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Energy Storage Battery

France’s Biggest Battery Storage System at 25MW goes into Operation

The biggest battery energy storage system in mainland France went into operation in late January, and will provide grid-balancing services to national transmiss…

Crude Oil

Iraq Raises Crude Oil Exports In January

Iraq’s oil exports increased slightly in January 2021 compared to December 2020, data from the country’s oil ministry showed on Monday, suggesting that Iraq i…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

First Hydrogen Refuelling Station for Long Range Vehicles Inaugurated in Spain

Spain’s first refuelling station for long range fuel cell vehicles will demonstrate the viability of hydrogen as a fuel for transport.

Tidal Energy

Sabella Acquires GE's Tidal Assets

Sabella has acquired the tidal energy assets of GE Renewable Energy.

Crude Oil

Belarus to Raise Export Duties on Oil

Belarus will raise export duties on oil and oil products for destinations outside the Eurasian Economic Union, on Feb. 1, 2021, the government said in a stateme…

Offshore Wind Power

Saipem Awarded French Offshore Wind Contract

The contract is subject to a Notice To Proceed, which is contingent upon EODC making a positive final investment decision.

Energy Storage Project

Siemens Energy to Build Black-Start Battery Storage for Gas-Fired Plant

Siemens Energy will handle engineering, procurement and construction duties to build a battery-based, black-start generation system at a California power plant,…

Hydrogen Project

Countries Roll Out Green Hydrogen Strategies, Electrolyzer Targets

Countries are increasingly embedding green hydrogen’s potential to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors within ambitious strategies.

Oil Exploration

Exxon and Chevron CEOs Discussed Potential Merger

Talks were "preliminary" and are not ongoing, but could be rekindled later.

Oil Field

Military Seizes Power in Resource-Rich Burma

The elected leaders of Myanmar have been arrested by the military, sending the resource-rich southeast Asian nation into a fresh political crisis.

Electric Car

CATL Builds Fourth Phase of Jiangsu Battery Plant

Major Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amparex Technology has started constructing the fourth phase of its power Major Chinese battery producer Contemporar…

Blockchain

Germany Launches Blockchain Energy Trading Project

Germany has launched a state-subsidised research project that will look at how to make use of blockchain technology in adapting power trading to the growing sha…

Paris Climate Agreement

Australia Hints at Net-Zero Emissions Target by 2050

Australia has hinted that it may adopt a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, moving away from its prevailing stance of achieving this in the secon…

Oil Field

Petrobras Inks Deals for Sale of Shallow-Water Fields

Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras is selling its whole interest in two shallow-water fields located in the Espírito Santo Basin offshore Brazil.

United Arab Emirates

Energy Launches Policy Department Of Energy Launches Policy For Energy Production From Waste

The policy aims to address the potential challenges to the development of Energy from Waste in Abu Dhabi