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Experts Views About How the Energy Industry Will Grow in 2020

Major shifts — including new technology, rising oil prices and a changing climate — are encouraging investors to look to new energy sources.

Japan’s First Hydrogen Station Using Carbon-neutral City Gas

Toyosu Station is Japan’s first on-site hydrogen station that can accept large-scale fuel cell buses. It is also Japan’s first hydrogen station that produces …

Xcel Energy Offers Energy Saving Tips for Customers in Winter Months

“Electricity use typically increases during cold weather as customers turn up the heat to stay warm, which can lead to an unwelcome spike in monthly bills,” s…

World's First Small Hydropower Technical Guidelines Published

The International Small Hydropower Federation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization officially published the international standard "Techni…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russian Repair Improvements Led to 3 TWh more Power in 2019

Greater efficiency in Russian nuclear power plant maintenance outages saved nearly 180 days last year and enabled 2.9 terawatt hours more electricity to be prod…

Electric Car

Production of ​Tesla's All-electric Semi Truck To Commence This Year

A leaked letter has confirmed that production of Tesla’s all-electric Semi truck will commence in limited numbers in the second half of 2020.

Gas Turbines Have Become by Far the Best Choice for Add-on Generating Power

They offer instant-on power that's compact, mobile, quiet, economical, durable, and matchlessly efficient.

Power Construction

Ghana, Siemens Sign 250m-euro Deal to Upgrade Power Grid

Siemens has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of Ghana to upgrade the nation’s electricity grid using €250m of financing from Germany.

Thermal Coal

17 Per Cent Drop in India’s Thermal Coal Imports This Fiscal

The ports which have registered the biggest fall in the overall imports of coal, oil, gas and other mineral ores are Mormugo (-14.59%), New Mangalore (-13.51%),…

Market Analysis

Venezuela Oil Flow to Hit 2mn b/d in 2020: Maduro

Venezuela's crude production will more than double to 2mn b/d in 2020, the Opec country's president Nicolas Maduro said in an annual national address.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Thermoelectric Materials Lead to Cleaner Energy

Thermoelectric materials have long held the potential to provide clean alternatives for current energy sources. Efficient energy sources are becoming crucial du…

Distributed energy

GE Wins Second Gas Turbine Order For Israeli Plant

GE said it has received an order for a second 9HA.01 heavy-duty gas turbine from Israel Electric Corp., the largest generator and supplier of electricity in Isr…

Total Shifting ‘Finance Hub’from London to Paris‘due to Brexit’

Patrick Pouyanne told a financial conference in the French capital: “Total will bring its cash back to Paris”, following up with a tweet confirming the move.…

Biomass Power Plant

Ence Inaugurates a nNew, Low-Emissions Biomass Power Plant in Spain

Spain-based energy producer Ence Energia y Celulosa SA announced on Jan. 9 the inauguration of a new, low-emissions biomass power plant. The 50 megawatt (MW) fa…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Develop New Batteries to Provide Over 1000km of Driving Range

A team of Australian researchers have developed new battery production methods that promise longer lasting batteries that could be used to boost the range of el…