Energy News Beat Podcast

Energy News Beat Podcast


Week Recap: Ford's EV Pivot, Wind Power Woes, UK Clean Energy Setbacks, and More

July 27, 2024

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss various topics including Ford's decision to pivot from electric vehicle production to gasoline pickups in Ontario, the challenges faced by wind and solar power, the UK likely missing its 2030 clean power goals, SM Energy's debt offering to fund an acquisition, the introduction of a sustainable aviation fuel mandate in the UK, and a proposed U.S. bill to hold oil and gas companies accountable for colluding with OPEC. They highlight the financial and practical issues surrounding these energy policies and the potential political implications.


Highlights of the Podcast


00:00 - Intro

00:58 - Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups

03:14 - Why Wind Power Is Useless

07:13 - UK mandates green jet fuel by 2025

09:35 - SM ENERGY PRICES AN UPSIZED PRIVATE OFFERING OF $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029 AND $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032

12:44 - UK Likely to Miss Its 2030 Clean Power Goals

14:38 - US Democrats launch bill holding oil firms accountable for any work with OPEC

18:56 - Outro


Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.


Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups


Why Wind Power Is Useless


UK Likely to Miss Its 2030 Clean Power Goals


SM ENERGY PRICES AN UPSIZED PRIVATE OFFERING OF $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029 AND $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032


UK mandates green jet fuel by 2025


US Democrats launch bill holding oil firms accountable for any work with OPEC


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