Ces

China's Waste Import Ban Spurs UK Investment in Recycling

The head of a major British waste company says that the United Kingdom is beginning to feel the positive effects of China's waste import ban, as investment in d…

Schneider Electric Announces Easy UPS 3M 3-phase With 60 and 80 kVA (400V) Internal Battery Modules

Easy UPS 3M UPSs personify simplicity as they are easy to install, easy to use, and easy to service, providing business continuity for small and medium business…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Plunge after Trump Downplays Iran Attack

Oil prices plunged on Wednesday, reversing the spike in overnight trading after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed Iran's missile attack against U.S. forces…

UAE Energy Minister:OPEC Will Meet Any Shortage If Needed

"The market is well supplied. We’re not forecasting shortage of supply unless there’s a catastrophic event which we don’t see, so Opec always will meet and d…

Brazil Working on Policy to Smooth Impact of Oil Price Spikes -Minister

Brazil’s government is working on a policy to reduce the local impact of spikes in international oil prices, Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told r…

Toyota to Build A Prototype City of The Future, Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

At CES, Toyota revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre (0.71 km2) site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Called the Woven City,…

Crude

Crude Oil Jumps as Markets Dip on Iran’s Missile Assault Against US

Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian genera…

2019 Is "Historic Year" for Pakistan's Development of Hydropower Resources

The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority says 2019 was a historic year for development of water and hydropower resources in Pakistan.

Power Construction

The World's First Truly UHV AC Ring Network is Completed and Put into Production

On January 4, 2020, the 1000 kV UHV AC ring network project in Shandong Province, Hebei Province, China successfully completed the 72-hour trial operation and w…

Electric Car

Sony Surprises Everyone by Showcasing Its First Concept Electric Car

Sony seems to have taken an off-beat path and surprised everyone by showcasing its first concept electric car. The announcement was made at the ongoing Consumer…

U.S. Energy Consumption Suffered A Noticeable Hit By Economic Slowdown

U.S. manufacturers and freight hauliers were hit last year by the sharpest slowdown since the 2008/09 recession and it filtered through into a noticeable dip in…

Coal Mine

​India Coal Ministry to Issue Notice Inviting Tender for Commercial Mining Auctions

The Ministry of Coal aims to issue the Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) documents before the end of the current financial year to begin the process of commercial co…

The Six Paradoxes Slowing Down The Energy Transition

It is not just the fact that certain economies, such as Russia or Norway, are highly dependent on oil & gas revenues, it is also the choices and approaches that…

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…

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 ”…