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Energy White Paper

Japan Will Explore New Avenues for Energy Self-Sufficiency

Japan’s government this June adopted a new energy white paper that suggests the country must rely on a larger share of nuclear and renewables to slash its carb…

Electricity Transmission

ABB to Support South Korea’s Greener Future

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), the country’s largest electric utility, awarded ABB Power Grid’s business with a large order to build two new conver…

Clean Coal

G20 Stalls on Fossil Fuel Subsidies Despite Calls for Climate Action

As G20 countries meet for the group’s annual summit in Osaka, the world’s leading economies are failing to phase out wasteful fossil fuel subsidies and host J…

Offshore Wind Power

Oil Giant BP Eyes US for Offshore Wind Market Debut

Oil and gas supermajor BP this week held talks with offshore wind industry players ahead of a potential entry to the sector, with the US market its favoured opt…

Oil Price

Crude Oil Futures up More Than 2% as OPEC Looks to Extend Supply Cuts

Crude oil futures soared by nearly 2% during mid-morning trade in Asia Monday as OPEC and its allies look to extend their supply cut agreement at a time of grow…

Nuclear Policy

CBI Urges Investment in Nuclear Power and Carbon Capture

Lobbying business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the UK Government to build new nuclear power stations in order to achieve net-zero…

Crude

Asia Sour Crude Market Mulls OPEC Deal, US Data

Sour crude spreads in Asia traded within a narrow range in mid-morning trading hours on Monday, as market participants weighed the benefits of a bullish OPEC de…

Bright Futures: Efficiency Versus Cost in Solar Cell Production

With conventional silicon-based solar cells reaching the limits of their efficiency, the solar industry is looking towards new technologies to improve solar cel…

Hassfurt Successfully Puts Hydrogen Cogeneration Plant into Operation

In a project by the Städtische Betriebe Haßfurt GmbH with funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Development and Energy (StMWi) , the e…

Turkey Global Leader in New Geothermal Capacity in 2018, Croatia Sixth

Turkey was the global leader in adding new geothermal capacity in 2018, with 219 MW. Croatia was sixth worldwide, with 17.5 MW.

Solar Power Panel

JinkoSolar Adding More Manufacturing Capacity as Demand Outstripping Supply

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar is expanding production capacity of high-efficiency products to meet demand as the company is al…

Japan Secures Rare Earth Supply for Longer Through Lynas Funding

It would also aid financing the relocation of Lynas' controversial processing plant from Malaysia to Western Australia, where its Mt Weld mine is located, over…

Microgrid

Here Comes the World's Biggest Virtual Power Plant

Japan is taking a leap ahead of the rest of the world, with the help of California company Autogrid, in developing what’s described as the largest behind-the-m…

Nuclear Policy

French Public Sees Continued Use of Nuclear Energy

The majority of French people believe nuclear energy will continue to play a significant role in the country's future energy mix, according to the results of a …

Bloomberg New Energy Outlook 2019: The future of the energy sector

Solar, wind and batteries are expected to be significant players in the energy sector over the next few years. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) held its annu…