BP has sold its onshore wind power business in the United States. The news comes amid a steady flow of reports that both wind and solar companies are in major trouble, thanks to President Trump’s energy agenda and a small but meaningful Republican majority in Congress. It is the latest in a string of developments that raise questions about the financial sustainability of transition energy projects. For BP, the move represents another step away from wind and solar and back to oil and gas, as indicated by the company’s senior management…

Lunes, 21 de julio de 2025. ¿Puede Rusia llegar hasta el final? Después de más de 3 años de guerra, el ejército ruso avanza en todos los frentes. Ucrania resiste… pero se tambalea. ¿Y si Moscú decidiera llegar hasta Leópolis? ¿Sigue siendo una fantasía... o una estrategia plenamente asumid...

Caracas, 21 de julio de 2025-. Venezuela amanece con cielo de parcial a nublado en gran parte del país; Sin embargo, se aprecian mantos nubosos acompañados de lluvias o chubascos con algunas descargas eléctricas en áreas de Bolívar, Apure, Barinas, Portuguesa y Lago de Maracaibo, informó Prens...

In the fast-paced world of clean energy innovation, biomethane is rarely the star of the show. It doesn’t sparkle like solar, boom like batteries, or stir geopolitical intrigue like hydrogen. But quietly, consistently, and with increasing impact, biomethane is doing exactly what many climate technologies still promise to do someday: replacing fossil fuels today. Produced from organic waste, agricultural residues, and even wastewater sludge, biomethane is essentially upgraded biogas with a methane content high enough to substitute fossil natural…

Lunes, 21 de julio de 2025. En este directo analizaremos las últimas informaciones sobre Ucrania y Oriente Medio, haciendo especial hincapié en las novedades del campo de batalla y geopolíticas de Ucrania, Irán, Israel, Rusia, EEUU y Trump. [yt=OdHNvIXqyto]

21 de julio de 2025.- El Plan República desplegará más de 380.000 efectivos militares y de seguridad ciudadana durante las elecciones de alcaldes y concejales, a celebrarse el próximo domingo, con el propósito de garantizar el resguardo del material electoral, los centros de votación y la tran...

India added a record 22 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in the first half of 2025 – a 57% jump from the 14.2 GW installed during the same period last year. The new capacity includes 18.4 GW of solar, 3.5 GW of wind and 250 megawatts (MW) of bioenergy, which is generated from plant and animal waste. This marks the country’s highest-ever addition in any six-month period. The surge was largely driven by developers moving quickly to take advantage of the government’s Interstate Transmission System charge waiver, which…

21 de julio de 2025.- El fiscal general de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, denunció ante la opinión pública las vejaciones, maltratos y violación de los derechos humanos que sufrieron los 252 venezolanos torturados durante su secuestro en el CECOT. Luego de las entrevistas...

Slovakia’s government is planning to increase its intake of Russian pipeline gas under a temporary EU exemption, reversing earlier commitments to phase out Russian energy supplies in a controversial move amid a growing bloc-wide crackdown on Russian fossil fuels. The exemption allows Bratislava to continue drawing from Gazprom supplies until 2027, aligning with a long-term contract that runs through 2034.  The decision comes after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico lifted his veto on the EU’s newest sanctions package against Russia,…

Slovakia’s government is planning to increase its intake of Russian pipeline gas under a temporary EU exemption, reversing earlier commitments to phase out Russian energy supplies in a controversial move amid a growing bloc-wide crackdown on Russian fossil fuels. The exemption allows Bratislava to continue drawing from Gazprom supplies until 2027, aligning with a long-term contract that runs through 2034.  The decision comes after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico lifted his veto on the EU’s newest sanctions package against Russia,…

In late May, President Trump issued four separate Executive Orders (EOs)  with respect to growing the nuclear power industry in the US. As the implementation of these orders begins, several Washington focused publications have written about one emerging consequence of these EOs—the likely termination of NRC oversight with respect to approval of new nuclear reactor designs. This major responsibility is being moved to the Pentagon and the Department of Energy. One administration official referred to the NRC’s prospective role in…

Slovakia’s government is planning to increase its intake of Russian pipeline gas under a temporary EU exemption, reversing earlier commitments to phase out Russian energy supplies in a controversial move amid a growing bloc-wide crackdown on Russian fossil fuels. The exemption allows Bratislava to continue drawing from Gazprom supplies until 2027, aligning with a long-term contract that runs through 2034.  The decision comes after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico lifted his veto on the EU’s newest sanctions package against Russia,…

21 de julio de 2025.- Italia se enfrenta a una de las mayores olas de calor de las últimas décadas, con el sur del país experimentando temperaturas que podrían superar los 46 grados Centígrados (°C) a partir de este lunes por el impacto del anticiclón africano. Mientras tanto, el norte se verá afect...

Azerbaijan is trying to implement a comprehensive plan to overhaul the domestic heating and electricity market, not only expanding renewables’ share of power generation but also implementing liberalization measures. The reforms stand to generate a fair amount of public discontent. A series of laws adopted by Azerbaijan’s rubber-stamp parliament in the spring is paving the way for tariff reform in the domestic energy market, namely heating and electricity. The changes, especially when it comes to setting usage rates, are occurring with…

21 de julio de 2025.- El ministro de revitalización económica de Japón, Ryosei Akazawa, viajó hoy a Estados Unidos con el propósito de continuar con las negociaciones sobre los aranceles impuestos por el gobierno norteamericano que afectan a este país. Una delegación del Ejecutivo japonés, lider...

China sharply curtailed exports of two key critical minerals in June, with outbound shipments of antimony falling by 88% and germanium by 95% compared to January levels, Asia Financial reported on Monday, noting that the drop reflects Beijing’s intensifying crackdown on transshipment and unauthorized export activity after discovering that material was being routed through third countries such as Thailand and Mexico.  The measures come amid escalating geopolitical competition over supply chains for strategic metals used in semiconductors,…

China sharply curtailed exports of two key critical minerals in June, with outbound shipments of antimony falling by 88% and germanium by 95% compared to January levels, Asia Financial reported on Monday, noting that the drop reflects Beijing’s intensifying crackdown on transshipment and unauthorized export activity after discovering that material was being routed through third countries such as Thailand and Mexico.  The measures come amid escalating geopolitical competition over supply chains for strategic metals used in semiconductors,…

21 de julio de 2025.- No hubo un solo día en que los 252 venezolanos que permanecieron detenidos en el Cecot de El Salvador no fueran torturados y el autor intelectual de las mismas fue Nayib Bukele. Así lo informó durante la rueda de prensa otorgada en horas del medio día de este lunes el fiscal ge...

In September, the European Steel Association (Eurofer) plans to introduce a proposal for an early and intensified safeguard system on imports. According to director Axel Eggert, this would replace the current general safeguard system used by the steel industry. Eurofer stated that the proposed system includes stronger tariff-rate quota (TRQ) protections for European producers, with consistent enforcement across all exporting countries. The trade body added that the TRQs would apply to all steel categories, including downstream and derivative products.…

21 de julio de 2025.- La analista internacional Carolina Escarrá destacó que lo que nos une a todos, sin importar el color político es el regreso de los 252 migrantes secuestrados en el Salvador. Desde el punto de vista de la geopolítica, refuerza el trabajo y esa visión de tranquilidad que manejó e...