Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Exports Reached Record Levels in 2020, Remain High in 2021

Despite volatility in global oil markets, U.S. crude oil exports reached a record high in 2020.

Solar Inverter

Video: How does an Inverter Work?

How does an Inverter Work?

Hydropower Plant

Video: Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Officials are preparing for the likelihood that California’s record breaking drought will come for its renewable energy stores.

LNG

Japan’s Toho Gas Starts Carbon-Neutral City Gas Supply

Japanese gas distributor Toho Gas plans to start carbon-neutral city gas supplies as a part of its effort to achieve decarbonisation by 2050.

Hydrogen Project

Morocco Outlines Plans for New Green Ammonia Project

Plans for a new green ammonia project in Morocco have been revealed, with production estimated to reach 183,000 t/yr by 2026.

Crude Oil

Sapref to Restart Durban Refinery

BP and Shell's South African joint venture Sapref will restart its 180,000 b/d Durban refinery tomorrow after a temporary shutdown last week in response to civi…

Solar Power Plant

Longroad Completes 200MW Arizona Solar

Longroad Energy has completed its 200MW Sun Streams 2 solar project in Arizona and closed term financing for the asset.

Nuclear Power Plant

Doel 2 Shut Down After Hydrogen Leak

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP was shut down manually during the night of 14-15 July, after Engie Electrabel employees noticed a rapid increase in hydrogen consu…

Nuclear Reactor

China Adding Finishing Touches to World-First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

China is moving ahead with development of an experimental reactor that would be the first of its kind in the world, but could prove key to the pursuit of clean …

Energy Storage Battery

Siemens and Fluence to Build Renewables-Integrating 100MW/200MWh Battery Project in Germany

Siemens has signed a letter of intent for the construction of a turnkey 100MW / 200MWh large-scale battery energy storage system in Wunsiedel, northern Bavaria,…

Net Zero Emission

Britain Eyes New Body to Run Its Energy Systems and Meet climate targets

Britain’s government plans to create a new energy system operator to help the country meet its net zero emissions target, which could replace the role of Natio…

Energy Transition

BHP Considering Exiting Oil and Gas Business

Global miner BHP Group is considering getting out of oil and gas in a multibillion-dollar exit as it looks to speed up its retreat from fossil fuels.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vistra Moving Zimmer Coal-Fired Plant Closure up to May 2022

Vistra will accelerate its move away from coal-fired power by closing its Zimmer Power Plant in Ohio five years earlier than originally planned.

Solar Power Plant

Philadelphia Solar Plans to Build 1 GW Module Plant in the U.S.

Site negotiations are underway for the facility, which would produce monocrystalline facial and bifacial modules for C&I and utility markets in the U.S. and abr…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe Team up for Floating Offshore Wind Power Growth in France

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe join forces and form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France.