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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) faces challenges regarding its decision to allocate federal subsidies for regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs). Applicants had until April 7 to submit their full proposals for as much as $7 billion in federal funds, according to the department. Currently, the department is examining whether the proposed production methods and uses for H2Hub proposals are safe, protect the environment and are economically competitive.
Should U.S. DOE risk funding methane-based Hydrogen production when CCS is still not proven?
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is allocating $8bn for building regional clean hydrogen hubs. Decisions on who to fund are being made now and will be completed by the end of this year. Any methane-based hydrogen project that achieves a 95% carbon capture rate will be sufficiently “clean” to qualify for the federal funding.
Agencies with Power to Approve Pipelines Need Reality Check
November 2022, Vol. 249, No. 11 Guest Commentary By Suzanne Mattei, Energy Policy Analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) (P&GJ) — Federal regulators with the power to approve natural gas pipelines need to make judgment calls on everything from how pipelines will affect farmland to how much methane will leak. In the absence of hard data, regulators often turn to theoretical models or the applicant’s projections to help inform their decisions.
IEEFA U.S.: Problems have mounted over last year for proposed Formosa petrochemical plant
Project Sunshine obstacles increase likelihood that Formosa will decide against Louisiana plant March 24, 2022 (IEEFA)—Four key conditions have changed to make the construction of a massive Louisiana petrochemical plant even less viable over the past year, according to a study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
IEEFA U.S.: FERC adopts new policy to evaluate interstate gas pipelines
Updated policy statement takes important steps for FERC gas projects review A Senate panel has scheduled a Thursday hearing to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s adoption of a new policy statement for approving new interstate natural gas facilities, such as pipelines. The commission approved the updated policy statement on Feb. 17, taking substantial steps toward a more rigorous examination of pipeline projects.
IEEFA: New Fortress Energy natural gas expansion presenting increased risks to investors
Natural gas buildout across planet poses potential environmental, financial, economic dangers February 23, 2022 (IEEFA) – New Fortress Energy’s (NFE) development and expansion of natural gas projects around the world is “unnecessary, unwelcome and unaffordable,” according to an analysis of the company’s global projects by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. NFE’s short-term track record shows mixed results and the company lacks a compelling long-term rationale.
IEEFA U.S.: Energy Department says local governments can ban new gas hookups
Local bans on natural gas installation in new buildings not pre-empted by federal law In the battle over the authority of local governments to make decisions about energy use within their borders, municipalities have gained important support from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Energy last week told an appeals court that federal law does not preempt local governments from passing measures that ban natural gas connections in new buildings.
IEEFA U.S.: Federal blue hydrogen incentives: No reliable past, present or future
Decades of carbon capture experiments with oil, gas and coal missed targets and sources of emissions February 8, 2022 (IEEFA U.S.) – An IEEFA analysis of new federal hydrogen program incentives challenges the track record, current rationale and market future for “blue” hydrogen produced from natural gas. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act propels the energy transition forward with proven technologies and promising innovations like renewable energy and storage technologies.
IEEFA U.S.: Skyrocketing plastics prices a major concern for public health, economy
An ‘essential industry’ to the U.S. economy runs in the dark October 18, 2021 (IEEFA) — Despite its growing importance to the U.S. economy, the nation’s plastics industry remains a heavily concentrated sector taking advantage of an opaque, unregulated price-setting mechanism to bolster profits for major oil and gas companies, as well as plastic producers. The sector, which has increased prices throughout the year, was deemed to be an essential industry by the federal government in early 2020.
IEEFA U.S.: Plastics tax debate is health and safety issue for rest of U.S.
“Positive” contributions of plastic out of alignment with pollution, climate, public health concerns The debate in Washington over taxing virgin plastics is worth watching. The issues are much bigger than a tax-aggrieved industry versus a government in need of cash for new investments. It is more than the American Chemistry Council, which opposes a tax, versus Democratic leaders like U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Tom Suozzi, who support a tax.
IEEFA U.S.: Financial rationale for Mountain Valley Pipeline has evaporated in changing market
Falling demand, legal and regulatory challenges spell financial peril for pipeline project March 8, 2021 (IEEFA) — A 303-mile pipeline that would move natural gas from the Appalachian Basin to markets in the eastern and southern U.S. is in financial jeopardy because of reduced demand projections and legal challenges, according to a report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
IEEFA update: Three major pipeline projects are scrapped in short order - Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis
Popular opposition, financial realities and alternative solutions spell defeat for multi-billion-dollar plans Difficult and complex decisions are being made to reject the buildout of oil and gas pipelines in the United States and Canada. Long-term debates have finally come to a head, and three major pipeline projects have been halted as a result.
IEEFA report: Texas oil producers burned through $749.9 million flaring gas in 2018 - Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis
Railroad Commission’s failure to curb flaring wastes oil and gas resources and sends revenue to oil and gas producers up in smoke June 11, 2020 (IEEFA U.S.) — Texas oil producers burned a record $749.9 million by flaring or venting unneeded natural gas into the air, according to a report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
IEEFA U.S.: Ohio petrochemical project faces high risks and shaky outlook
PTTGC plan under pressure from increased competition and market uncertainty March 21, 2020 (IEEFA U.S.) – Plans to build a new petrochemical complex in Belmont County, Ohio face myriad market and other challenges, according to a report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The project is to be undertaken by Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical (“PTTGC”) and Daelim Industrial of South Korea with funding from the state’s economic development arm.
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