EV

USTDA and GE to Deliver 1,350 MW Gas-to-Power Plant in Nigeria

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to NNPC Gas and Power Investment Company LTD (GPIC) to provide the technical, economic and finan…

Crude

Russia Still Elusive On Deeper OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts

Russia is still reviewing the recommendation of the OPEC+ technical panel for additional cuts of 600,000 bpd in response to the slump in oil demand over the cor…

Africa Charts its Course for Sustainable Hydropower Development

Senior African government representatives and leaders from the energy sector, financial institutions and civil society gathered in Abidjan to chart a course for…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US DoE Pledges up to $64m in Clean Coal R&D Funding

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $64m in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportun…

Solar Power Plant

Total to Enter into the Solar Market with a Pipeline of 2 GW of Projects

Total, through its wholly owned affiliate Total Solar International, establishes its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements with Powertis a…

Energy Storage Battery

Renault Batteries Find ‘Megawatt-Scale’ 2nd Life use in Belgium

An energy storage system made up of ‘second life’ batteries previously used in Renault’s electric vehicle (EV) has been deployed for Umicore, a multinational…

Clean emission

Researchers Work on Project to Develop Cleaner-Burning, Renewable Fuels

Biofuels offer potential benefits as renewable fuels with cleaner emissions, but with thousands of types of biofuels to choose from, it makes it hard for the en…

Solar Company

Canadian Solar Signs 1.2GW PV Supply Contract with Lightsource BP

Lightsource BP develops, acquires and manages large-scale solar projects and smart energy solutions.

Solar Technology

Panasonic Reaches 16.09% Efficiency with Perovskite Solar Module Using Inkjet-Based Coating

Panasonic has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09% for a perovskite solar module by developing lightweight technology using a gl…

Solar Power Plant

Elgin in €400m Irish Solar Farm Investment Plan

Elgin Energy, a solar energy developer, has said that it plans to spend up to €400m developing solar farms in Ireland over the next five years.

The Latest in Climate Change Attribution and the Law

The evolving field of climate change attribution science plays a critical role in shaping our understanding of how humans are affecting the global climate syste…

UK Fossil Vehicle Sales Tumble By 18% As EVs Triple To 6% Market Share

Will the UK government’s recent target of phasing out combustion vehicles by 2035 be overtaken by consumer preferences?

Nuclear Technology

GE Hitachi Nuclear Venture Enters NRC Licensing Phase for SMR Design

The next generation of nuclear energy, which is striving to keep the carbon-free thermal generation source relevant vs. gas-fired turbines and renewables, just …

DOE Secretary Says Coronavirus Unlikely to Hurt Energy Markets in Near Term

US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette played down the effect that a coronavirus outbreak in China would have on energy markets, describing the impact as "marginal…

Energy storage technology

The Best Battery for Grid Level Energy Storage

A new paper published by researchers at China’s Tianjin University examines the state of the art in grid level energy storage, outlining the pros and cons of v…