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Wind Capacity Exceeds Hydro, While Solar Tops Oil in US

New capacity placed into service that month included 359 MW of wind and 232 MW of solar but only 100 MW of natural gas.

Twelve Recommendations on How to Improve Global Energy Efficiency

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a new report with recommendations on how the adoption of energy efficiency technologie…

Fossil Fuel Use Continues to Push Up CO2 Emissions

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry are expected to grow slowly in 2019 due to a decline in the use of coal, according to a study by …

Global CO2 Emissions From Coal Down This Year

Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities fell in 2019, according to research published Dec. 3, though ove…

Nuclear Power Plant

Emerging Europe’s Nuclear Option

No matter how many emission targets we put on ourselves, the quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere keeps growing.

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South Australia Set for Large-scale, Blockchain-Enabled Virtual Power Plant

Known for its blockchain-based peer-to-peer platform that allows energy trading between households, Power Ledger is now readying for the first large-scale comme…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Delays Restart of Cruas NPP Over Safety Fears

French energy major EDF has delayed the restart of unit 2 at its Cruas nuclear plant until 5 December while the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) continues …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

America And Europe Cut Emissions By Closing Coal‑fired Power Stations

Emissions of CO2 have fallen in the US and EU at the same rate this year despite their leaders having starkly different positions on the need to tackle climate …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Indonesia Must Stop Building New Coal-fired Power Plants By 2020 to Meet Climate Goals

Achieving that goal, the IESR says, “would require that there are fewer coal plants installed capacity in Indonesia,” including “no more coal plants … built…

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Crude Oil Futures in Consolidation Mode as Markets Await OPEC Meet

Crude oil futures were marginally lower during morning trade in Asia on Thursday amid some profit-taking after gaining more than $2/b during Wednesday's trading…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Industry Minister: Japan Will Continue to Use Coal-fired Power Plants

Kajiyama told reporters on Tuesday that Japan wants to keep thermal power plants using coal and other fossil fuel as an option. He said it's very important to s…

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The Economics And Technology Behind Trapping Carbon Dioxide

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to partner with the University of Wyoming to accelerate research on carbon capture technology at two of the state’s coal-fi…

New Reaserch : A Aicrobial Fuel Cell Converts Urine into Clean Electricity

A research team from the University of Bath, together with the Queen Mary University in London and the Bristol Bioenergy Centre, have developed an innovative mi…

Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon: Last-ditch Bid to Tackle Project's ‘Cliff Edge'

The company behind the stalled Swansea Bay tidal lagoon is making a last-ditch attempt to resurrect the project. Plans for what would be the world's first tidal…

GE's New Suite of Smart Marine Energy Solutions at International Workboat Show

Yesterday, GE’s Power Conversion business exhibits at the International Workboat Show at booth 3215, presenting its latest range of solutions specifically desi…