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Hydrogen Technology

First Hydrogen Train in Japan to Hit the Rails for Test Run

The two car “Hybari” train -- a combination of hybrid and the Japanese word for a lark -- cost about 4 billion yen ($35 million) to develop and can travel up …

Microgrid

India Investing Millions for Microgrids

A Colorado company that serves rural communities with solar power-based microgrids announced an investment that would provide more than 100 installations across…

Solar Company

Strong Demand Outlook for Domestic Solar OEMs: ICRA

Many of the domestic OEMs have announced sizeable capital expenditure to augment the cell and module capacity, including the capex for integrated facilities und…

Net Zero Emission

HSBC Targets 34% Cut to Emissions from Oil and Gas Clients by 2030

HSBC aims to cut emissions associated with loans made to its oil and gas clients by 34% this decade, the bank’s sustainability chief told Reuters, marking the …

Australia

Coal Will Exit Australia's Power Market Despite AGL's Recalcitrance

​The bid by a green billionaire to buy Australia's most polluting company may have stumbled at the first hurdle, but it's likely the race is far from over.

Oil Price

Russia-Ukraine Tensions: Oil Prices Jump to an 8-yr High, What Does it Mean for India?

Ukraine Conflict: Australian PM Scott Morrison announced the Australian embassy in Kyiv is in the process of being completely evacuated ahead of a potential Rus…

Crude Oil

India Expects Fuel Demand to Grow 5.5% in the Next Fiscal Year

India's fuel demand is likely to grow 5.5% in the next fiscal year beginning April 1, initial government estimates show, reflecting a pick-up in industrial acti…

Wave Energy

Wave Energy Nails Spot Among 68 New Projects Getting $175 Million Love Tap from ARPA-E

ARPA-E, the federal office charged with funneling cash into the advanced energy technology pipeline, has included a project in its latest round of funding that …

Natural Gas

Global Crunch Likely to Double Local Gas Prices

An accelerated recovery in energy demand from the covid-lows coupled with inadequate supply expansion in 2021 vaulted prices to record highs, sending shockwaves…

Geothermal Power Plant

US Berkeley to Lead Research on Salton Sea Geothermal Lithium

​The US DOE-funded research, led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will characterize the geothermal lithium resource in California's Salton Sea.

Crude Oil

Factbox: Asian buyers of Russian oil, gas and coal

As the Ukraine-Russia crisis intensifies, Brent crude futures have hit fresh seven-year highs as analysts warn trade sanctions may have implications for Asian c…

Hydropower Plant

Swiss Federal Council to Set up Hydroelectric Reserve by Winter 2022/2023

To strengthen security of supply, the Swiss Federal Council has adopted measures to set up a hydroelectric reserve and has instructed the Federal Department for…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Reactor Crucial to World’s Medical Isotope Supply to Stay Closed for Weeks

The nuclear reactor in Petten, which has been shut down for four weeks due to a leak, will not be restarted until March 17 at the earliest.

LNG

Shell Sees LNG Demand Climbing by 90% over Next 20 Years

Global liquefied natural gas demand is set to surge by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 2021 to exceed 700 million tons annually in two decades, as LNG and gas wi…

Crude Oil

Oil Rises and Natural Gas Surges 8% as Russia Orders Troops to Ukraine

Energy prices, notably natural gas and crude, climbed sharply, amid the threat of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia.