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Electric Car

China's EV Sales Show Signs Of Recovering From Coronavirus Pandemic

Sales of new vehicles in China tumbled in February, which is hardly surprising since much of the country was in lockdown mode due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Battery Supply Chains get Back to Speed in China and South Korea

Shutdowns are lifted in China and South Korea, allowing battery supply chains to ramp back up while rivals in Europe and North America are in lockdown.

CCGT

Economics Shift Further Towards Gas Generation in Europe

Demand destruction due to lockdowns has shifted the relative economics of Europe's fossil power generators towards gas.

Market Analysis

European Solar Fears Power Price Plunge May Dampen Subsidy-Free Prospects

​The crash of power prices seen as Europe locks down over the COVID-19 crisis could dampen investor enthusiasm for subsidy-free solar, a SolarPower Europe webi…

Oil Shale

Coronacrisis Is Killing Argentina’s Shale Oil Boom

Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale is on life support just weeks after the meltdown in global crude oil prices.

Oil Price

Trump Threatens “Very Substantial” Tariffs On Oil Imports

The crash was the product of the culmination of a series of unfortunate events, beginning with the spread of COVD-19, which all but shut down the Chinese econom…

Crude Oil

Oil Refiners May Have to Shut a Few Units

State oil companies have told the government they will have to shut down a few refineries if the nationwide lockdown is extended beyond April 14, people familia…

Solar Company

Global Corporate PV Funding Down 31% Amid Covid-19 Crisis

Mercom Capital Group has issued a report tallying up financial activity in the solar sector between January and March 2020. The sobering result is that cash flo…

Biobattery

Fuel Demand Rout Sends U.S. Ethanol Output to Lowest in a Decade

The American ethanol industry is cutting production like never before as coronavirus lockdowns keep drivers off the roads, crushing demand for fuel.

Energy Technology

Researchers Progress on Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Fuel Production

Researchers at Griffith University in Australia are hoping to unlock a catalytic process which will enhance the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen in o…

Waikato And Upper North Island Voltage Management

The decommissioning of thermal generation plants in Otahuhu, Southdown and Huntly, alongside the retirement of the Huntley coal generation plant in 2022 will ca…

Wind Farm

UK: Renewables Overtook Coal in Q1 2020 Partly Due to Lockdown

Renewables provide more electricity for Britain than any other major source of energy.

China's Solar Power to Remain Resilient Despite Power Demand Shock

Lower emissions following the lockdown may have helped increase solar output.

Coal Company

Covid-19 Lockdown: Smooth Supply of Coal by CIL to Gencos Despite Default in Payments

India's state-owned coal India has decided to provide a steady supply of fuel to power generation companies without any restrictions.

Crude Oil

Fuel Consumption Sees Drastic Drop

Despite petrol bunks having remained open during the lockdown period, the consumption of diesel and petrol has come down drastically.