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Oil & Gas Trade

United States bump LNG exports in March

The United States increased the liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in March with European countries remaining the top customers.

Thermal Coal

Tohoku Electric Set Coal Contract Price at $68.75/T

Global miner Glencore Plc and Japan's Tohoku Electric Power agreed to import thermal coal from Australia at $68.75 a ton through March 2021.

Solar Technology

Perovskite Solar Cells Tweaked to Withstand Heat

This has researchers looking for new ways to raise the efficiency and decrease the costs of solar cells.

Nuclear Technology

U.K. Nuclear Entity Hires Jacobs to Research Radioactivity in Graphite Cores

Dallas-based energy engineering firm Jacobs will lead a study of radioactive impacts in graphite reactor cores at nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.

Wave Energy

Bombora and ORE Catapult Collaborate on Floating Wave Technology

Wave energy developer Bombora has joined forces with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult's Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence in Wales for a rese…

Energy Technology

Kobe Team Develops Method for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Production

A team led by an associate professor at the molecular Photoscience research center at kobe university in takagawa has developed a strategy.

Solar thermal

Solaris Says Europe will Have New Solar Records in 2020

Following solar production records set in the UK, Germany and Spain in March and April, the European solar market is set to break further records in 2020, accor…

Coal Production

The Biggest Power Plant in Drax, UK will Soon End Coal-fire Power Generation

The UK's biggest power plant, Drax in North Yorkshire, has announced it will end all coal-fired power generation by March 2021, well ahead of the UK's 2025 dead…

Solar Power Panel

Research Team Finds Way to Make Solar Panels “Sweat” to Deliver More Power

Researchers have figured out a way to make solar panels “sweat,” allowing them to cool themselves down in the heat and thus boost their generation output by u…

Energy Storage Project

EU Greenlights EUR 3.2 Billion Battery Research Project

The European Commission approved Monday under EU state aid rules a 'Common European interest' project jointly notified by seven EU Member States to support rese…

Coal Company

Australia's Coronado Paves Way for Coal Company Losses

Coronado Coal posted a loss in the january-march period.

Hydropower Plant

Final Dam Section Completed at Wudongde Project, China

The final dam section of the Wudonge hydropower project in China was completed on 4 May, marking completion of the world’s first 300m low heat concrete arch da…

EV Technology

BMW Re-Ups Electric-Vehicle Commitment—and Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Investment

BMW remains committed to both electric cars and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. The German automaker will continue a planned rollout of battery-electric models, as…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tohoku Electric Defers Safety Upgrades to 796MW Onagawa-2 Reactor

It is now expected to be completed by March 2023.

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome and the Technical University of Munich to Develop New Fuel for Research Reactor

Commercial development of uranium - molybdenum fuel (UMo) for nuclear research reactors.