US DOE delivers initial $39 mln funding to final two hydrogen hubs

Published 19:32 on January 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:32 on January 21, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

In the waning days of the outgoing Biden administration, the US DOE announced that it had distributed $39 million in early-stage funding to the final two proposals selected as part of the department’s hydrogen hub programme.

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US report identifies likeliest regions to discover geologic hydrogen

Published 00:21 on January 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:03 on January 21, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A federal report released last week found that there is a high probability that naturally-occurring geologic hydrogen could be found in certain regions of the US, creating more potential for the clean fuel to decarbonise various sectors.

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CFTC: Investors trim exposure in CCAs, RGGI, LCFS markets

Published 03:15 on January 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:14 on January 18, 2025  / , , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Financial entities reduced net length in V25 California Carbon Allowances (CCA), RGGI Allowances (RGA), and Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) futures and options as volatility spiked in the secondary market, according to data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, which also revealed a bearish picture for the group’s Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) vintage 2025 holdings for the first time.

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US DOE awards $1.7 bln to green hydrogen producer

Published 20:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:04 on January 17, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US, Voluntary

The US DOE awarded a $1.7 billion loan guarantee to a New York-based green hydrogen company close to one year after the company suffered from cashflow issues that nearly sent it into bankruptcy.

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WCI Markets: Aftershocks of ETS rulemaking delay keep CCA volatility high

Published 05:04 on January 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 05:15 on January 17, 2025  / , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Another delay to highly anticipated cap-and-trade rulemaking jolted California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices in the secondary market briefly to near three-year lows on Tuesday, with volatility driving up option prices.

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Environmental group drops lawsuit over $1 bln DOE loan to California nuclear plant

Published 18:55 on January 16, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:55 on January 16, 2025  / /  Americas, US

An environmental group suing the US DOE over a $1 billion loan to a nuclear plant voluntarily dropped the case Wednesday, saying that recent legislation by the state of California rendered the case moot.

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CDR purchase programmes must grow comfortable with inherent risks -webinar

Published 23:57 on January 15, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:57 on January 15, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A CO2 removal (CDR) lead at a US tech companies shed light Tuesday on how the company makes its carbon credit purchasing decisions, saying that the best way to nurture early-stage removal pathways is to understand and become comfortable with certain levels of risk.

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New York’s ETS draft rules to be released “over the coming months”

Published 21:28 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:28 on January 14, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s (D) 2025 State of the State report released Tuesday shed little light on when officials are expected to release full draft rules on the highly anticipated cap-and-invest programme that was expected to arrive last year.

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Forest management group launches data platform ahead of first US carbon auction

Published 16:45 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:45 on January 14, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A US programme for improved forest management carbon projects has launched a platform through which carbon credit buyers can access data on carbon credits that will be offered during its first upcoming carbon auction.

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CFTC: Specs trim carbon risk amid early year macro weakness

Published 03:47 on January 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 03:47 on January 14, 2025  / , , and /  Americas, Canada, US

Producers added length while speculators took a step back from California Carbon Allowance (CCA), RGGI Allowance (RGA) holdings, while both groups made significant reductions to their Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) net length into start of year macro market weakness, according to delayed data released Monday from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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