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Geothermal Power Plant

Ten Years of Geothermal Power in Iran

Iran’s energy ministry has announced that its first geothermal power plant will come online by March next year, with an operational capacity of 5MW, and plans …

Oil Field

EGYPT: BP Starts Gas Production from Qattameya field

BP has announced the start of gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.…

Carbon Neutral

Japan PM Suga Sets 2050 Deadline for Carbon Neutrality

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the…

Australia

Solar Meets South Australia’s Total Energy Demand for First Time

Australia hit a renewable energy milestone early in October when solar power provided 100% of South Australia’s energy needs for a whole hour.

Electric Vehicle Charging

EV Charging Market Takes High Road at Smarter Mobility Africa

International automation company ABB will be showcasing its electric EV charging capability and expertise in the run-up to the Smarter Mobility Africa Live virt…

Ultra-high voltage grid

China-Pakistan HVDC Power Transmission Project Completed

Recently, one of the key projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the transmission line of Pakistan's Murtyari to Lahore DC transmission project has be…

Oil & Gas Trade

South Korea Increasing LNG Imports from the United States

The United States’ LNG exports hit an all-time high with a year-on-year increase of 40.1 percent. South Korea, the largest importer, increased its imports by 2…

New Deal Between Australia and Singapore on Low-Emissions Technology

Australia and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on development of new technology to reduce emissions, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed on Mond…

Electric Car

BYD, Hino form Chinese Commercial BEV Joint Venture

Chinese auto manufacturer BYD has signed an agreement with Japanese vehicle producer Hino Motors to set up a joint venture in China to produce commercial batter…

Crude Oil

Putin Leaves Door Open for Opec+ Cuts Extension

Russian president Vladimir Putin says that Opec+ could maintain or even deepen its existing crude production cuts next year, the first time Russia has acknowled…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrogen-Powered Planes will be Commercially Viable by the 2030s, Says Airbus

Zero-emission large passenger aircraft powered by hydrogen will be technically feasible in five years, according to Airbus.

Oil Price

Global Oil Prices to Recover in 2021, Reaching $44 pb: World Bank

In its semi-annual commodity markets outlook report, which focused on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on such markets, the WB said that oil prices are expe…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Oil-Rich UAE Turning to Coal-Fired Power

"The use of coal in power generation is squeezed by low-carbon generation, including hydro, wind, solar and nuclear power, which have been less affected by the …

SMR

Small Nuclear Reactors Would Provide Carbon-Free Energy, but Would They Be Safe?

Regulators have approved designs for 12 small reactors to be built in Idaho, but opponents say the project is dangerous and too late to fight climate change.

Australia

Adelaide’s Pioneering Hydrogen Plant in Final Stages

Adelaide’s pioneering hydrogen production plant, Hydrogen Park South Australia, is now in the final commissioning stages, and is set to supply industry, starti…