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Australia Softens LNG Reservation Plan, Making 20% Domestic Gas Requirement a Cap
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (488+ words) Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Bloomberg) -- Australia eased plans to force liquefied natural gas exporters to reserve supplies for domestic users, replacing a fixed requirement with an annual cap based on demand. Producers will be required to keep…...
States Backing Trump Make Up 71% of New US Solar, Report Says
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (284+ words) (Bloomberg) -- US states won by President Donald Trump in the 2024 election accounted for 71% of the country’s solar capacity installed in the first half of the year, according to a report from an industry trade group Thursday. That occurred even as…...
Why the Data Center Backlash Is a Defining Midterms Issue
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (786+ words) Illustration by Lucas Burtin How does the public view data centers? Public frustration is rising quickly. A survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania in August found that about 61% of US adults oppose the…...
US Loans $1.9 Billion to Restart Shuttered NextEra Nuclear Plant
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (423+ words) (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is loaning as much as $1.9 billion to restart a shuttered NextEra Energy Inc. nuclear power plant in Iowa, part of a broader push to revive the US nuclear industry. The Duane Arnold Energy Center, which ceased…...
US Tech Firms Eye Australia for AI Centers, Local Operator Says
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (537+ words) (Bloomberg) -- US tech titans are interested in building data centers in Australia, drawn by its green grid and proximity to Asia, as they face a growing backlash at home, according to AirTrunk Operating Pty Ltd. The data-center operator has seen…...
Japan Says Progress Made on $550 Billion Investment Pact With US
1+ week, 1+ day ago (399+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the US last year. “We’ll continue working closely with the US,” Akazawa said. He spoke…...
Data Centers, Reviled in the US, Win Support in Brazil’s Presidential Election
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1034+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Data centers have become politically toxic in the US midterm campaign. Not in Brazil’s presidential race. Ahead of the country’s October vote, both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing rival Flávio Bolsonaro are making multibillion-dollar data centers…...
Solar Surpasses Coal as China’s Top Source of Power Capacity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Solar panels are now China’s top source of power capacity, surpassing coal in a key milestone for the country’s green-energy boom. Solar capacity reached 1,286 gigawatts at the end of July, accounting for 31.5% of total installed power generation, China Central…...
Venezuelan Oil Will Be Used to Refill US Reserve, Trump Says
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (317+ words) (Bloomberg) -- The US plans to use its newfound assertion of control over billions of barrels of Venezuelan crude oil to refill the nation’s depleted emergency reserve, President Donald Trump said Sunday. “One of the things I am going to do…...
Trump Administration’s Geothermal Push Gets Big Test in Utah Desert
2+ week, 5+ day ago (891+ words) (Bloomberg) -- The future of geothermal energy, a renewable source that has charged up conservatives and liberals alike, is being charted in a scrubby patch of sagebrush, halfway between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. That’s where a federally funded field…...