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Solar Company

Shell Snaps up Esco Pacific in Major Push into Big Solar in Australia

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up a near half share in one of the biggest solar developers in Australia as part of a major push to expand its large-sca…

Green Deal for Europe Announced: Policy Overview and First Reactions

The European Commission has presented its Green Deal for addressing climate and environmental challenges across Europe.

Solar Power Panel

Tesla Releases Giant New Home Solar Power System

Tesla has released a giant new version of its latest home solar system – a 15.4 kW solar system suitable for 4,000+ sq ft homes.Over the last few months, Tesla…

Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Launches Sh13b Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday launched one of the largest solar power generation facilities in East Africa.

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Offshore Wind Power

A New Technology to Save the Region's Coastline from Being Ruined

While renewable energy is widely supported, there are concerns the associated onshore infrastructure, including substations, could risk "industrialising" the re…

Electricity Trade

Europe Study: France Biggest Electricity Exporter, Italy Largest Importer

A new report reveals that France was Europe’s biggest exporter of power in the first 11 months of this year, while Italy imported the largest volume of electri…

Micro Reactor

SMR Design Review Enters Final Phases

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed the fourth phase of its review of the design certification application for NuScale's small modular reac…

Coal Mine

US Coal in Downward Spiral, Says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report for 2018, revealing that the nation’s coal mining employment numbers have dropped …

India’s Azure Gets Green Light for 2GW ISTS Solar Project

Azure Power has lined up the latest solar contract of a string this year, securing the government’s backing for a major interstate transmission (ISTS) project.…

Rosatom

Orano to Supply Second Russian Deconversion Facility

France's Orano will supply a second depleted uranium hexafluoride defluorination plant to TVEL's JSC Electrochemical Plant in Zelenogorsk in Russia's Krasnoyar…

Australian Committee Calls for Partial Lifting of Nuclear Moratorium

The Australian government should consider a partial lifting of the current moratorium on nuclear energy to allow the deployment of new and emerging technologies…

DNO Makes Minor Oil and Gas Discovery off Norway

Oil and gas company DNO is in the process of concluding the drilling of a wildcat well near the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea after finding a minor oil and…

The Discovery of Low-Cost Fuel Cell Catalyst could Make Hydrogen Cars a Reality

UNSW scientists found a cheaper and sustainable way to create hydrogen needed to power fuel cell vehicles.