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U.S. Department of Energy Annouced Final “Process Rule” in the Consideration of Energy Conservation Standards

On January 16th,the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule updating and streamlining aspects of the Department's current rule making process und…

Argentine Govt Prepares Bill to Spur Oil and Gas Investment

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez will send a bill to Congress to attract investment for the production of conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons, a s…

Electric Car

Democratic Presidential Candidate Pushes All New Cars to Be Electric by 2035

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions by 202…

How Solar Geoengineering Could Mitigate Climate Change And Poverty

As the world’s experts race to find ways to combat climate change, new findings reveal that an experimental process to redirect the sun’s energy could mitigat…

​New York to Invest $2bn in Utility Energy Efficiency Initiatives to Combat Climate Change

As part of the initiative, the New York State Public Service Commission has approved energy efficiency and electric heat pump targets to significantly reduce en…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Trump Administration Grants Chevron License to Keep Drilling in Venezuela

The Department of Treasury is allowing Chevron, along with four other U.S. service suppliers, to continue operating in Venezuela despite U.S. sanctions.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Huge New Field Sends Norway’s Oil Production To 9-Year-High

The start-up of the massive Johan Sverdrup oilfield sent Norway’s oil production rising to a nine-year high in December 2019, beating the authorities’ forecas…

German CHP Plant Utilizing Jenbacher J920 Gas-Fired Engines

INNIO and Kraftanlagen München GmbH (KAM) have completed work on a 190-MW gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant replacing retired coal-fired generation…

20 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses Land in Changshu, China

20 Suzhou Jinlong Haige hydrogen fuel cell buses landed in Changshu. As a local hydrogen energy demonstration project, these batches of zero-emission buses will…

Oil & Gas Trade

Libya's Eastern-Based Forces Move to Halt Oil Exports

A move by Libya's east-based forces to choke off oil exports from its territory threatens to throttle much of the country’s oil production

Electric Car

FCA And Foxconn In discussions on China JV for Electric Vehicles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. confirmed that it is in discussions with Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. (Foxconn) regarding the potential creation of an equal …

Coal Power

Sunflower Finally Abandons Plans 895-MW Coal-fired Power Plant

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. has abandoned plans to build the $2.8 billion Holcomb Expansion after its partner on the 895-MW coal-fired power plant project in…

Electricity Transmission

Nigerian National Grid Collapses, Leading to Blackouts Across the Country

The Nigerian national grid experienced its first collapse for 2020 on Thursday, 16 January, leading to blackouts across the country.

Solar Power Plant

UAE to Build New 500MW Solar Plant

The nation’s Federal Electricity and Water Authority has invited expressions of interest for the development of the photovoltaic clean power plant in Umm Al Qu…

Nuclear Fuel

Russia Slams E3’s Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal as ‘Dangerous Turn’

Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the E3’s plans to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism on the Iran nuclear deal as "a dangerous tur…