Conroe-based Hertha Metals, a producer of substantial steel, has hauled in more than $17 million in venture capital from Khosla Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Pear VC, Clean Energy Ventures and other investors. The money has been put toward the construction and the launch of its 1-metric-ton-per-day pilot plant in Conroe, where its breakthrough in steelmaking has been undergoing tests. The company uses a single-step process that it claims is cheaper, more energy-efficient and equally ...| Energy Capital
Currents is a weekly show produced by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) that recaps the latest news from the… The post Currents: An Energy Update Week of August 25, 2025 appeared first on IER.| IER
Since July 4, the federal government has escalated its assault on wind development to previously unimaginable heights.| Heatmap News
WASHINGTON DC (8/7/25) – Since taking office on January 20, 2025, President Trump, alongside congressional Republicans, has spearheaded a transformative agenda to secure American energy abundance, reduce costs for consumers, and bolster economic growth. Together, they have taken over 200 actions to unleash our energy potential. AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement “In just 200 days, […] The post AEA Documents Over 200 Actions the Trump Administration and Congres...| American Energy Alliance
By Shannon Kelleher Scientists and public health advocates are warning of dire consequences amid a worsening climate crisis following the Trump administration’s announcement this week that regulators plan to rescind the “endangerment finding” that forms the basis for limits on greenhouse gas emissions.| The New Lede
The CEO of Cleveland Cliffs is just the latest U.S. voice to affirm the dirtiest fossil fuel’s unexpectedly bright future.| Heatmap News
Compact, energy-efficient microreactors could soon help generate electricity for remote locations.| Gizmodo
By: Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility| ADA Title III
Newly Constructed Rubin Observatory in Chile Readying 10-year Ultra-Wide, Ultra-Deep Movie of the Sky Stony Brook University professors — along with post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students — from the Department of Physics and Astronomy are preparing to measure the Universe with the newly constructed National Science Foundation (NSF)-Department of Energy (DOE) Vera C. Rubin Observatory| SBU News
Discover Pepco's energy-saving programs and tips to reduce your summer energy bills. Learn about energy efficiency programs and digital tools.| The Washington Informer
By Fred Lucas ~ The Biden administration issued billions in taxpayer-funded green grants—many to large multinational corporations. Now the Trump administration’s Energy Secretary Christopher Wright…| PA Pundits International
On May 12, the Federal Register put on public inspection a group of 42 proposed and final rules from the Department of Energy. The rules cover a| Inside Energy & Environment
DOE’s national labs play a big role in the TEST AI Act, which would establish a testbed pilot to develop and refine measurement standards used to assess AI systems.| FedScoop
By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ As if the election of Donald Trump, who has called human-caused climate change a hoax, weren’t enough to darken the days of climate activists and subsidy-dependent green en…| PA Pundits International
A look at what some of Trump’s appointees could accomplish in the new administration.| The Dispatch
For the first time ever, the power grid for the territory served by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) will be connected to grids in other states.| Energy Capital
The Biden-Harris administration’s preferred technologies of wind and solar electrical power require additional high voltage transmission lines as they need…| IER
The planned protest turned into a victory lap following the LNG pause and a chance for advocates to emphasize the need for lasting change.| Healthy Gulf
Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its power plant rule and, in most cases, has made it more restrictive…| IER
President Trump campaigned on a platform to make American energy great again. "We're loaded," he said, at a 2016 campaign appearance in North Dakota, referring to fossil fuel reserves. By unleashing those reserves and slashing regulations, Trump promised, he would usher in an era of "energy independence" and, ultimately, American energy dominance. In fact, on energy and environment, Trump is slowly making headway on those goals, with help from a trio of powerful and like-minded cabinet memb...| Inside Energy