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Coal Mine

Australian-Owned Western Kentucky Coal Mine Going to Auction in June

The Australian company that owns a western Kentucky coal mine will auction off the project next month. The mine is operating under bankruptcy protection with a …

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Asked to Lower Sizewell Nuclear Plant Output to Help Balance UK Grid

EDF Energy (EDF.PA) has been asked to temporarily reduce output at its Sizewell B nuclear plant in the east of England to help balance the grid and prevent blac…

Hydrogen Project

Australian Hydrogen Project Ready to Move Ahead After $300 Million Investment

The country will be increasing its renewable H2 production following a massive expansion.

Nuclear Power Plant

Caorso Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning

The 860MW Caorso nuclear power plant was the largest and one of the four nuclear power plants in Italy. It operated from December 1981 to 1990 and produced appr…

Crude Oil

Russia Predicts U.S. Oil Output Will Drop By 2-3 Million Bpd

U.S. oil production could decline this year by 2 million bpd-3 million bpd, due to limited storage capacity and low oil prices, Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister…

Solar Power Plant

Neoen Signs PPA with CleanCo for 400MW Australia Solar Farm

French renewable energy producer Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement in Australia with publicly-owned renewable generator CleanCo.

Nuclear Technology

Westinghouse Electric Company Installs 3D Printed Part in Commercial Nuclear Reactor

A significant milestone for additive manufacturing has been achieved in the nuclear industry: a first-of-its-kind 3D printed component has successfully been ins…

Hydrogen and Nanomaterials May Transform Energy Industry

Hydrogen as a zero-carbon energy carrier has the potential to fundamentally transform the global energy landscape—but the production must benefit the environme…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Realistic Lab Tests for E-Vehicle Batteries

Thorough testing is paramount to the safety and reliability of the batteries that power electric vehicles. However, the lab tests conducted to date have been an…

Crude Oil

Equatorial Guinea set to Construct Modular Crude Oil Refinery in Punta Europa

The contract was awarded to Houston based VFuels Oil & Gas Engineering (VFuels),a full service oil and gas engineering, design, and fabrication firm that specia…

Coal Mine

Aussie Bank Westpac to Gradually Shift Away from Coal Financing by 2030

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp plans to promote the transition to climate-friendly solutions and reduce support to thermal coal projects to bring its financi…

Geothermal Power Plant

Italian Geothermal Sector Constrained by Incentive Impasse

​This renewable energy has substantial potential in the country but is stuck due to a lack of incentives.

Energy Investment

Bangladesh Launches $218.7m Green Transformation Fund

Bangladesh has introduced a $218.7m Green Transformation Fund to provide soft loans to solar developers.

Oil Price

Russia’s Gazprom Neft Sees Oil Prices Topping $30 This Summer

​Oil prices will top $30 a barrel this summer as demand will start to recover slowly, Alexander Dyukov, chief executive at Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, t…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela Oil Exports Climb As OPEC Agreement Kicks In

​While OPEC begins to scale back oil production to offset at least partially some of the world’s excess oil supply, Venezuela was busy ramping up its oil expo…