Dec

Crude Oil

India’s July Crude Imports Fall to Decade Low

India's crude imports hit a decade low in July, falling by a record 36pc or 1.67mn b/d on the year because of a nationwide Covid-19 lockdown and sliding refinin…

Crude Oil

Storage Levels for Crude Oil are Starting to Decline as Economies Recover

As economies reopen, oil stocks in Cushing have been drawn down to 52 million barrels since its peak of 65 million in May.

Microgrid

Annual Revenue for DER in Microgrids to Expand 18% by 2029

Revenue generated for the deployment of distributed energy resources in microgrid projects will expand by 18% between 2020 and 2029.

Microgrid

New Partnership Formed to Develop Hydrogen-Fuelled Microgrids

The projects will include sustainable waste disposal through Ways2H’s hydrogen production facilities, which use municipal solid waste, plastic and other refuse…

Australia

Western Australia to Invest $22M to Accelerate Renewable Hydrogen Future

The Western Australia Government of Premier Mark McGowan will bring forward the Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy targets by a decade and invest $2…

Microgrid

Canada’s Prince Edward Island Plans $18.5M Microgrid to Ease Electricity Costs

A $18.53 million microgrid project to ease Covid-19 related financial hardships by reducing energy costs for those that live on the island.

Energy Transition

BP, Pale Blue Dot Scoop ‘Energy Transition’ Prize

BP and Pale Blue Dot were among winners of the 2020 Offshore Achievement Awards during a virtual ceremony on 14 August.

Hydropower Plant

Drax to Spend £1m on Cruachan Hydro Plant Upgrade

Drax Group’s Cruachan hydroelectric pumped storage plant, built inside a hollowed-out mountain in Scotland, is to undergo an upgrade.

Microgrid

BESS System on Hybrid Microgrid Powers Remote Alaskan Community

The small town of Cordova, Alaska, is located 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, near the picturesque head of the Orca Inlet on the Prince William Sound, at the …

Nuclear Power Plant

Nearly a Decade After Tsunami, Clean-up Continues at Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Nearly a Decade After Tsunami, Clean-up Continues at Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant.

Russian Federation

Russia Doesn’t Expect OPEC+ To Change Course

The OPEC+ panels will not be discussing next week any revisions of the ongoing production cut pact and are not expected to make any major decisions to tweak the…

Energy Storage Battery

Lithium-Ion Battery Production Set To Quadruple This Decade

The global lithium-ion cell manufacturing capacity pipeline could rise fourfold to reach 1.3 terawatt-hours in 2030 compared to 2019.

Gas turbine engine

MHPS Maintains Leadership in Global Heavy-Duty Gas Turbines Market

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems continues to lead the power generation industry in global market share year-to-date for heavy-duty gas turbines.

Thermal Coal

India's Thermal Coal Imports Fell Sharply in the First half of 2020, Down 27.1% Year-on-Year

India’s thermal coal imports were approximately 73.29 million tons, a decrease of 27.26 million tons from 10.55 million tons in the same period last year and a…

India

India's Tata to Merge with Mundra Power Subsidiary

Indian private-sector utility Tata Power has decided to absorb its subsidiary that operates the 4GW imported coal-fired Mundra power plant to provide financial …