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Colonial shuts key products pipelines amid Houston power outages

Bloomberg | September 14, 2021 | Energy | Logistics

FAA awards $100 million to develop next generation of sustainable aircraft technology

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EIA releases plant-level U.S. biofuels production capacity data

AJOT | September 13, 2021 | Energy

As of January 1, 2021, total U.S. biofuels plant production capacity reached 21 billion gallons per year (gal/y) (or 1.3 million barrels per day [b/d]), as reported by 278 facilities. Fuel ethanol producers accounted for 85% of U.S. total biofuels production capacity, followed by biodiesel producers at 11%, and the remaining 4% by other renewable fuel producers.

FAA awards $100M to develop next generation of sustainable aircraft technology

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EST-Floattech launches new battery designs

Octopus platform to serve growing and evermore diverse maritime market needs

NeoGraf Solutions wins $2 million US Department of Energy grant for fuel cell development

AJOT | September 10, 2021 | Energy | Alternative

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US natural gas consumption to decline through 2022, led by the electric power sector

AJOT | September 10, 2021 | Energy

In EIA’s September Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect U.S. consumption of natural gas to decline in 2021 and 2022 from 2020 levels. We forecast that consumption of natural gas will decline in all end-use sectors in the United States except in the industrial sector and for other non-sector-specific uses (lease and plant fuel, pipeline and distribution use, and vehicle use).

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Russian electric vehicle charger manufacturer L-Charge raises over $1.5 mln of investment

L-Charge, a Russian manufacturer of innovative charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, has raised investment of $1.5 mln. The funds have come from private investors attracted by the ability to charge an electric vehicle with sufficient power for 100 km in just 3-8 minutes using a hydrogen or gas-fueled electrical generator. L-Charge ear-lier began test operation of the world’s fastest mobile charging station in Moscow and has plans to develop a net-work in Paris, Berlin, New York, Amsterdam and London.

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Solar power’s supply chain crisis makes 1.5°C climate target a major challenge

AJOT | September 10, 2021 | Energy | Alternative

Grid parity, resilient networks and strategic partnerships have spurred growth in the world’s solar panel manufacturing capacity in recent years, to 330 gigawatts (GW) in mid-2021. A Rystad Energy analysis reveals that to meet the 1.5°C 2050 scenario under the Paris Agreement, capacity has to quadruple to 1,200-1,400 GW by 2035 to handle the peak installations needed.

World’s top oil guzzlers surpass pre-pandemic consumption

Bloomberg | September 08, 2021 | Energy

Russian oil shipments to the US set to surge in Ida’s wake

Bloomberg | September 08, 2021 | Energy

Libya protests block oil exports, risking recent stability

Bloomberg | September 08, 2021 | Energy

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EIA: Number of drilled but uncompleted wells declines

AJOT | September 08, 2021 | Energy | Conventional | By The Numbers

Based on our latest Drilling Productivity Report (DPR), 5,957 drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) were in the United States in all DPR regions in July 2021, the lowest for any month since November 2017