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Hydropower Plant

India Puts Water Talks with Pakistan on Hold

India is cold-shouldering Pakistan’s demand of sharing the design of 540MW Kwar hydroelectric project being built on the Chenab River.

Oil Price

U.S. Shale Swings From Losses to Record Cash Flows

U.S. shale focuses on returning capital to shareholders in 2022.

Carbon Emissions

Carbon Capture Challenges are Not Deterring Investor at Bill Gates’ Firm

In the United States, there is a voluntary market for companies to pay to capture their carbon, but there is not any government regulation or a federally mandat…

Carbon Emissions

Tata Power Wins 1GW Solar EPC Order

The project will be completed within 24 months.

Philippines

Philippine Banks Still Fund Coal Projects: Report

In effect, banks are enabling fossil fuels by underwriting or selling bonds.

Net Zero Emission

Siemens’ Grid Software Suite to Support Net Zero Momentum

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has announced an open, modular grid software suite to support energy stakeholders and enable them to be fast, agile and flexible wh…

Oil Price

Oil Rises, Defying Stock Market Falls as Supply Concerns Persist

Oil prices climbed for a third straight session on Friday, shrugging off concerns about global economic growth as worries about tightening supplies underpinned …

Hydropower Plant

World’s Second-Largest Hydropower Plant Set for 14-Year Upgrade After Deal with GE

GE Renewable Energy has signed a deal that will see it carry out upgrades to the 14 gigawatt Itaipu hydropower plant, a vast facility straddling the border betw…

Nigeria

Nigerian Solar Energy Provider Reaches $20M Refinancing Agreement

Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nige…

Electric Vehicle Battery

The Salton Sea Could Produce the World’s Greenest Lithium, if New Extraction Technologies Work

About 40 miles north of the California-Mexico border lies the shrinking, landlocked lake known as the Salton Sea. The California Energy Commission estimates tha…

SMR

Small Modular Reactors Provide Opportunity to Rethink Automation for Nuclear Generation

An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches.

Shell Buys Sprng Energy Group for US$1.55Bn

Shell believes its purchase of Sprng Energy Group will enable it to become a leader across the power value chain in the rapidly growing India market.

Coal Price

China State Planner Sets out Irregular Price-Pushing Behaviours for Coal

China's state planner warned domestic thermal coal producers and traders on Saturday not to hoard stock or engage in a list of other practices that it said amou…

Solar Cell

Iran Launches Tender for 4 GW of Solar

The Iranian authorities have kicked off a tender to select development proposals for solar projects up to 10 MW in size, from both domestic and foreign investor…

Carbon Emissions

Why Methane is a Large and Underestimated Threat to Climate Goals

A sudden surge in methane emissions is threatening to undermine international efforts to halt planetary warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius.