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Coal Technology

Researchers Turn Coal Powder into Graphite in Microwave Oven

Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder…

Wind Farm

EDF Starts Crowdfunding for 14.1MW French Project

EDF Renouvelables has started crowdfunding for the construction of the Telegraph wind farm in Vermenton, Yonne, France.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Canadian Pacific to Launch Hydrogen Powered Train Pilot Program

The goal of the railway company’s test is to decarbonize fright transportation.

Biobattery

Wärtsilä to Build Two Large-Scale Biogas Upgrading Plants in Denmark

Biomethane company Nature Energy has ordered two large-scale biogas upgrading plants from technology company Wärtsilä, to be delivered to different locations …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

DOE to Invest $6.4M to Develop Hydrogen-Fueled Turbines

The UTSR Program conducts research to increase the efficiency and performance of gas turbines while lowering emissions.

Hydropower Plant

Peru Green Lights Construction of 392-MW Huallaga I Hydroelectric Plant

The Ministry of Energy and Mines has granted Central Hidroeléctrica Huallaga Hydro SA – HUAHYSA the definitive concession to develop the activity of generatin…

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad II-1 Completes Safety Tests

When it was connected to the grid on 9 March 2018, the unit became the second VVER-1200 reactor to start up, following the launch in 2016 of Novovoronezh unit 6…

Oil & Gas Trade

Angolan Crude Exports Confirmed Lower in February

The final version of Angola's February crude loading programme sets exports at 1.13mn b/d, down from 1.18mn b/d scheduled for January.

Electric Car

China's Sichuan Yahua to Supply LiOH to Tesla

Chinese lithium producer Sichuan Yahua Industrial has signed an agreement to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla.

Digitalization

Aramco and SAP form Strategic Alliance to Progress Digital Transformation Journey

The agreement is in line with Aramco’s digital transformation journey, paving the way for further integration of new technologies in a rapidly evolving technol…

Solar Power Plant

MOZAMBIQUE: Solar Century to Install a PPP Solar System for Syrah

Australian graphite mining company Syrah Resources wants to install an 11.2 MW solar-hybrid system at its operations in Balama, Mozambique.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos Grabs Exploration Permit off Australia

Australian energy major Santos has been granted an offshore exploration license in Australia’s Northern Carnarvon Basin.

LNG

China Grabs Control Of LNG Infrastructure In Move To Bolster Energy Security

In recent months China has earned itself a prime spot in lots of energy headlines thanks to President Xi Jinping’s ambitious carbon curbing and clean energy go…

South Africa

AFRICA: AfDB Allocates $5 million to Renewable Energy Projects in the G5 Sahel

The "Desert to Power" initiative has just received a grant of 5 million dollars from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, managed by the African Development …

Energy Storage Battery

Consent Granted for the UK’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Project

Edinburgh-headquartered independent energy company InterGen has been granted consent for the UK’s largest battery energy storage project.