Dec

Oil Shale

U.S. Shale Oil Output to Drop 136,000 bpd to 7.44 million bpd in Jan – EIA

U.S. oil output from shale formations is expected to decline by about 136,000 barrels per day in January to 7.44 million bpd, the lowest since June, the U.S. En…

Battery Recycling

‘Europe’s Battery Recycling Quotas are Blunt and a Decade too Late’

While batteries appear a staple ingredient in transitioning to a carbon-free economy, they also bring with them a fair number of sustainability concerns.

Offshore Wind Power

Video: Construction Record of CGN Yangjiang Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Power Project

​At 12:28 on December 16, with the connection of the last unit to the grid, China General Nuclear Power Group's 400,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project in…

Oil & Gas Trade

China's LNG Imports Could Hit Record High in Dec as Demand Bounces Back

The world's second largest LNG importer after Japan is on track to import its highest monthly volumes since December 2019, Refinitiv shiptracking data showed.

Natural Gas

MODEC Awarded Operations and Maintenance Contract for Sangomar FPSO

Following the FPSO purchase contract which was signed between Woodside and MODEC on 10 January 2020, with respect to the supply of the FPSO, MOSEN will be respo…

Carbon Emissions

Brexit Pushes UK to Begin Own Emissions Trading System in 2021

Due to Brexit, the UK government said on December 14 it will launch an emissions trading system for domestic industry and power generation from January 1 next y…

Submarine Cable

NKT Commits to Net Zero Emissions

NKT has signed up to the Science Based Target initiative to become a net zero emissions company.

Distributed energy

New Coalition to Power 1bn People with Sustainable Energy by 2030

Global organisations have joined the Rockefeller Foundation to form a coalition aimed at providing sustainable energy for one billion people within this decade.

CCS

Norway Approves Carbon Transport and Storage Project

Following a historic vote in parliament, the Norwegian Government on Tuesday announced its funding decision for the Northern Lights CO2 transport and storage pr…

Microgrid

The Renewable Microgrid Powering a Chilean Conservation Project

A renewable microgrid consisting of run-of-the-river hydropower, solar generation, and a battery storage system has been installed to provide green electricity …

Paris Climate Agreement

Oil Giant Exxon Commits to Emissions Reductions in Line with Paris Agreement

U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil is setting short-term targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years as the company responds to investor and…

Nuclear Fusion

Video: The World's Biggest Nuclear Fusion Experiment

Inside these walls, scientists have been trying for decades to create an unlimited source of energy, nuclear fusion.

Wind Farm

The Danish Energy Agency Grant Permits for Vesterhav Syd and Nord Wind Power Plants

On Monday 14 December, the Danish Energy Agency gave permission for the construction work on the offshore wind farms Vesterhav Syd and Nord to begin.

Paris Climate Agreement

Reactions from Civil Society to Announcements from the UN/COP26 Climate Ambition Summit

The United Nations, the United Kingdom and France co-hosted the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, in partnership with Chile and Italy.

Energy Saving

Banks, BEE to Sign Agreement for Energy-Efficiency Projects

Addressing a rally while inaugurating energy conservation week, Srikant said the government has decided to encourage energy-efficiency in all key energy-intensi…