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Coal Mine

Coal India to Close 23 Lossmaking Mines

State-controlled Coal India plans close 23 underground mines with combined capacity of around 1.1mn t/yr in the April 2020 to March 2021 financial year after th…

Power Construction

Power Grid Gets Shareholders' Nod to Raise Up to Rs 10,000 Crore

All resolutions as set out in the notice of 31st Annual General Meeting held on September 22 have been duly approved by the shareholders with requisite majority…

Neste and Shell Sign Agreement to Increase the Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Anticipating increasing desire from airlines to reduce emissions, Neste and Shell Aviation have entered into a sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement.

Electric Vehicle Battery

BMW Group Plant Leipzig to Start Battery Module Production in 2021

The BMW Group is further expanding its Germany-based production capacities for electric drives.

Hydropower Plant

Major Milestone Reached at Muskrat Falls Project, Canada

First power has flowed from the Muskrat Falls hydropower project, marking a major milestone for the 824MW project in Labrador, Canada.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Air Products Joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

Collaboration is critical to unlocking hydrogen’s full potential, says Air Products as it joins the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

SMR

X-Energy Signs Agreement with Hatch to Promote SMR Development

US-based X-energy continues to advance its Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) design for deployment in Canada.

Nuclear Fuel

US and Kazakhstan Continue with HEU Elimination Programme

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration said on 22 September that the last remaining batch of unirradiated highly enriched urani…

Tennessee Power Group Takes Tentative First Step Towards Planned 5GW of Energy Storage

The US state of Tennessee is set to join the advanced energy storage age with the deployment of a 40MWh stationary grid-connected battery storage plant.

Biobattery

UK Opens Consultation on Green Gas Levy to Support Biomethane

The U.K. government has opened a public consultation an initiative that aims to scale up the production of renewable natural gas, also referred to as bioemethan…

Solar Power Plant

BayWa R.E. Acquires Land in Sweden to Develop at Least 100MWp of PV

BayWa r.e. will construct a PV facility in Sweden with a capacity of at least 100MWp, as the renewables developer eyes a significant solar expansion in the coun…

Crude Oil

Gazprom Neft Sees Full Oil Demand Recovery By The End Of 2021

Russia’s oil producer Gazprom Neft believes that global oil demand will return to its pre-pandemic levels in the second half of 2021.

Market Analysis

ConocoPhillips Sees Global Oil Demand Returning, Executive Says

U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips COP.N sees global demand returning to 100 million barrels per day and growing from there, with oil an "important part of the en…

Oil & Gas Trade

Iran Opens Navy Base At World’s Most Crucial Oil Chokepoint

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran opened this week a new naval base in a coastal town along the world’s most important oil chokepoint, the Strait of …

Solar Power Plant

SOUTH AFRICA: Bokamoso PV Solar Power Plant Goes into Operation

The Bokamoso photovoltaic solar power plant has just been commissioned in South Africa.