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India

Energy Demand Improvement Slows Down in Nov: India Ratings

This was due to the early onset of winters impacting demand from the northern region

Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Informed by Slovenian Authority that Krško Nuclear Power Plant to Reconnect to Grid Tonight

The power plant automatically shut down yesterday following an earthquake with the epicentre in the town of Petrinja, Croatia, around 80 kilometres away.

South Korea

South Korea Plans To Downsize Nuclear & Coal While Quadrupling Renewables By 2034

South Korean President Moon Jae-in previously committed to moving away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Krško Reactor Closed As Precaution After Earthquake

The Krško nuclear power plant has been shut down as a precaution after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Petrinja, which is 50 km south-east of the…

Oil & Gas Trade

Angolan Crude Exports Confirmed Lower in February

The final version of Angola's February crude loading programme sets exports at 1.13mn b/d, down from 1.18mn b/d scheduled for January.

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Crude Oil

Oil Price Rally Fades as OPEC’s Plans Overshadow U.S. Stimulus

A brief rally in crude oil deflated Monday as investors ignored a broader market surge that pushed equities to an all-time high and focused instead on looming n…

Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…

Energy Technology

Diamonds may Power Electrical Grid, EVs more Efficiently

In their paper, the researchers said that diamonds have been shown to have superior carrier mobility, breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity, the mos…

Oil Price

Oil Tumbles As New Virus Strain Revives Demand Fears

Oil prices tumbled on Monday as a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain that has shut down much of Britain and led to tighter restrictions in Europe sparked wor…

Hydrogen Project

Gigawatt-Scale: the World's 13 Largest Green-Hydrogen Projects

These projects alone account for 61GW of the 80GW of renewable H2 developments now in the works, promising economies of scale that would drive down the cost of …

Coal Trade

Global Coal Demand Peaked Seven Years Ago, Says International Energy Agency

Australia's trade relationship with China is struggling as the year winds down.

China

China's Spacecraft Brings Home Moon Samples

The return capsule of China's Chang'e-5 probe touched down on Earth in the early hours of Thursday, bringing back the country's first samples collected from the…

Nuclear Equipment

Dismantling of Mülheim-Kärlich Steam Generators Completed

Industrial services provider Bilfinger has completed the dismantling of the two steam generators at the shutdown Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant in German…

Market Analysis

Global Electricity Demand Growth Set to Slow Down in 2021

After experiencing its biggest decline in decades, global electricity demand is expected to rebound modestly in 2021.