Pa. Legislature Approves $2 Billion in Tax Credits for Natural Gas, Hydrogen
The state Legislature has approved legislation to provide tax credits for companies that use natural gas and hydrogen in their operations...
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Oct 27, 2022
CEPM to Present “Plugging In: EVs and the Charging Network” Webinar
The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free Nov. 16 webinar discussing the basics of...
Oct 27, 2022
EQB Approves Rule Limiting Emissions from Conventional Wells under Threat of Sanction
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) recently approved a rule to control air pollution from conventional oil and gas wells in a...
Oct 18, 2022
CNX to Bring All-Electric Well Drilling System to Region
CNX plans to bring an electric-powered drilling system to the Appalachian Basin, continuing its innovation into cleaner forms of gas...
Oct 18, 2022
OPEC+’s Production Cuts Add to Global Energy Concerns
OPEC+ has decided to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in response to increasingly volatile economic and geopolitical...
Oct 13, 2022
After a COVID-Induced Lull, Gas Operators are Tapping into their DUCs
Natural gas operators are prioritizing work on existing infrastructure in lieu of drilling new wells, even as demand continues to grow. A...
Oct 13, 2022
W.Va. Hydrogen Hub Coalition Forms
The race to attract federal start-up funds for a hydrogen hub in the Appalachian region is attracting more competitors, as West Virginia...
Oct 6, 2022
“Harnessing Hydrogen” Symposium Focuses on Resolving Challenges
Hydrogen energy and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) could play a big role in decarbonization and climate goals, speakers at the...
Oct 6, 2022
EIA: Europe’s Gas Demand is Raising Prices Everywhere
Natural gas prices are now breaking highs of the previous five years. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recent Natural Gas...
Sep 29, 2022
Nord Stream Gas Leak Raises Environmental and Political Concerns
The damaged Nord Stream pipelines are leaking huge amounts of natural gas into the Baltic Sea and atmosphere. The Nord Stream 1 and 2...
Sep 29, 2022
Hydrogen Hub Funding Applications Opened; Pa. Has Work to Do
With the announcement at last week’s Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh that the U.S. Department of Energy that is opening...
Sep 21, 2022
Hydrogen Energy and Carbon Capture Could Also Impact Local Government
Clean hydrogen and carbon capture are terms that local government officials may have heard, but the potential that these emerging...
Sep 21, 2022
EIA: U.S. Will Consume Record Amount of Natural Gas in 2022
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) is predicting that natural gas consumption...
Sep 15, 2022
Experts from Across the Commonwealth Convene to Discuss Hydrogen, Carbon Capture
On September 12, 2022, CEPM Director, Corey Young, attended the quarterly meeting of the Team Pennsylvania Energy Horizons Cross-Sector...
Sep 15, 2022
Companies Announce Hydrogen Hub Collaboration
Three companies that are already part of an alliance to help attract a hydrogen hub to the tri-state region recently announced that they...
Sep 8, 2022
Electric Car Sales Grow Rapidly But Challenges Loom
Sales of electric vehicles doubled in 2021 from the previous year and have kept rising in 2022, according to a recent report from the...
Sep 8, 2022
Pennsylvania Could be Home to a Hydrogen Hub: Why it Matters for Local Governments
Earlier this year, President Biden announced plans to develop and fund four regional clean hydrogen hubs across the country as part of...
Sep 1, 2022
Several Major Auto Manufacturers are Developing Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles
Hydrogen-powered vehicles, once a highly ridiculed technology explored and subsequently abandoned by automakers, may make a resurgence in...
Sep 1, 2022
Environmental Violations Can Be Considered in Land Use Decisions, Judge Rules
An Allegheny County township’s decision to deny a conditional use permit for a well pad based partly on state environmental records was...
Aug 25, 2022
Russia Restrictions on European Natural Gas Lead to High Prices in U.S.
Effects of the war in Ukraine are reaching American soil. Now, just over six months since Russia invaded the Ukraine, U.S. natural gas...
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