The energy sector is very used to a “not in my back yard” (nimby) backlash from communities opposing new projects, following decades of protests worldwide against fossil fuel and renewable energy developments. Now, the nimby response in the U.K. is threatening the country’s green transition, as residents countrywide strongly oppose new wind and solar energy projects due to the proximity to their houses. The new Labour government will have to battle with communities across the U.K. if they hope to get new green energy projects…

24 de julio de 2024.- El presidente estadunidense, Joe Biden, declaró que Massey "debería estar viva hoy" y que su familia «merece justicia». Policías del estado de Illinois mataron a tiros el pasado 6 de julio a Sonya Massey, una afrodescendiente desarmada, quien se encontraba en su casa y había...

Via Metal Miner   By now, the world knows that although the current global copper reserves are sufficient to meet demand, extraction continues to lag behind consumption. As a result, many inside and outside the copper market fear there will be a shortage in the coming years.  Predictions say that the annual global demand for copper will increase by about 40% by 2040. There are multiple factors fueling this expected growth, including the global move toward renewable energy and sustainable transportation. Given this current environment,…

RWE and TotalEnergies have joined forces to deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The project features an installed capacity of 795 MW, and marks the first system integration project in the Dutch market. Each partner holds a 50% stake in the venture, with RWE leading the development, construction, and operation of the wind farm. OranjeWind aims to perfectly match intermittent wind power generation with flexible energy demand, contributing to grid stability. The highly intermittent nature of wind power is often an obstacle…

RWE and TotalEnergies have joined forces to deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The project features an installed capacity of 795 MW, and marks the first system integration project in the Dutch market. Each partner holds a 50% stake in the venture, with RWE leading the development, construction, and operation of the wind farm. OranjeWind aims to perfectly match intermittent wind power generation with flexible energy demand, contributing to grid stability. The highly intermittent nature of wind power is often an obstacle…

RWE and TotalEnergies have joined forces to deliver the OranjeWind offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The project features an installed capacity of 795 MW, and marks the first system integration project in the Dutch market. Each partner holds a 50% stake in the venture, with RWE leading the development, construction, and operation of the wind farm. OranjeWind aims to perfectly match intermittent wind power generation with flexible energy demand, contributing to grid stability. The highly intermittent nature of wind power is often an obstacle…

24 de julio de 2024.- Menudo susto se llevaron hoy los visitantes al área de Biscuit Basin del Parque Nacional Yellowstone en el estado norteamericano de Wyoming (oeste) cuando fueron testigos de una sorpresiva explosión hidrotermal que obligó al cierre del lugar. Funcionarios del parque dijeron ...

Russia, Iraq, and Kazakhstan have submitted their compensation plans to the OPEC Secretariat for overproduced crude volumes for the first six months of 2024. According to OPEC, the entire over-produced volumes will be fully compensated for over the next 15 months through September 2025, with Russia ‘paying back’ a cumulative 480 kb/d, Iraq 1,184 kb/d, and Kazakhstan 620 kb/d. Last month, OPEC+ announced that it would extend a cut of 1.65 million barrels per day, announced in April 2023, until the end of 2025. The cut was due to expire…

Russia, Iraq, and Kazakhstan have submitted their compensation plans to the OPEC Secretariat for overproduced crude volumes for the first six months of 2024. According to OPEC, the entire over-produced volumes will be fully compensated for over the next 15 months through September 2025, with Russia ‘paying back’ a cumulative 480 kb/d, Iraq 1,184 kb/d, and Kazakhstan 620 kb/d. Last month, OPEC+ announced that it would extend a cut of 1.65 million barrels per day, announced in April 2023, until the end of 2025. The cut was due to expire…

Russia, Iraq, and Kazakhstan have submitted their compensation plans to the OPEC Secretariat for overproduced crude volumes for the first six months of 2024. According to OPEC, the entire over-produced volumes will be fully compensated for over the next 15 months through September 2025, with Russia ‘paying back’ a cumulative 480 kb/d, Iraq 1,184 kb/d, and Kazakhstan 620 kb/d. Last month, OPEC+ announced that it would extend a cut of 1.65 million barrels per day, announced in April 2023, until the end of 2025. The cut was due to expire…

In line with global green transition aims, pressure is increasing to support developing countries around the globe to tackle climate change and develop their renewable energy capacity. The COP29 host country Azerbaijan is now in charge of setting up a new climate fund, aimed at encouraging fossil fuel producers to support low-income countries battling with the effects of climate change. Fossil-fuel-producing countries and companies will be encouraged to invest in the new Climate Finance Action Fund, which will provide finance for low-income…

Miles de efectivos del Comando Estratégico Operacional de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana se desplegarán desde hoy por toda Venezuela como parte del Plan República, en aseguramiento a las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio. [tw=1816070150321221957] El ministr...

Greencoat UK Wind has pushed ahead with an ambitious share buyback programme, even as the trust struggles with low wind speeds and falling electricity prices. The trust’s half-year results reported that net asset value per share had dropped by 2.9 percent in the last six months, though this is still up 1.1 percent compared to the quarter before. Electricity generation for the six months jumped 27 percent year-on-year but was 15 percent below budget due to low wind speeds and an export cable failure at one of its sites. The trust has previously…

Greencoat UK Wind has pushed ahead with an ambitious share buyback programme, even as the trust struggles with low wind speeds and falling electricity prices. The trust’s half-year results reported that net asset value per share had dropped by 2.9 percent in the last six months, though this is still up 1.1 percent compared to the quarter before. Electricity generation for the six months jumped 27 percent year-on-year but was 15 percent below budget due to low wind speeds and an export cable failure at one of its sites. The trust has previously…

Crude oil prices ticked higher today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory decline of 3.7 million barrels for the week to July 19. This compared with an inventory draw of 4.9 million barrels estimated by the EIA for the previous week. The American Petroleum Institute, meanwhile, on Tuesday estimated another inventory draw in crude oil for the week to July 19, at 3.9 million barrels. In fuels, the EIA reported more draws. Gasoline stocks shed 5.6 million barrels in the week to July 19,…

24 de julio de 2024.- A través de las redes sociales, diversos personeros de la oposición de Derecha denuncian que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) está impisiendo y retrasando la inscripción de testigos y hacen un llamado al Rector Elvis Amoroso para que resuelva este inconveniente.

A coordinated “Oil Kills” action of climate activists blocked on Wednesday airports across Europe, grounding flights and creating chaos amid the summer holidays, as campaigners demanded “an end to oil, gas and coal by 2030.” One of Germany’s busiest airports, the Cologne-Bonn Airport, stopped flights briefly in the morning local time as activists from the Last Generation movement glued themselves to the tarmac. Inbound flights were diverted to nearby airports and while flights have resumed, the…

Amid softer EV demand and worsening profit margins this year, Tesla is setting its sights on AI as Elon Musk is betting more on self-driving and artificial intelligence.    The AI hype has investors hooked in the past three months since Tesla’s underwhelming first-quarter deliveries and earnings numbers published in April. The company’s value has risen by $386 billion since then, per Bloomberg’s estimates, as Musk has been touting a Tesla future of AI, autonomous driving, and humanoid robots…

"El caso Venezuela es muy sintomático, muy paradigmático de las aberraciones de la política internacional hoy día. Hay que recordar que hace apenas un año, en toda Europa, que se presenta como la matriz de la democracia y el parangón de las libertades, se reconocía a un personaje que se h...

El Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Inameh), prevé nubosidad fragmentada, alternada con nubosidad parcial en gran parte del país; sin embargo, en Bolívar, Amazonas, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Sucre, Guárico, Cojedes, Apure, Barinas, Táchira, Mérida y Zulia, se estiman algunas zona...