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Oil&Gas Drilling

Satellites Reveal Depth of Permian Basin’s Methane Emissions Problem

A study shows leaked methane emissions across the Permian Basin in the 11 months to March 2019 were enough to supply two million homes with natural gas.

Coal Production

Coal India's April Average Daily Output Down 11.3% year-on-year

Daily coal production in India halved in April from march.

Market Analysis

Uncapping Germany’s 1 TW of PV potential

EuPD Research has conducted a survey showing that potential investors see Germany’s 52 GW cap for solar incentives in the residential segment as the main barri…

Solar Technology

Lowering PV Panel Temperature with Phase Change Materials

A group of researchers from India is trying to apply a special phase change material to regulate temperature in copper, indium and selenium solar panels.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Look to Ocean Floor for “Sustainable” EV Battery Materials

Mining for polymetallic nodules would also result in a 100% reduction in solid waste, a 94% land use reduction, and a 93% reduction in risk to wildlife.

Gas Storage Method may Help Next-Generation Clean Energy Vehicles

A research team led by Northwestern University (NU) has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydro…

Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field Receives new Asahi Kasei Tech

The new technology has been installed into the “world’s largest” plant of its sort in the Japanese prefecture.

Oil & Gas Trade

Indian Refineries Slash Middle East Oil Imports As Storage Fills Up

Two oil refiners will be cutting their crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia by between 66 percent and 80 percent for May, as India – population 1.3 billion peop…

Wärtsilä Gains $1M in Funding for Finnish Hydrogen Research

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured one million Euros in funding from Business Finland for a hydrogen research project.

Solar Power Plant

Germany has 200,000 Solar-Plus-Storage Systems

EuPD Research estimates around 65,000 energy storage systems linked to rooftop PV were installed last year thanks to increasingly popular solar arrays and elect…

Wind Turbine

Covid-19 Could Cut Global Wind Production Capacity by 20% This Year

Research group says reopening plants could face tricky road back to earlier levels because of ongoing measures.

Thermal Plant

India's Thermal Plant Efficiency to Drop Amidst Commercial Demand Slump

The average load factor of thermal plants dropped to 52.55 in March.

Solar Technology

Australian Researchers Take Solar Windows to the Next Level

Scientists in Australia have produced next-gen perovskite solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 17% which they say can transform windows into power genera…

Thermal Coal

Covid-19 Measures Reduce BHP Thermal coal Output

Mining firm BHP’s thermal coal output declined 14% to 5.8m tonnes in the January-March, as measures to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with w…

Coal Mine

Citi Stop Working with Hermal Coal Miners, to Reject Funding for Arctic Oil, Gas Exploration

Citigroup will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years to help accelerate the economy’s shift away from fossi…