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Energy Storage Battery

New York Power Authority Kicks off Pilot to Trial Safe Lithium-ion ‘Supercell’

The New York Power Authority has started up a demonstration project aimed at addressing safety concerns tied to the deployment of lithium-ion battery storage in…

Oil Field

BP Starts Drilling Platina Field Offshore Angola

Oil major BP has begun drilling on the Platina field in Block 18 offshore Angola using Valaris’ DS-12 drillship.

Blockchain

New Blockchain Use Cases Coming for the Energy Sector

New blockchain use cases are under development for Energy Web’s Decentralised Operating System and the EW Chain.

Blockchain

‘Blockchain for Energy’ Consortium (Re)Launched

The oil and gas operators blockchain consortium has rebranded as the Blockchain for Energy consortium.

Blockchain

Singaporean Green Tech Firms Envision Digital, T-RECs.ai to Launch First RECs Ecosystem

The project will lessen RECs acquisition time from three months to a week.

Blockchain

Energy Has Become Bargaining Chip In Brexit Talks

The European Union is conditioning the United Kingdom’s access to the EU energy market to Britain, making concessions on the fishing rights in British waters.

Libya

Liberian Govt Extends Licensing Round, 2020

The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has announced an extension of the time frame for the Liberia License Round, 2020 …

Thermal Plant

Shanghai Electric Is Welding Boiler Of Thar Coal Block-1 2x660MW Power Plant Project

A soldering contest with a total number of 8 Chinese and Pakistani welders on-site was conducted as part of an ongoing training.

Oil Field

S Africa Offshore Well Results Could Come This Month

Test results from the Luiperd well in block 11B/12B off South Africa's southern coast could be available by the end of this month.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Shell Takes Stakes in Transkei & Algoa Blocks Offshore South Africa

Under the terms of the farm-out agreement, Shell will acquire a 50% working interest in the Transkei & Algoa blocks and operatorship.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Total Boasts Second ‘Significant Discovery’ Offshore South Africa

French oil major Total has made a significant gas condensate discovery on the Luiperd prospect, located on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 kilometres …

Solar Power Panel

Restraining Order Issued Against Trump Bid to Close Bifacial Tariff Exemption

US President Donald Trump’s bid to repeal the exemption of bifacial solar panels from trade tariffs has been officially blocked again.

Microgrid

Blockchain-Powered Microgrid Pilots Renewables Trading in Port of Rotterdam

The first high frequency decentralised energy market has been demonstrated on the Port of Rotterdam’s microgrid.The new microgrid electricity trading platform …

Oil & Gas Trade

BPCL Pays for Defaulting Videocon in Brazil Oil Block

State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd has been forced to pay for its defaulting partner Videocon Industries Ltd after it had relied on a rarely used model to ac…

Nuclear Power Plant

Austria Fails in Attempt to Block Hinkley Point C

The European Court of Justice has rejected Austria's appeal against the European Commission's 2014 decision to approve the UK's support for the Hinkley Point C …