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• EPA Delays Deadlines for Effluent Limitations Guidelines

  20-11-2017 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  SUGAR LAND--November 20, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed certain deadlines associated with the effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) for steam electric power plants. The regulatory action revises the 2015 ruling that applied to flue gas desulfurization, wastewater and bottom-ash transport water, and delays the ruling's compliance date from November 2018 to November 2020.The delay will provide relief to
  
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• IEA Projects Another Record Year of Global Electric Vehicle Sales

  23-04-2024 08:56 via industrialinfo.com
  April 23, 2024--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Worldwide electric vehicle (EV) sales could reach a record of around 17 million units this year, which would be an increase of approximately 21% over 2023's record sales level of about 14 million units, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (Paris, France). EV purchases in 2023 were highly concentrated in China (60%), Europe (25%) and the U.S. (10%), the agency said. China is ex
  
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• Port of Houston Lays Down Greener Shoots

  23-04-2024 08:50 via industrialinfo.com
  April 23, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Amid a rise in trade activity during the first quarter of the year, authorities at the Port of Houston said electrifying some operations could help lower the environmental footprint of the facility's many terminals.
  
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• ADM Tees Up Expansions of Ethanol, Decarbonization Efforts

  23-04-2024 08:50 via industrialinfo.com
  Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Despite a recent food-product recall and a string of accidents at one of its largest facilities, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) (Chicago, Illinois) is pushing forward with a series of developments that are designed to bolster its already-strong status in the corn, soybean and ethanol markets.Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.1 billion worth of active and planned projects from ADM, more than half of which is attributed
  
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• Data Center Activity Propels Virginia to $12.7 Billion of Projects Under Construction

  23-04-2024 08:45 via industrialinfo.com
  April 23, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is tracking more than $12.7 billion worth of industrial projects under construction in Virginia. While the state is seeing activity across most industrial sectors, the data center segment accounts for nearly half of this spending, coming in at more than $6 billion. The state also is seeing development in its solar-power and pharmaceutical markets.
  
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• TotalEnergies, Denmark Offshore Wind Tender: Your Daily Energy News

  23-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  We have handpicked and summarized a selection of energy-related news stories that we think will interest clients of Industrial Info and IIR Energy.Companies featured:TotalEnergies SE (NYSE:TTE)
  
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• Mexico Expropriates Air Liquide's Hydrogen Plant at Tula Refinery

  23-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  April 23, 2024--Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Mexico's federal government recently issued a decree declaring the hydrogen plant at Air Liquide's Tula Refinery a public good, given its role in fuel production, and expropriating the asset.The plant, situated in the refinery's waste hydrodesulfurization complex, can produce up to 2.1 million cubic meters of hydrogen per day, at a high purity of 99.9% mol. The plant's products are instrumental in the prod
  
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• Canada's Wildfire Season Already Threatens Oil-Rich Areas

  23-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  April 23, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Canadian wildfire season is under way in earnest, with evacuation alerts in oil-rich Alberta targeting an area that has experience with multi-million-dollar disasters.
  
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• Europe To Investigate 'Cheap' Chinese Windfarm Projects

  23-04-2024 08:11 via industrialinfo.com
  GALWAY, IRELAND--April 23, 2024--Written by Martin Lynch, European News
  Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Europe is to launch a probe into suspected illegal subsidies provided to Chinese wind turbine producers by its government as the European wind sector suffers against cheap imports.
  Within this article: Details EU probe into alleged unfair support to Chinese windfarm companies operating in Europe, impact, reaction, related investgations
  
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• China's Air Conditioner and Refrigerator Output Increases Steadily

  23-04-2024 07:40 via industrialinfo.com
  BEIJING--April 23, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in China, in March 2024, China's air conditioner output was 30.833 million units, showing year-on-year growth of 13.2%. Industrial Info is tracking more than US$1 billion worth of refrigerator and air conditioner projects in China.
  
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• El gobierno mexicano expropia la planta de hidrógeno de Air Liquide en la refinería de Tula

  23-04-2024 07:12 via industrialinfo.com
  23 de abril, 2024--Escrito por Amir Richani para Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--El Gobierno nacional emitió un decreto declarando de utilidad pública la planta de hidrógeno de Tula, dada su importancia para la producción de combustibles, y expropiando así el activo.
  
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• China's Power Battery Production Continues to Grow

  23-04-2024 07:04 via industrialinfo.com
  BEIJING--April 23, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance, in March, the total output of power and other batteries in China was 75.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh), an increase of 73.8% from the previous month and a year-on-year increase of 39.8%. From January to March, the total cumulative production of power and other batteries in China was 184.6 GWh, a cumulative increase of 33.5%.Industrial Info is
  
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• Permian Frac Sand Miner Eyes Return After Texas Fire

  22-04-2024 08:55 via industrialinfo.com
  April 22, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Atlas Energy Solutions, a provider of frac sand for the shale industry, said its mining facility in Kermit, Texas, will resume operations this week, days after a blaze shuttered the site.
  
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• BHP Updates Progress on Major Canadian Potash-Mining Project

  22-04-2024 08:55 via industrialinfo.com
  April 22, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The US$5.7 billion (C$7.5 billion) first phase (Stage 1) of BHP Group Limited's (Melbourne, Australia) Jansen potash-mining project in Saskatchewan, Alberta is now 44% complete, the company said last week, with first production expected in late 2026. The US$4.9 billion (C$6.4 billion) second phase (Stage 2) is under development and the target date for the first production is 2029.
  
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• Biden Administration Restricts Oil & Gas Leasing in Alaska's Petroleum Reserve

  22-04-2024 08:50 via industrialinfo.com
  Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict about 13.3 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) from new oil and gas leasing. The move is aimed at protecting native communities and wildlife in the region, said the Department of the Interior, but oil and gas interest groups and Republican lawmakers decried the action as wrong-headed.
  
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• U.S. Reimposes Oil Sanctions on Venezuela

  22-04-2024 08:45 via industrialinfo.com
  April 22, 2024--Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Washington has reimposed sanctions on Caracas, amid political tensions ahead of Venezuela's presidential elections and increasing uncertainty surrounding the South American nation's oil and gas projects.The U.S. announced it would not renew the sanction relief license that allowed Venezuela to export oil to international markets. But the new measures are more relaxed than those of 2019, offering an opportu
  
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• Pharma Company Zoetis Signs PPA with Scout Clean Energy to Support Growing U.S. Footprint

  22-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  April 22, 2024-- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Pharmaceutical and biotech companies have some of the greenest credentials in the industrial world, and Fortune 500 animal medicines producer Zoetis Incorporated (NYSE:ZTS) (Parsippany, New Jersey) is one of the latest in the pharma-biotech sector to achieve a cleaner environmental profile through a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Scout Clean Energy (Boulder, Colorado) for some of the output from a Texas windfarm.
  
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• Jet Fuel Demand, SLB Earnings: Your Daily Energy News

  22-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  We have handpicked and summarized a selection of energy-related news stories that we think will interest clients of Industrial Info and IIR Energy.Companies featured:SLB (NYSE:SLB)
  
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• Norway's Oil and Gas Production Beats Forecasts

  22-04-2024 08:30 via industrialinfo.com
  April 22, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Norwegian production figures show offshore production is accelerating, with both gas and oil output levels beating government forecasts.The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), the nation's energy regulator, on Friday published offshore production data for March. Data show production averaged 1.84 million barrels per day (BBL/d) in oil and another 12.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf/d) per day in natural gas.
  
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• Portugal Battery Gigafactory Gets Green Light

  22-04-2024 08:11 via industrialinfo.com
  GALWAY, IRELAND--April 22, 2024--Written by Martin Lynch, European News
  Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--A US$2 billion project to locate a massive lithium-ion battery gigafactory in Portugal has been given the environmental green light.
  Within this article: Details environmental go ahead for US$2 billion battery plant in Portugal, timeline, capacity, related projects
  
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• Global Shipbuilding Projects See Wave of Investments

  22-04-2024 07:52 via industrialinfo.com
  NEW DELHI--April 22, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The shipbuilding industry plays a vital role in global logistics and involves the construction of various types of ships such as cruise ships, cargo ships, tankers and naval vessels. Despite facing a slump in global shipbuilding orders due to economic slowdown and a downsizing ship-financing market in past years, rising seaborne trade, economic growth and increasing oil consumption have been driving the deman
  
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• China's Rongsheng Petrochemical Ups Role in Polyester Chips

  22-04-2024 07:45 via industrialinfo.com
  BEIJING--April 22, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Yisheng Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Rongsheng Petrochemical Company Limited (Hangzhou City, China), recently commenced full-scale production at its multi-functional, bottle-grade polyester chip plant. Polyester chips are widely used in food packaging, medical products and other fields.
  
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• Eskom Seeks $21 Billion for Transmission Network Expansion

  22-04-2024 07:08 via industrialinfo.com
  NEW DELHI--April 22, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--South Africa's state-owned power utility Eskom (Sunninghill) aims to ramp up its transmission infrastructure by constructing more than 14,000 kilometers of power lines by 2033, a staggering increase compared to the previous decade's installations. The state utility is forging ahead with plans to secure funding of R390 billion (US$21 billion).
  
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• Estados Unidos vuelve a imponer sanciones petroleras a Venezuela

  22-04-2024 07:02 via industrialinfo.com
  22 de abril, 2024--Escrito por Amir Richani para Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Estados Unidos ha decidido no renovar la licencia de alivio de sanciones que permitía la exportación de petróleo venezolano a mercados internacionales, reimponiendo sanciones al país sudamericano.
  
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• Largest Australian Battery Storage Project Clears Key Hurdle

  19-04-2024 09:53 via industrialinfo.com
  GALWAY, IRELAND--April 19, 2024--Written by Martin Lynch, European News
  Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--The largest planned battery energy storage project in Australia has been given the green light by the country's market operator.
  Within this article: Details major progress for Australia's largest grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) project, Waratah Super Battery, capacity, location, investment, partners, BESS sector
  
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• Kinder Morgan Targets Gulf Coast, Tennessee Gas Lines for Growth

  19-04-2024 08:55 via industrialinfo.com
  April 19, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas), which handles about 40% of U.S. natural gas throughput, expects the rising demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and data-driven technology, such as AI, will result in enormous growth in the natural gas midstream sector in the coming years. The company is developing and overhauling systems in some of the nation's biggest energy hotspots, including the Gulf Coast.I
  
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• Equinor Ends U.S. Onshore Operatorship with EQT Asset Swap

  19-04-2024 08:50 via industrialinfo.com
  April 19, 2024--Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Norwegian energy company Equinor (NYSE:EQNR) (Stavanger) said it has completed its exit from controlling stakes in U.S. inland reserves following an asset swap with EQT Corporation (NYSE:EQT) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in the Appalachian shale natural gas basin.
  
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• SunZia Transmission Line Gets Green Light from Judge

  19-04-2024 08:45 via industrialinfo.com
  April 19, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)-- Pattern Energy (San Francisco, California) had reason to celebrate earlier this week when a U.S. district judge in Arizona rejected a request from Native American tribes and environmental groups for an injunction or restraining order against construction of the SunZia power transmission line, a planned, 550-mile line in New Mexico and Arizona that will deliver thousands of megawatts of renewable energy to Arizona and C
  
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• EIA: U.S. Hydropower to Increase by 6% in 2024

  19-04-2024 08:40 via industrialinfo.com
  April 19, 2024--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Like many renewable energy sources, hydropower relies on the weather for its source. In this case, it's rain. Due to dry conditions across much of the nation last year, hydropower levels dropped to their lowest levels since 2001. California's torrential rains led to that state being the notable exception.
  
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• Shell, Santos, Freeport LNG: Your Daily Energy News

  19-04-2024 08:35 via industrialinfo.com
  We have handpicked and summarized a selection of energy-related news stories that we think will interest clients of Industrial Info and IIR Energy.Companies featured:Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL)
  
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