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Nuclear Power Plant

Forsmark Unit 1 Celebrates 40 Years of Operation

Vattenfall yesterday celebrated the 40th anniversary of the start of commercial operation of unit 1 at the Forsmark nuclear power plant.

Biomass Power Plant

Power Plant on Reunion Island to be Converted to Biomass

A 108-megawatt coal-fired power plant located on an island in the Indian Ocean located approximately 500 miles east of Madagascar will soon be converted to biom…

Solar Power Plant

The Government Launches Work on Two 10 MW Solar Hybrid Power Plants

The Chadian authorities have just launched the construction of two hybrid solar power plants of 5 MW each in Am Timan, the main town of the Salamat region and i…

Oil Field

CNOOC Starts Infill Campaign in South China Sea

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has started drilling operations on two infill wells located on the Weizhou 6-12 fields in the Beibu Gulf offshore Chin…

Crude Oil

Oil Production Cuts to End in Norway on December 31st

Throughout this year, Norway imposed oil production cuts to push up oil prices, as was reported by the Petroleum and Energy Ministry of the country.

Solar Power Plant

Acciona, Amazon Ink 641MW Solar Power Play

Developer will build four new PV plants in Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio investing $1bn over next four years

EU

EU Leaders Pave Way for Implementation of Landmark Recovery Package

In addition to underpinning the EU's recovery from the pandemic, the recovery package, totaling over 1.8 trillion euros, was also designed to help transform the…

Solar Power Plant

China Solar Power Capacity Growth hits 40 GW in 2020

China's total solar capacity had increased more than fivefold since 2015 and could double in the next five years, said Wang Bohua, vice-chairman of the China Ph…

China

ADB Issues $150 million Clean Energy Loan to Help Improve Air Quality in China

The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $150 million for clean energy financing in a bid to improve air quality in China.

Carbon Emissions

Covid Pandemic Drove a Record Drop in Global Carbon Emissions in 2020

Researchers said carbon emissions will likely rebound in 2021 and urged governments to prioritize a shift to clean energy and policies that tackle climate chang…

Oil & Gas Supply

Gladstone November LNG Exports Up

LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone jumped when compared to the corresponding month in 2019.

Gas turbine engine

GE Completes Upgrade Works at Iraq’s 125MW Power Plant

GE has announced the completion of a major overhaul of a 9E.03 gas turbine at the Ministry of Electricity’s Al Qudus Power Plant in Iraq.

Paris Climate Agreement

Brazil Announces Net-Zero Target; Australia and Iceland Advance Goals

The energy minister of Brazil has said the country will aim for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060 or sooner – if other countries contribute $10bn per year to t…

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December

Oil Shale

Global Shale Industry on a Recovery Path After 8.1% Production Decline in 2020, Says GlobalData

Global shale production has taken a drastic hit in 2020, where shale oil is expected to drop by 11.7% year-on-year and shale gas production may see a 4.5% fall,…