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Geothermal Energy Storage System to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand

ORNL researchers have developed a system that stores electricity as thermal energy in underground tanks, allowing homeowners to reduce their electricity purchas…

UAE Energy Minister:OPEC Will Meet Any Shortage If Needed

"The market is well supplied. We’re not forecasting shortage of supply unless there’s a catastrophic event which we don’t see, so Opec always will meet and d…

Crude

Crude Oil Jumps as Markets Dip on Iran’s Missile Assault Against US

Oil prices jumped to their highest in months on Wednesday after Iran attacked American forces in Iraq in response to a U.S. strike that killed an Iranian genera…

Offshore Wind Power

Mingyang Smart and CTG Signed an Offshore Wind Power Agreement

On January 7, Mingyang Smart Eenergy and China Three Gorges Corporation signed an offshore wind power framework cooperation agreement in Beijing.

Wind Power Company

Wind Power Giant Vestas Sets 2030 Carbon-Neutral Goal

Wind group Vestas unveiled a target to become carbon-neutral by 2030 at the start of a sustainability push that it said will also set ambitious goals for its su…

Power Construction

The World's First Truly UHV AC Ring Network is Completed and Put into Production

On January 4, 2020, the 1000 kV UHV AC ring network project in Shandong Province, Hebei Province, China successfully completed the 72-hour trial operation and w…

Nanomaterials Makes Computers And Smartphones More Energy Efficient

With enhanced properties such as greater strength, lighter weight, increased electrical conductivity and chemical reactivity, nanomaterials (NMs) are widely use…

U.S. Energy Consumption Suffered A Noticeable Hit By Economic Slowdown

U.S. manufacturers and freight hauliers were hit last year by the sharpest slowdown since the 2008/09 recession and it filtered through into a noticeable dip in…

Nuclear Technology

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Tehran to Decide on N. Deal Tonight

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Sunday that an important meeting is slated to be held late on the day where the senior officials …

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Buyers Fear Iraqi Supply Hit, in Spillover from Iran Crisis

Oil buyers in Asia are increasingly wary that Iraq’s entanglement in the worsening dispute between the U.S. and Iran could disrupt shipments from one of their …

Strategies on Reducing Induced Seismicity in Geothermal Energy And CO2 Storage

Swiss researchers at EPFL and the Federal Office of Energy have published a study that shares strategies that help reduce risk of induced seismicity in geotherm…

Iran, Iraq and Suleimani: How Will Things Play Out for Energy Markets?

It’s winter in Baghdad, but the US killing of Iranian major general Qassem Suleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis has raised the already heat…

Europe And Asia Will Lead the Charge on Geothermal Capacity Growth in the Next Eight Years

Geothermal energy refers to power generated from the natural heat of the earth's subsurface. The clean form of energy, which is primarily found along tectonic p…

Energy Storage Battery

Energy Storage 2020: It's Not Just About Lithium-Ion Batteries

We think lithium-ion batteries are the beginning, middle, and end of the discussion. Largely that’s because of Elon Musk and Tesla, who have built their incred…

Market Analysis

Oil Industry Braces for more Mideast Turmoil After Soleimani Killing

The U.S. assassination of one of Iran’s most powerful generals has the oil industry bracing for something it has long feared and anticipated – direct military…