Jason Lindquist

The Biden administration has placed some big bets on clean hydrogen, seeing it as a replacement fuel for some hard-to-abate industries and putting it at the heart of its long-term decarbonization efforts. But while clean hydrogen has significant long-term potential — backed by major subsidies, including the 45V production tax credit (PTC) — figuring out a path to a greater role in the U.S. energy mix is more complicated than it might seem. The proposed rules around the tax credit have stirred up a hornet's nest worth of criticism from those who think the guidance might ultimately do more harm than good. In today's RBN blog, we'll preview our latest

Monday’s solar eclipse will travel from Texas through the Midwest and up to New England, blocking out all direct sunlight for more than four minutes and obscuring the sun for more than two hours for those in the eclipse’s path of totality — where the moon will completely block the sun — but will dim

The Biden administration recently announced a very ambitious — to say the least — rule on tailpipe emissions. But while the rule's legal and political standing might be a bit uncertain — it's seen by many as a de facto ban on conventionally fueled cars and trucks and is likely to face several court challenges — doubts also remain about whether it matches up with the realities of today's energy world. In today's RBN blog, we look at the new rule, what it would mean for U.S. consumers and automakers, and how it conflicts with the views of RBN's Refined Fuels Analytics (RFA) practice on the future of global oil and refined products demand and the rate of electric vehicle (EV) adoption.

Plug Power has received a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee worth up to $1.66 billion from the Department of Energy (DOE) to finance the development, construction and ownership of up to six green hydrogen production facilities, the company and the DOE said in separate announcements May 14.

South Korean manufacturer Hanwha and global chemical company INEOS will jointly study the feasibility of building a U.S. blue ammonia facility able to produce more than 1 million tons per annum (MMtpa), the companies said May 28.

Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022 was intended to unleash a wave of clean-energy initiatives, from hydrogen and renewable fuels to electric vehicles and large-scale carbon-capture projects, all part of the Biden administration's plans to reduce carbon dioxide (CO

That the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron Deference, a key foundation of modern administrative law for 40 years, in its June 28 ruling in

Progress in the carbon-capture industry can be slow, given the extended permitting process for sequestration wells, uncertain long-term outlook and skepticism about the real-world effectiveness in reducing carbon dioxide (CO

The Gulf Coast is the engine of U.S. energy markets and its fiercely competitive. Over the past decade, monumental growth of crude oil and NGL

The small town of Cushing, OK, occupies a central place in the U.S. crude oil market thanks to its hundreds of storage tanks and numerous pipeline connections. And while it might seem far removed from the factors that influence the global crude market, what happens elsewhere directly impacts the storage volumes at Cushing. In today's RBN blog, we review the critical role that Cushing plays in crude oil storage, show how the forward curve can influence inventories, and look at what might be behind the recent uptick in storage levels, which followed a four-month slide.