LNG Benchmark Tops $30
A shortage of LNG tankers has also boosted charter rates to a record high. (Bloomberg) — North Asia’s liquefied natural gas benchmark rose above $30 per million British Thermal units Continue Reading
China’s railway investment loses steam as government turns from debt-fuelled building boom
China’s state railway company has vowed to improve the efficiency of its existing railway network this year, rather than continue expanding track mileage Railway investment is expected to fall in Continue Reading
Hunt for the Next Tesla Fuels Wave of Electric-Vehicle Deals
Wall Street’s obsession with electric vehicles is touching off a new round of public listings and helping clean-tech companies to forge partnerships with powerful allies. Proterra Inc., which makes electric buses Continue Reading
GM charges up new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gear
The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it, a move that lifted the automaker’s Continue Reading
As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions
As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose Continue Reading
U.S. Expected to Require Covid-19 Tests for All International Visitors
The U.S. government will require all international airline passengers to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before boarding flights to the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Continue Reading
New GM Electric-Truck Business Targets Delivery Market
General Motors Co. GM 6.24% is launching a new electric-truck business geared toward delivery services, the latest in the company’s efforts to commercialize battery technology it is developing in-house. Following the news, shares of GM Continue Reading
EPA Raises Barriers to Climate-Change Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is creating higher barriers for regulating the emissions that contribute to climate change, setting new rules that effectively block the federal government from imposing new restrictions Continue Reading
Short-Term Energy Outlook
Forecast Highlights This edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is the first to include forecasts for 2022. The January STEO remains subject to heightened levels of uncertainty because responses to COVID-19 Continue Reading
Can Sea Water Batteries Solve Our Energy Storage Problem?
The stakes are rising with each passing day for energy storage. The world needs it, and it needs it cheaply and urgently, given all the plans in Europe, Asia, and Continue Reading