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Crude Oil

EU Prepares ‘Smart Sanctions’ on Russia

The European Union is preparing “smart sanctions” against Russian oil imports, The Times says, citing the European Commission’s executive vice-president, Val…

Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Sales Increase Even with High Battery Prices

​This year, people around the world are lining up to buy electric vehicles even as prices increase.

Net Zero Emission

Britain Moves Ahead with Mandatory Climate Plans for Companies

Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year for transitioning to a ne…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Chevron Cleared to Start up Gorgon and Jansz Feed Gas Pipeline and Wells

Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Chevron’s environment plan for the commissioning, s…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Still Looking at Options for Sizewell C Water Supply - Including Permanent Desalination

Bosses at energy giant EDF say it would be possible to run the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station permanently with a desalination plant if a water supply…

PowerGrid Technology

Work Starts on Grid Storage Launchpad at U.S. National Energy Laboratory

​Work is under way on a $75 million facility that could help boost clean energy adoption and make the nation’s power grid more resilient, secure and flexible.…

Oman

H2 Industries to Develop $1.4Billion Waste-To-Hydrogen Plant in Oman

The 200,000-square-metre centre will initially convert up to 1 million tonnes of municipal solid waste each year.

Nuclear Power Plant

A Guide: Nuclear Power in Ukraine

With the attention of the world focused on events in Ukraine, one of the questions people are asking is about the country’s nuclear power industry.

Energy Storage Project

Energy Storage Becoming More Relevant to Africa’s Energy Transition

Ever-decreasing costs of renewable energy generation are already introducing an energy transition across Southern Africa, especially as energy storage becomes m…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korea Eases Coal Restrictions to Curb LNG Demand

South Korea's state-owned Kepco will limit voluntary restrictions of coal-fired generation plants to weekends this year, in a bid to reduce gas-fired generation…

Oil Field

BW Energy Secures ‘Near-Perfect Fit’ FPSO to Unlock Oil From Brazilian Field

E&P company BW Energy has decided to proceed with the Maromba development project, located offshore Brazil, and signed an agreement to buy the laid-up FPSO Polv…

Wind Farm

Iberdrola Acquires Rights to 1GW Onshore Wind Farm in Australia

Spread across more than 50,000ha, Mount James is claimed to be the largest onshore wind farm in the world.

SMR

US DoD Greenlights Mobile Nuclear Microreactor Pilot in Idaho

The US Department of Defense has announced that its Strategic Capabilities Office will go ahead with its plan to build and demonstrate a small nuclear reactor c…

Ammonia

AMEA Signs MoU to Produce Clean Energy Green Ammonia

​AMEA Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce 390,000 tonnes of green ammonia per annum over two phases, powered by renewable energy, i…

Carbon Emissions

A New Report Identifies the Highest Carbon Emitter in East Africa

​A recently released report focused on carbon emissions says East Africa’s carbon emissions increased 6.5% between 2000 and 2017.