Arc

Australian Fossil fuel Lobby to use Covid-19 to Push for Weaker Climate Laws

Australian researchers warn that governments and powerful business lobby groups may use the Covid-19 crisis as an opportunity to water down environmental contro…

Energy Storage Battery

Emergence of Crucial Interphase in Lithium-Ion Batteries is Observed by Researchers

What happens in a lithium-ion battery when it first starts running? A complex series of events, it turns out – from electrolytic ion reorganization to a riot o…

Wind Energy Generated 26.8% of Electricity in Spain in March

Wind power produced 26.8% of electricity in March, solar thermal 1.2% and photovoltaic 5%.

Coal Mine

China March coal output up 9.6% Year-on-Year

China produced 340 million tonnes of coal in March, up 9.6% year-on-year, the National Statistics Bureau said on Friday.

Solar Technology

New Technique to Determine Best Cooling Technique for Solar Modules

A new paper published by researchers at Malaysia’s Multimedia University provides a new method to assess the effectiveness of different cooling systems for pho…

Solar Technology

HZB Scientists Announce 24.16% Efficiency for Tandem CIGS Solar Cell

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ (ISE) CalLab has confirmed the new efficiency rating. The researchers have combined semiconductors, perovski…

Energy Technology

Researchers Pioneer Groundbreaking Hydrogen Technology

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have transformed optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel u…

Crude Oil

Oman's Daily Oil Production Up 12.83% in March

Oman's oil ministry said in a statement that the country's daily oil production increased by 12.83% month on month in March this year.

Nuclear Fuel

Canadian Firms Extend Suspension of Uranium Operations

Saskatoon-based Cameco on 23 March put Cigar Lake on care and maintenance for an initial period of four weeks.

Power Generation from Coal-Fired Plants in Poland Rose to 50.21% in March

The production of electricity in Poland based on the burning of coal grew in March 2020 to 50.21 percent from 46.79 in March 2019

COVID-19 Causes 6 Per Cent Electricity Use Drop in Peru

Peru's electricity consumption fell by 6% in March.

Crude Oil

China's March Crude Oil Imports Rose 4.5 Per Cent y/y on Stockpiling

China's crude oil imports in March rose 4.5 per cent from a year earlier, according to official customs data.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Japan's 2018/19 Greenhouse Emissions Fall 3.9% to Record Low

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.9 per cent to a record low in the year ended March 2019.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Facility Awarded to Design the New Russian Megascience Installation that Would be Used for Anti-virus Research

The Central Design and Technological Institute, an enterprise of Rosatom’s TVEL Fuel Company, has signed the government awarded contract for design of the Cent…

LNG

New Arctic Projects will Proceed as Planned, Despite a Sharp Drop in LNG Exports

Amid a world economic crisis, the Russian gas company Novatek is shipping less liquefied natural gas than it was just a few months ago.