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Amanda Chu

US Energy Reporter

Amanda Chu covers US energy at the Financial Times and is a lead writer of the Energy Source newsletter. She is based in New York and joined the FT as an editorial intern in 2021. She graduated from Georgetown University.

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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Global Economy
    South Korea emerges as a top US investor as China tensions escalate

    US project commitments from South Korean companies totalled $21.5bn last year, more than any other country

    The Hyundai electric-vehicle and battery manufacturing plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    BP PLC
    BP puts $2bn US onshore wind business up for sale

    Oil major trims renewables business and sells off underperforming assets

    An onshore wind farm
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    Renewable energy
    Green tech leaders fundraise for Harris as they warn of Trump threat

    Renewables companies fear the former president could roll back Biden-era support measures

    Wind farm near near Oakland, Maryland
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Energy Source
    Why US utility bills could be set to surge Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, climate scientist Michael Mann on Exxon’s global outlook

    Overhead power cables and pylons in Texas,
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2024
    Energy Source
    Brookfield to invest up to $1.1bn in e-fuels start-up Infinium Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, Norway debates when it should halt oil and gas production

    A montage of the Brookfield logo on a mobile phone with a chart of financial data behind it
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Energy Source
    University ties to fossil fuel industry face growing scrutiny Premium content

    A new study raises concerns over the oil and gas industry’s influence on higher education

    Princeton University
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Abu Dhabi National Oil Co
    Abu Dhabi to invest billions in Exxon’s Texas hydrogen project

    Plan for world’s largest low-emission plant of its kind in limbo over push for US subsidies

    Darren Woods Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, and Ahmed al-Jaber are seen at an event for the signing of the deal.
  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    Infrastructure investment
    US election complicates investors’ hunt for infrastructure deals

    Fund managers are flush with cash but uncertainty over subsidies and tariffs has chilled activity

    Workers construct an array of solar panel
  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    The Big Read
    Has Joe Biden spurred an American manufacturing renaissance?

    The IRA and Chips Act, the president’s signature laws, aim to boost investment. But delays to projects are raising questions over their legacy

    An illustration of US President Joe Biden with Capitol Hill in the background
  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Delays hit Biden’s signature manufacturing laws

    $84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns

  • Monday, 12 August, 2024
    News in-depthUS Inflation Reduction Act
    Delays hit 40% of Biden’s major IRA manufacturing projects

    FT research shows that $84bn of initiatives announced in first year of the IRA and Chips Act have experienced slowdowns

    A composite image of Joe Biden and an American flah
  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Energy Source
    ‘BYOP’: Americans bring their own power with outages on the rise Premium content

    US businesses are spending millions of dollars on private microgrids as threats to power reliability grow

    Crews work on a power line
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Energy Source
    Can the US outpace China on solar technology? Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, one view on how the US can be more competitive in the energy transition

    First Solar chief executive Mark Widmar
  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    News in-depthSolar power
    First Solar searches for breakthrough to cut China’s clean energy lead

    America’s largest photovoltaics manufacturer must innovate if it is to compete with Asia as prices stay low

    Solar panels move down an assembly line at the First Solar factory in Perrysburg, Ohio
  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Energy Source
    ‘Kamala is Brat’ — is her energy policy too? Premium content

    The likely Democratic nominee has endeared herself to young voters, but whether she can deliver what they want on climate is questionable

    Charlie XCX and Kamala Harris
  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    Solar power
    Can the solar industry keep the lights on?

    Global supply glut of panels is hurting producers but also helping installations

    A solar panel under inspection at a factory
  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
    Cyber Security
    Cyber watchdogs warn on phishing scams as IT outage fallout lingers

    Airlines and healthcare services are among the hardest hit by the faulty CrowdStrike update

    Travellers were stuck at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental airport on Saturday as a result of the IT outage
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Energy Source
    Timelines for new US mines among longest in the world Premium content

    It takes on average 29 years for a mine to go from discovery to production in the US, a new report shows

    A truck moves coal at a surface mine in Frostburg, Maryland
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Energy Source
    Nuclear revival ushers in a ‘new era’ for uranium Premium content

    A new US ban on uranium from Russia will also further tighten supply

    A nuclear power plant
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    Energy Source
    ‘We don’t see a pathway’ to coal phaseout by 2030, says US utility Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, a new report casts doubt on clean hydrogen’s role in the power sector

    A coal plant
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Hydrogen power
    European groups urge action to stop threat of cheap Chinese imports

    They want ‘made in Europe’ requirements to protect region’s hydrogen equipment manufacturing industry

    Employees bind hydrogen gas cylinders at the Calvera Hydrogen SA plant in Zaragoza, Spain
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    Energy Source
    Trump would be ‘devastating’ for offshore wind, warns Massachusetts governor Premium content

    The Republican presidential candidate has promised to stop offshore wind development if elected

    Wind turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm, off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island
  • Sunday, 23 June, 2024
    Hydrogen power
    Biden’s flagship hydrogen project faces growing opposition

    Environmentalists and sceptical locals threaten key element of US plans for green energy

    A pipe installed as part of the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project carries carbon dioxide captured from the emissions of the NRG Energy generating station in Thompsons, Texas
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Energy Source
    New emissions data offers ‘little encouragement’ for green transition Premium content

    Energy Institute report highlights the world’s insatiable demand for energy and the need to speed up the pace of decarbonisation

    Emissions rise from a United States Steel Corp. Clairton Plant coke manufacturing facility
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Energy Source
    Activists in South Africa renew fight with Shell over sea floor blasting Premium content

    Environmental groups set to challenge oil major’s right to refile for exploration rights in the country’s highest court

    A woman holds a placard on the beach at a protest against Shell’s plan to conduct underwater seismic surveys along South Africa’s east coast
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