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Australia

Australian Biofuels Industry Says COVID-19 Pandemic the Perfect time

Australia's bioenergy industry is calling on the Federal Government to better promote domestic use of green fuels that are being produced in regional Australia …

French Nuclear Energy Society : Nuclear Essential to Economic Recovery

Making a commitment to build six new EPRs in France would be an "effective stimulus" for the country's economy as it recovers in the years ahead from the shock …

Oil & Gas Trade

OPEC+ Responds to Oil Market Collapse with Surprise Urgency

​The 23-nation coalition is well on its way to cutting 9.7 million barrels of daily crude output, roughly 10% of global supplies.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Oil, Gas Rig Count Hits Record Low for Second Consecutive Week

The rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by 35 to a record low of 339 in the week to May 15, according to data from energy services firm Baker H…

US EIA Expects Strong Renewables Generation Growth in 2020

Notwithstanding a projected decline in total US electrical generation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, renewable energy sources are projected to produce signifi…

Hydropower Plant

102 MW Gulpur Hydropower Project Under Construction in Azad Kashmir

Gulpur Hydropower Plant (GHPP) is an under construction. Located on Poonch River, a major tributary of Jhelum River near Gulpur in Kotli District of Azad Kashmi…

Wind Farm

Shared Grid Offshore New England Saves Over $ 1 Billion Onshore

A multi-user, planned transmission system to harness wind power off New England’s coast could result in onshore electric grid cost savings of over $ 1 billion …

Solar Power Plant

‘World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant’ Progresses Despite Covid-19

Global oil refining production could start rebounding in June, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, but refiners’ margins may be squeezed due to r…

Nuclear Technology

Hydrostatic Testing Completed at Leningrad II-2 Cooling Tower

Russia's Rosatom has completed hydrostatic testing of the catch basin of Leningrad II-2’s evaporative cooling tower. At 167 metres high, it is one of the talle…

Crude Oil

China Crude Oil Runs Rebound in April as Fuel Demand Picks Up

The country processed a total of 53.85 million tonnes of crude oil last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Friday, equivalent to…

Solar Power Plant

CIT Leads $217 Million Financing for Hillcrest Solar Project in Ohio

CIT group's power and energy division provided $217 million in financing for the 200-megawatt Hillcrest solar photovoltaic project in brown county, Ohio.

Coal Company

Cash-Strapped Coal India Eyes First-Ever Bond Issue

Coal India is under severe pressure due to a rs 17,000 fee installed in unpaid accounts for its firstever power plant and a possible bond issue to raise working…

Crude Oil

Petrobras Books $8.35 bn Q1 Loss Amid 'Worst Crisis in 100 Years'

State oil company Petrobras on Thursday reported a big loss in the first quarter of the year.

Wind Power Project

ScottishPower Acquires Two Onshore Wind Projects in Scotland

ScottishPower, a subsidiary of Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola, has acquired two new onshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 165MW in Scotl…

Climate Assembly UK to Consider Covid-19 Impacts in Final Net Zero Policy Discussions

The new multi-million-pound facility will be the onshore base for the Dogger Bank wind farm, which is expected to provide renewable electricity.