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Nuclear Power Plant

COVID-19 Threatens Outages Scheduled at 97% of U.S. Nuclear Plants in 2020

Challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. nuclear industry has asked the Trump administration to ensure nuclear workers, suppliers, and vendors will have ac…

Green Initiatives Almost Derailed The $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill

Oil prices crashed on Monday when the US Senate failed to reach a deal on the Stimulus Bill over the weekend. The idea was to quickly pass legislation that woul…

Offshore Wind Power

Global Wind Power Grows by More than 60GW in 2019

The wind power industry enjoyed its second biggest growth year in history in 2019, adding 60.4GW of new onshore and offshore capacity amid surging demand for cl…

Crude Oil

World’s Largest Oil Trader Says Demand Could Plummet By 20 Million Bpd

A dramatic change in oil demand coupled with an unexpected increase in production has upended the industry, Vitol’s chief executive Russell Hardy told Bloomber…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia’s Unexpected Advantage in The Oil Price War

While the ruble is now at its lowest level against the dollar in four years, the cheaper ruble has a silver lining for Russia’s oil producers in the oil price …

Thermal Coal

S.Korea First-Quarter Thermal Coal Imports Set for 10-yr Low on Anti-Pollution Measures

South Korea's first-quarter thermal coal imports are set to fall to a decade-low due to stricter air pollution measures, while the coronavirus outbreak has redu…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Global Coal Plant Development Fell for 4th Year Running in 2019: Research

Global coal power plant development declined for the fourth year running in 2019, while a total of 13 gigawatts (GW) of capacity construction has been delayed s…

Crude Oil

Global Oil Demand Forecast to Fall by 4.9 Million Barrels Per Day in 2020: Rystad

Global oil demand could fall by as much as 4.9 million barrels per day (bpd), or by about 4.9 per cent, in 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Norway's bigges…

Wind Power in China

Coronavirus'a Crisis Unlike Anything the Market has Even Seen for Wind Sector

The wind power industry is facing “a crisis unlike anything it’s ever seen” as the coronavirus pandemic impacts markets and production around the world, said…

Wind Farm

Coronavirus: Global Wind Energy Capacity Addition to Decline by 4.9 GW

The coronavirus crisis will cause global wind energy additions in 2020 to decline by 4.9 Gigawatt.

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Energy Cuts Workforce at UK's Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Project

The number of workers at the site would be reduced to about 2,000.

Coal Mine

Iconic Plant's End Spells Doom for Struggling Coal Industry

When coal-burning plants close, coal mining loses its best customer.

Nuclear Fuel

Canadian Uranium Operations Suspended in Response to COVID-19

Cameco is temporarily suspending production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan and placing the facility in safe care and maintenance mode d…

Pumped Storage

Jamaica Studies Possibility of Adding Pumped Storage Hydropower

Jamaica is studying the implementation of a pumped storage hydroelectric and water system project to guarantee supply amid projected shortfalls. According to BN…

Solar Company

LONGi Approves Almost US$1 Billion in Capex for 25GW of New Capacity in 2020

Leading monocrystalline wafer producer and ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi Group) has approved capital expendit…