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South Korea Shuts Down 10 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Curb Pollution

The shutdown comes after the government said last month it would idle up as much as 15 coal-fired power plants between December and February, while its remainin…

Coal Trade

Bearish US Thermal Coal Export Market Driven by Unsupportive Pricing

Exports of Illinois Basin coal from the US Gulf Coast and Northern Appalachian coal exports through Baltimore have both slowed considerably from levels seen thi…

Nuclear Power Plant

East of England Nuclear Contracts Top £650m

More than £650m worth of nuclear contracts have been awarded to East of England companies for a nuclear power plant project which is set to provide the templat…

Micro Reactor

France and Japan Collaborate in Fast Reactor Development

An agreement to cooperate on the development of fast neutron reactors has been signed between Framatome and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Co…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Up with Positive US, China Trade Talks

Crude oil prices were up early Tuesday supported by a top U.S. official's comments on positive trade talks between the U.S. and China on Monday.The trade talks …

Concentrating Solar Power

Chint Switches on the Netherlands’Largest Solar Project

The Netherlands has recently marked the operational launch of one of the largest solar farms seen to date, a plant delivered in the country’s northeast by Chin…

Hydrogen Project

EIB and CEO Forum to Accelerate Funding for Hydrogen Projects

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with The Hydrogen Council to accelerate funding and the deployment of large-scale hydrogen projects.

EV Market

36% of UK Drivers Plan an EV as Next Vehicle

Over a third (36%) of British motorists have revealed that they plan to buy a hybrid or electric vehicle (EV) as their next car.

Chinese Scientist Developed A PV Floor Tile with Satisfactory Solar Energy Conversion

The devices were tested on a ‘green deck’ in Hong Kong. The developers say the tiles have demonstrated satisfactory solar energy conversion, anti-slip perform…

GORD Launches EcoLab,First Energy Efficiency Testing Facility

The Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) has launched EcoLab, Qatar's pioneering facility measuring energy efficiency and safety for air conditio…

Five Emerging Energy Technologies to Look Out for in 2020

Increased technological consolidation can be seen as an epoch in the energy sector for this year at least, according to Greentechmedia.com, which has compiled a…

17 Emerging Energy Technologies That Will Change The World

Below are technologies related to energy under three key areas of accelerating change: Storage, Smart grid and Electricity generation. Energy storage involves n…

Oil & Gas Trade

China Is Winning the Offshore Oil Competition

Hydrocarbon-hungry China is tearing it up on the offshore oil and gas scene, and its rapidly growing global footprint is helped along because it’s not unconcer…

Five Emerging Energy Sources That Could One-Day Change Our Lives

Fossil fuels aren’t just killing the environment, we’re running out of them – fast. Could any of these emerging sustainable sources replace them?

Virtual power plant

Tesla's Virtual Power Plant Rescues Grid After Coal Peaker Fails

Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant project in South Australia is only around ~2% complete, but it is already proving to be a difference-maker, rescuing Queensland’s …