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Muhamed Sulejmanagic
IEEFA annual conference focuses on coal, LNG, and oil markets
June 18, 2021 (IEEFA) ⎼ Energy experts, financial analysts, legal and policy specialists, activists and journalists gathered online this week for IEEFA’s 2021 Energy Finance conference. Held remotely due to international travel restrictions related to COVID, the sessions highlighted the latest trends in the global energy transition. Visit IEEFA’s conference page for session recordings, a […]
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Power Magazine: NRG Energy Inc. said it will retire three coal-fired power plants—two in Illinois and one in Delaware—next year after disappointing results in the May 2021 capacity auction for the PJM Interconnection. NRG during its June 17 investor day presentation said about 1.6 GW of coal-fired generation would be closed, including the 682-MW Waukegan […]
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Miami Herald: As a flash storm poured over San Juan on June 1, leaders and members of labor unions huddled under a yellow tent in front of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to denounce LUMA Energy, the new private operator of the island’s power grid. “There won’t be peace, there won’t be peace, if […]
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The Barents Observer: Russian state company Rosneft is about to start the development of one of Russia’s biggest ever oil projects, and company leader Igor Sechin is eagerly seeking justification of his multi-billion dollar investments in the remote tundra of Taymyr. The Vostok Oil is to produce as much as 30 million tons of oil […]
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Bloomberg ($): Here’s a bit of good news from ESG land, a place all too often marked by overly-enthused press releases, limited oversight and a patchwork of regional rules and incentives that can sometimes result in worse outcomes for the planet. ESG concerns finally seem to be showing up in the funding costs for oil […]
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Times of India: Tata Motors and Tata power inaugurated India’s largest grid-synchronized, behind-the-meter solar carport at its facility in Chikhali, Pune. The initiative is taken in line with the Tata Group’s philosophy to promote green manufacturing. The 6.2 MW solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kWh of electricity per year and […]
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Renew Economy: The NSW government has committed $380 million over the next four years to boost network infrastructure for the state’s first renewable energy zones, which it hopes will unlock tens of billions of dollars in new investment in wind, solar and storage projects. The funding will be used to underwrite the development of […]
Clark Williams-Derry
Data suggests Exxon’s Permian well productivity falls short of promises
Late last month, ExxonMobil’s investors issued a stunning rebuke to the company’s management. At the annual meeting, shareholders elected three new board members over management’s objections. Much has been said about what upheaval means for cutting carbon emissions, but shareholders not only passed resolutions calling for greater climate responsiveness, they also demanded transparency. The shareholder […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): More than half of ESG-linked funds outperformed the S&P 500 in the first several months of 2021 even as two new reports lay out opposing views about the factors driving the trend. Using S&P Global Market Intelligence data, we tracked the price change for 27 ESG exchange-traded funds and mutual […]
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The Guardian: The owners of the controversial Carmichael mine in Queensland want to build a US$4bn plant in India that would use Australian coal to make plastic. Adani Enterprises, which owns the Carmichael coalmine, said in submissions to Indian authorities the plant will use 3.1m tonnes of coal a year at the plant to make […]
IEEFA Energy Finance 2021: Week one in review
IEEFA annual conference focuses on coal, LNG, and oil markets
June 18, 2021 (IEEFA) ⎼ Energy experts, financial analysts, legal and policy specialists, activists and journalists gathered online this week for IEEFA’s 2021 Energy Finance conference. Held remotely due to international travel restrictions related to COVID, the sessions highlighted the latest trends in the global energy transition. Visit IEEFA’s conference page for session recordings, a […]