World Bank ends ban on funding nuclear energy

Thursday, 12 June 2025 Ajay Banga, pictured here at the 2024 annual meeting, said the goal was to help deliver electricity as a driver of development (Image: Screengrab World Bank…

SMR plant proposed for remote Norwegian region

Thursday, 12 June 2025 Svalbard (Image: Simona Ricci / Pixabay) Longyearbyen – the administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago – was powered by coal until 2023. Since the closure of…

New supply agreement expands Talen-Amazon partnership

Thursday, 12 June 2025 Susquehanna (Image: Talen) The new power purchase agreement will see Talen supply electricity to Amazon for operations that support AI and other cloud technologies at Amazon’s…

Utah to host NuCube test reactor

Thursday, 12 June 2025 (Image: USREL) Idaho Falls-based NuCube and Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL) said they have already begun discussions about community outreach and engagement regarding siting the…

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  • June 11, 2025
Decarbonization Whiplash Prompts a Power Sector Recalibration 

What happens when a political U-turn suddenly upends years of decarbonization strategy? As the U.S. House of Representatives moves to dismantle key clean energy tax credits, POWER examines how utilities…

Russia’s Oil Profits Tumble as Prices Fall and Sanctions Hit

The combined net profits of Russia’s oil and gas companies nearly halved in the first quarter from a year earlier, while petroleum revenues for the budget have been falling with…

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  • June 11, 2025
EPA Weakening Rules on Power Plant Emissions in Boost for Fossil Fuels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced sweeping changes to regulations on the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) and other pollutants from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, revoking…

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  • June 11, 2025
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Unlimited Pollution from Power Plants

Former EPA employees at the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) strongly oppose the from fossil fuel-fired power plants and to rescind the most recent update to the Mercury and Air Toxics…

US Crude Stocks Fall, Gasoline and Distillate Inventories Rise as Refining Activity Increases, EIA Says

(Reuters) – U.S. crude stocks fell last week as refining activity picked up, driving gasoline and distillate inventories higher, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell…

US Energy Secretary Is Trying to Change Blue-State Minds About Fossil Fuels

By Call it “the great energy reset.” Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: Trump administration officials increasingly consider the ongoing surge in electricity demand…