. Dlouhy

The Trump administration halted work on an offshore wind farm being built off New York amid a broader review of the sector’s projects. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered the pause on Equinor ASA’s project in consultation with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, according to a post Wednesday on X. The project had been fully permitted, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.
Trump Throws the Electric School Bus Transition Into Chaos

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Zahra Hirji

From Rapides Parish, Louisiana to Oakland, California, tens of thousands of school children are participating in an electric bus revolution sparked by billions of dollars in federal funding. Under the Trump administration, this EV transition is starting to stall. In late January, President Donald Trump paused all awarded federal funds for clean school buses as part of a government-wide spending freeze, spurring a wave of delays and change of plans along the electric bus supply chain.
Europe’s Nuclear Plants Are Being Sidelined by Green Power

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Lars Paulsson |Francois de Beaupuy |Eva Brendel |Eamon Farhat

The days have only just started to get longer, but renewables output is already so strong that it’s forcing Europe’s nuclear reactors to make costly adjustments. Solar is set to flood the region’s grid and send power prices plunging in the coming months, forcing atomic plants to dial back.
Khosla-Backed Energy Startup Nabs $258 Million to Help Power

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Michelle Ma

A startup that builds novel generators has raised $258 million, fueled by the tailwinds of power-hungry artificial intelligence. Mainspring Energy Inc. counts among its customers a unit of NextEra Energy Inc., one of the world's biggest renewable energy suppliers, as well as a growing number of data center customers that use the company’s so-called linear generators as a source of power. The technology works by creating a flameless reaction of air and fuel that helps produce electricity.
Thailand Readies US Trade Strategy Ahead of Talks Next Week

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Thomas Abraham

Thailand aims to hold talks with Trump administration officials next week to secure relief from a planned 36% reciprocal tariff on its goods, with officials finalizing a set of proposals to cut its $46 billion trade surplus with the US. A delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is preparing to meet with US trade officials in Washington on April 21, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said in a statement Monday.
EU Nations Support More Leeway to Fill Gas Storage Before

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | John Ainger |Ewa Krukowska

European Union member states backed more flexible rules for filling gas storage before winter, amid criticism that current targets artificially raise prices. Ambassadors from the bloc’s 27 member states meeting in Brussels Friday signed off on a joint push for a 10 percentage-point deviation until 2027 from rules that require tanks to be 90% full by winter.
Australian Billionaire to Face Deposition in Tudor Jones

1 week ago | energyconnects.com | Chris Dolmetsch |Ava Benny-Morrison

Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest was ordered to sit for a seven-hour deposition as his US legal battle intensifies with hedge fund mogul Paul Tudor Jones II over a soured green energy partnership. The suit brought by Tudor Jones’ family office in 2023 claims it helped Forrest’s Fortescue Ltd. find US renewable energy projects in which to invest as part of a joint venture but was “suddenly and abruptly” cut out of a $135 million (A$216.6 million) bid on a power-plant portfolio.
How Climate Tech Investing Is Being Shaped by Trump’s

2 weeks ago | energyconnects.com | Coco Liu |Michelle Ma

The last six months have given the US climate tech sector an extreme case of whiplash, yet venture funding to the industry is on the rise. After having former President Joe Biden throwing billions of dollars at everything from green hydrogen to next-generation batteries, companies are now dealing with President Donald Trump, who is considering cutting or clawing back funding for carbon-cutting solutions.
Spain Pushing for EU Pivot to China to Counter Trump Tariffs

2 weeks ago | energyconnects.com | Daniel Basteiro |Rodrigo Orihuela

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s trip to see President Xi Jinping will offer a chance to swap notes on a common problem: how to respond to an increasingly unreliable US. Sanchez, who is due in Beijing on Friday, will be the first European leader to visit China since President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on most of the world.