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Smart Grid

Smart Grids to Manage Two Thirds of Global Power Networks by 2050

Grid balancing becomes paramount as the share of intermittent supply from renewable power sources keeps rising fast in most developed countries around the globe…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Buyers Fear Iraqi Supply Hit, in Spillover from Iran Crisis

Oil buyers in Asia are increasingly wary that Iraq’s entanglement in the worsening dispute between the U.S. and Iran could disrupt shipments from one of their …

LNG

Australia Officially the World’s Largest Exporter of LNG

Australia has officially become the world’s largest exporter of LNG on an annualised basis.

Somalian parliament approves new petroleum law - minister

The upper house of Somalia’s parliament on Monday approved a new petroleum law, which aims to provide a regulatory framework that will help to attract investme…

Electric Car

Uber And Hyundai Motor Plan to Jointly Develop Electric Air Taxis

U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor plan to jointly develop electric air taxis, they said on Tuesday, joini…

Climate Change Can ‘Supercharge’ Wildfires in Australia for Extreme Heat And Drought

Climate change can increase the chances that areas prone to wildfires see both record high temperatures and drought simultaneously, creating the potential to ”…

ENGIE-led Consortium Wins €2.2bn Tender Issued by EDP

A consortium led by French energy giant ENGIE has won a €2.2bn tender issued by Portuguese energy company Energias de Portugal (EDP).

Strategies on Reducing Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Energy And CO2 Storage

Swiss researchers at EPFL and the Federal Office of Energy have published a study that shares strategies that help reduce risk of induced seismicity in geotherm…

Geothermal And Biomass Have Great Potential in Indonesia's Energy Future

Geothermal and biomass could be key elements in efforts by Indonesia to curb the high current account deficit, which is caused by the large import of oil and ga…

Peru Huamuco Hydropower Project Development Plan Altered

Senace, Peru’s environmental certification service for sustainable investments, has approved an update to Hidroeléctrica Río Huamuco’s citizen participation…

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Is the Future of Solar

The dye sensitized solar cell can produce electricity under low light conditions, including indoor lighting. Due to the structural design and different color dy…

Universal Stream Submits Plans for 648 MW Hydroelectric Project

Colombian energy company Universal Stream has submitted preliminary plans for a US$830 million hydroelectric plant in the Amazonian department of Caquetá.

Coal Power

Centre Deallocates Coal Block Allotted to Arm of PFC for Power Project

The coal ministry had in 2010 allocated the coal block in Odisha for a 4000 MW power project to be set up by Sakhigopal Integrated Power Company Ltd.

Iran, Iraq and Suleimani: How Will Things Play Out for Energy Markets?

It’s winter in Baghdad, but the US killing of Iranian major general Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis has raised the already heat…

Oil Price

Oil Surges After Trump Threatens Iraq Sanctions

Oil prices shot more than 2 per cent higher on Monday, with Brent rising above $70 a barrel, after US President Donald Trump issued a threat to impose sanctions…