China’s Spending on Green Energy Is Causing a Global Glut
Listen to article(1 minute)China’s newest solar-energy manufacturers include a dairy farmer and a toy maker.The new entrants are examples of...
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Electricity Use Booms in Texas, a Harbinger for the Country
Updated Nov. 13, 2023 7:18 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)Everything is bigger in Texas, including its electricity use, which is...
PG&E’s $6 Billion Plan to Prevent Wildfires Is in Peril
California regulators are likely to significantly restrict the number of power lines the company can bury in the coming years...
Utilities Face a Growing Dilemma: Shut Off Power or Risk Wildfires
As wildfire risk spreads from Oregon to Hawaii, utilities weigh whether to leave customers in the dark when winds pick...
WSJ News Exclusive | PG&E Scraps Tree-Trimming Program Once Seen as Key to Fire Prevention
The California utility spent more than $2 billion on an effort it says was ineffective. Its focus now is on...
$14 Billion Deal to Create Mega-Pipeline Company
The major energy deal will combine Oneok and Magellan, forming the second-largest U.S.-based pipeline company by stock-market value. Source link
Europe Unveils Clean-Tech Plans in Bid to Rival U.S., China
The European Commission’s proposals are aimed at making its industries more globally competitive in emerging environmental sectors. Source link
Adani Offshore Investor Has Links to Adani Family
BusinessAsiaA short seller’s allegations of fraud by Gautam Adani’s conglomerate center on whether his family wielded influence over Mauritius-based investors...
Europe’s Mild Winter Cushions Economic Blow of Ukraine War
Russia’s economic war with the West looks set to claim a much smaller toll on Europe than the brutal recession...
Tourism and Manufacturing Fight for the Future of Power in Europe
The Ukraine war has spurred the EU to accelerate the shift away from natural gas to wind and solar power,...
After a Bumpy Year, Renewable Energy Looks Poised for Boom Times
The future has never been brighter for renewable energy, as some of the snags that kept wind and solar production...
U.S. Opens First Auctions for California Offshore Wind Rights
BusinessProjects, which would bring floating wind turbines to West Coast, face challenges due to deep waters off California’s coast Source...
NRG Energy to Buy Vivint Smart Home for $2.8 Billion
MarketsDealsNRG will look to cross-sell and bundle the two companies’ energy and home-security products Source link
Eurozone Inflation Eased in November, but Further Rate Rises Likely
WorldEuropeECB’s Christine Lagarde is skeptical that inflation has peaked as the eurozone economy likely enters recession Source link
CEO in Charge of FTX Restructuring Calls Case an ‘Unprecedented’ Mess
The crypto exchange exhibited a “complete failure of corporate controls,” former Enron chief John Ray said in his first detailed...
Germany to Nationalize Ailing Uniper After Russian Natural-Gas Cuts
BERLIN—Germany will nationalize Uniper, UN01 -29.89% seeking to save the country’s largest gas importer that was hit hard by Russian...
European Governments, Companies Gird for Higher Prices After Russia Gas Cutoff
Companies and governments girded for higher energy prices and said they were continuing to prepare for emergency measures after Russia...
Droughts Hurt World’s Largest Economies
Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere—stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China—are further snarling supply...
U.S. Natural-Gas Exporter Completes First Deal With German Buyer
Venture Global LNG Inc. has struck the first binding deals by a U.S. natural-gas exporter to supply natural gas to...
Germany Steps Up Measures to Conserve Gas as Russia Slows Supply to Europe
BERLIN—Germany will restart coal-fired power plants and offer incentives for companies to curb natural gas consumption, marking a new step...
