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Paris Climate Agreement

Companies Net Zero Action Plans could be too Little too Late

More than half of companies are not transitioning fast enough, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris Agreement target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 3 Achieves Commercial Operation

On Wednesday 31 March, 2020 Eskom announced that Unit 3 of the Kusile Power Station achieved commercial operation status.

Hybrid Power Plant

Greenbacker’s First Solar-Plus-Storage Power Facility Enters Commercial Operation, Providing Clean and Continuous Energy in Colorado

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, announced today that Rawhide Prairie Solar, a 22 MW project in Colorado, began commercial operation on March 19.

Hydropower Plant

Zarchob Small Hydro Plant Completed on Time in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer JSC Uzbekhydroenergo has announced it has successfully commissioned the Zarchob hydropower plant.

Nuclear Power Plant

First Unit of Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Reconnected to Power Grid

​After scheduled tasks were performed, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was reconnected to the power grid at 14:42 on 31 March.

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia’s Climate Change Doctrine in Focus at GECF Lecture

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum, the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, will be hosting the 51st edition of its GECF Gas Lecture Series on …

Hydrogen Project

Lightsource BP Joins Welsh Project to Expand Hydrogen Economy

Lightsource bp has announced participation in the South Wales Industrial Cluster deployment project, which has secured funding of nearly £20 million from UK Re…

Oil & Gas Trade

Suez Canal Logjam Barely Impacts Russian Urals Exports, Says Energy Ministry

The Russian Energy Ministry said March 29 that the logjam in the Suez Canal has barely impacted exports of Russia's key crude grade Urals, which uses other deli…

Electric Vehicle Battery

NIO Completes 2,000,000 Battery Swaps

On 24 March 2021, China-based electric vehicle maker NIO completed its 2,000,000th NIO Power Swap in Suzhou Delivery Center, China.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Toyota, Lsuzu and Hino Team up to Reduce the Cost of FCEVs

Toyota Motor Corporation, Isuzu Motors and Hino Motors on Wednesday (24th March) announced a new partnership which will see the group work together to accelerat…

Nuclear Power Plant

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Ships Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel to the U.S.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced on March 25 that it has recently supplied five sets of vertical concrete casks to TMI Nuclear Power Plant on Th…

EU

Renewable Energy Reports Approved by European Parliament

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy in the European Parliament has approved the twin Own-initiative reports on A European Strategy for Energy System …

United Kingdom

Scottish Renewables Calls for Storage 'Price Floor'

Vital electricity storage capacity needed to help the UK meet its net-zero target should be supported by an innovative funding mechanism, new research from Scot…

Crude Oil

Oil Slips On Small Crude Inventory Build

U.S. crude oil inventories went up by 1.9 million barrels in the week to March 19

Market Analysis

Russia Considers Qualifying Nuclear Energy as “Green” Source of Energy

On March 16, 2021, at the site of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, representatives of VEB.RF, the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trad…