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Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Inks Deal To Get Key Battery Component Outside China

Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dep…

Coal Trade

China Dec Coal Imports Fall, 2021 Imports Highest Since 2013

China’s coal imports fell in December, slipping from November’s 11-month high, as domestic coal miners boosted output to record levels and utilities slowed th…

Coal Technology

India’s first Coal to Methanol Plant Starts Commercial Produciton

The 0.25 TPD capacity CTM pilot plant was designed, developed and installed by the BHEL, and has been producing methanol with 99 % accuracy, said CMD Shinghal N…

Energy Investment

Econergy Completes Acquisition of Swangate Energy Storage

European renewable energy project developer and operator, Econergy Renewable Energy, has successfully acquired a 100% share of Swangate Energy Storage Ltd, a 50…

Hydrogen Project

Enbridge Gas Launches First-of-Its-Kind hydrogen-blending project in North America

Utility Enbridge Gas in partnership with technology firm Cummins has kickstarted a CAD$5.2 million hydrogen-blending pilot in Markham, Ontario in Canada.

Smart Meter

ESB Networks to Read 1.75 million Smart Meters with Itron’s Temetra

Irish utility ESB Networks has selected Itron for the provision and installation of a smart meter data collection and management system.

Electrification

NIGERIA: NSIA Grants $24 million to Solar Power Naija Electrification Program

The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, the institution that manages Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund, is allocating $24 million in funding for renewable ene…

Wind Turbine

Nordex Received a 50 MW Wind Energy Order from Poland

Ignitis Group, the Lithuanian state-owned energy holding company, has contracted Nordex to supply 14 N117/3600 wind turbines for a wind farm in Poland.

LNG

EU’s Imports Of U.S. LNG Five Times Higher Than Russian Supply

So far this month, the European Union has received U.S. natural gas volumes five times higher than Russia’s pipeline deliveries, according to Polish outlet rp.…

Oil Price

Opec+ Quota Gap Widens

Opec+ crude production increased last month but fell short of the 400,000 b/d agreed rise in quotas, as several members struggled to keep pace.

Oil Refinery

Fire Breaks Out at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery

Kuwait's state-owned refiner KNPC said a fire broke out a "short while ago" at its 346,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi refinery.

Thermal Coal

Tightness Limits North American Met Coal Exports

Supply setbacks weighed on US and Canadian coking coal exports in November, while historically high prices throughout October and early November gave mining fir…

Power Cable

Prysmian to Work on First Middle East Subsea Transmission System

Prysmian has entered into a Limited Notice to Proceed for the supply of power cables for what is said to be the first-of-its-kind high-voltage, direct current s…

Power Construction

Germany Confirms 2021-2035 Grid Plan

Two projects for offshore wind totalling 2GW will be networked with each other for the first time

Solar Power Plant

ScottishPower to Acquire 800MW UK PV

Two deals signed with Elgin Energy for 12 projects and Lightsource BP for five facilities