Naval blockade turned 10 ships around in Strait of Hormuz ** The United States continued to mount a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, exerting financial pressure on Tehran while at the same time choking off a source of oil amid a historic global shortage. Ten vessels have been turned around at the …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Are Fermi and Rick Perry in trouble in Amarillo?
If energy author and speaker Robert Bryce is correct, the proposed 6,000-acre data center and power plant by Fermi in the Texas Panhandle has turned from “sizzle to fizzle.” Writing for Substack.com this week, Bryce points out how Fermi Inc., the startup co-founded by former Texas governor and Energy Secretary Rick Perry went public in a …
Kansas county considers moratorium on solar farm development
Opposition to a proposed 5,000-acre solar farm in Jackson County, Kansas led to recent calls for a moratorium on solar farms in the county located north of Topeka, Kansas. The County Planning Commission held a recent meeting to consider urging the county commission to adopt an 18-month moratorium on the Jeffrey Solar project proposed by …
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The US Naval Blockade and what it means for the world Iran boasts of oil sales not be interrupted by blockade ** Iranian oil sales in recent weeks have been favorable and part of the revenue will be allocated to repairing damage to industry caused by wartime attacks, Iran’s oil minister said on Tuesday. Mohsen Paknejad said …
Stalled solar projects because of a lack of buyers
$500M Wyoming Solar Project Delayed Without Buyers Imagine a $500 million solar project being stalled because it cannot locate customers who want the electricity it would generate. No Buyers, No Build for Dutchman Project Fortunately, the developers of the Dutchman Renewable Power Project in Wyoming didn’t follow through with a “build it and they will …
Energy Briefs: Oil Falls After Iran Ceasefire
Oil Prices Drop After Iran Ceasefire Oil futures Brent WTI ceasefire Iran: Oil futures cratered on Wednesday morning after President Trump suspended a wide-ranging bombing campaign on Iran and announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Iran war. Brent crude fell 14% and West Texas Intermediate dropped more than 16% in early trading. Tanker Traffic Hinges …
Balcony solar could become law in Oklahoma
At least 22 states in the U.S. are considering legislation allowing what some refer to as “balcony solar” and Oklahoma is among them. Rep. Arturo Alonso-Sandoval, D-OKC, calls it the Plug-in Solar Act and it recently won approval in the state House on a vote of 88-4. It had earlier been given a Do …
Energy Briefs: Gulf Attacks, Oil Flows Shift, U.S. Policy
Iran Attack Highlights Gulf Infrastructure Risk Iran attack Kuwait desalination power plant damage: As the two sides exchanged taunts, an Iranian attack on Friday hit a water desalination and power plant in Kuwait, a major U.S. ally in the region, causing material damage to parts of the facility, Kuwait’s electricity and water ministry said. The …
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** Israel said it attacked a one-of-a-kind uranium processing plant in Iran in its latest wave of air strikes. The IDF also hit a heavy water reactor, which they described as “key infrastructure for producing plutonium for nuclear weapons”. ** Governments moved again this week to release and build oil reserves as the supply shock from the …