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Nuclear Power Plant

Malfunction Triggers Emergency Shutdown at Finnish Reactor

The emergency standby resulting from the incident has now ended and repair work is under way to bring the unit back online.

China

China Must Close Coal Power Plants By 2045 To Meet Climate Goal

China must shut down by 2045 at the latest all coal power plants operating without carbon capture if Beijing is to meet its goal to become “carbon neutral” by…

Coal Trade

China Issues Coal Buying Mandate Amid Supply Shortage, Price Gains

The country has an informal coal import quota, as authorities instructed traders and downstream users to maintain total 2020 imports around the 2019 level.

Hydrogen Technology

UN Launches Green Hydrogen Catapult to Halve Production Costs

Some of the world’s largest energy companies have signed up to the UN Green Hydrogen Catapult to bring down the cost of hydrogen production.

Market Analysis

Global Power Industry Contracts In Q3 2020: Hydro Technology Down 4%

In fourth place was Middle East and Africa with six contracts and an 11.3% share and in fifth place was North America with two contracts and a 3.8% share.

Energy-Eficient Building

Slowdown in Energy Efficiency Progress Jeopardising Climate Goals, IEA Warns

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused energy efficiency investments to tumble while increasing the energy intensity of the global economy.

Natural Gas

India to See $66 billion Investment in Gas Infrastructure

India will see a massive $66 billion investment in the building of gas infrastructure as the government pushes for greater use of the cleaner fuel with a view t…

Energy-Eficient Building

Scientists Make Breakthrough in Solar Window Technology with See-Through Panels

US team achieve record efficiency for transparent solar cells that could one day be used in buildings.

Hydropower Plant

Udonde Unit 9 Enters 72-Hour Trial Operation

​On November 21st, Unit 9 of Wudongde Hydropower Station completed all grid-related tests and officially entered 72-hour trial operation, and the countdown to …

LNG

Qatar Energy Exports Crash By 39%

Qatar’s total exports dropped by 35.5 percent year over year in the third quarter, dragged down by a 38.5-percent slump in exports of energy commodities and pr…

Crude Oil

Crude Oil Pares Losses After UAE Reassures on OPEC Commitment

Crude oil prices were down fractionally in early trading in New York on Thursday, paring earlier losses after the United Arab Emirates rebutted reports claiming…

Rooftop PV System

Victoria Offers Additional Rebates for Rooftop Solar and Home Battery Installations

The Australian state of Victoria has doubled down on its rooftop solar and home battery subsidy programme as part of a drive to help households cover the cost o…

Submarine Cable

ORE Catapult Database Aims to Cut Subsea Cable Failures

Electrode platform aims to track trends and service downtime based on anonymous input from operators

Market Analysis

Rystad: Discovered Oil and Gas Resources to Reach 10 Billion Boe in 2020

Despite concerns that Covid-19 could drive down discovered volumes to their lowest levels in decades, exploration activity has been resilient this year with dis…

RCEP

Japan Needs to Double Down with RCEP

On Sunday, 15 Asia-Pacific countries concluded their negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), kicking off the world's biggest f…