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Russian Federation

Sevmorput Nuclear-Powered Container Ship Delivered Cargo to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

On July 21, Sevmorput nuclear-powered container ship of Atomflot FSUE anchored at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky port roadstead.

Australia

Australia’s Westpac to Slash Lending to Coal, Oil Companies by 2030

Australia's Westpac Banking Corp unveiled its plans on Wednesday to reduce lending to coal, oil and gas companies by nearly a quarter by 2030, joining its peers…

Europe Needs Faster Renewables Growth Rate to Reach Climate Goals

Wind and solar energy deployment in the European Union is not proceeding fast enough to meet global climate goals due to a slow permitting process, a report by …

United Kingdom

Shell Greenlights Investment in Major Gas Field in the UK North Sea

Located nearly 250 kilometres east of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Jackdaw field is expected to come online by 2025

Natural Gas

EU Backs €406.4M Dutch Scheme to Support Filling of Gas Storage Facility

The scheme will enable the Netherlands to ensure existing gas storage facilities are filled up to at least 80% of their capacity by 1st November 2022 and comply…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Slide as IMF Sees Global Economy Teetering on the Brink

IMF slashes global GDP growth forecasts for this year, to 3.2%.

Australia

Climate Change in Focus as Australia’s Parliament Opens

Australia's parliament sat on Tuesday in Canberra for the first time since Labor won office in an election that also saw the Greens party win record seats, refl…

Coal Price

Back to Black? Germany’s Coal Power Plan Hits Hurdles

High coal prices, supply bottlenecks and aged plants are posing a challenge to Germany's plan to increase electricity production from hard coal-fired power plan…

Solar Power Panel

Surging Temperatures Are Good for Solar Panels, Right? The Answer Is: It’s Complicated

Many would think the scorching heat of the past few days would represent the ultimate sweet spot for solar photovoltaic systems. But it’s more complex than tha…

Natural Gas

Russia to Cut Nord Stream 1 Gas Supplies to 20% Of Capacity From July 27

Move comes after Russia's Gazprom says another key turbine has to be closed due to repairs

Natural Gas

Return of Coal a Threat to European Companies’ ESG Ratings

European companies turning to coal as an alternative to Russian gas face a hit to their environmental, social and governance ratings, leaving them scrambling to…

Hydrogen Project

Brazil’s Unigel to Build Green Hydrogen Plant With $120 Mln Investment

Brazilian chemical maker Unigel on Monday announced plans to build a green hydrogen plant in the northeastern state of Bahia, with an initial investment of $120…

Nuclear Reactor

Researchers and Experts From 14 Countries and International Organisations Discussed the Areas of Their Future Joint Research at the MBIR Reactor Facility

Promising areas of scientific and experimental work on the MBIR research reactor were discussed by representatives of 14 countries and international organisatio…

What Will an International Marketplace for Hydrogen Look Like?

Though any nation can in theory make its own hydrogen, some will be able to do it much more cheaply than others.

Hydrogen Project

Hungary, Serbia Sign Green Hydrogen Deal

Hungary and Serbia have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the green hydrogen sector.