Energy

Oil Price

Oil Prices Inch Higher Despite Large Gasoline Build

Crude prices dipped slightly before jumping again after the Energy Information Administration reported an inventory decline of 4.6 million barrels for the week …

Oil Refinery

Saudi Aramco Buys Stake In Refinery In Russia’s Backyard

Saudi Arabia is expanding its downstream presence and crude customers in Eastern Europe, traditionally Russia’s backyard, by buying a stake in a Polish refiner…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Toshiba Launches 20Ah-HP SCiB Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Toshiba Corporation expanded its SCiB product offering with the launch of a 20Ah-HP rechargeable lithium-ion battery cell that delivers high energy and high pow…

Energy Storage Battery

U Mich Team Develops 1,000-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery

A paper on their work is published in Nature Communications.

Power Construction

Hitachi Energy’s Digital Substation Improves Grid Reliability in East Java

Japanese energy technology company Hitachi Energy has delivered a 150kV digital substation to Indonesian utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara to ensure reliable…

Energy Investment

Apicorp and IsDB Collaborate on $1bn Infrastructure Financing Initiative

The multilateral lenders aim to address low private sector participation in funding energy projects

Energy Security

Approved Power Projects in Nigeria do not Make a Dent in Power Problem

A recent review shows that 43 power projects approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have not made a dent in alleviating the electricity cris…

Market Analysis

Gas-Powered Car Sales In China Down Around 4% While EV Sales Up ~145% In 2021

I saw an interesting tweet by Sam Korus from ARK Invest yesterday.

Electric Car

French City Cancels Hydrogen Bus Contract, Opts For Electric Buses

When vehicles are traveling millions of kilometers a year, every centime counts.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Scientists Develop A Novel Strategy For Sustainable Sodium & Potassium Batteries

Scientists astounded by performance of sustainable batteries with far-reaching implications for electric vehicles and devices.

Geothermal Power Plant

91MW Geothermal Plant Reaches Commercial Operation in Indonesia

Indonesian energy company PT. Supreme Energy Rantau Dedap has announced that phase-1 of the Rantau Dedap geothermal power generation project has reached commerc…

Energy Investment

Invenergy Secures $3bn from Blackstone to Drive Clean Energy Platform

Chicago-based multinational utility Invenergy is set to expand its renewable energy business after securing approximately $3 billion in investment from global a…

Personnel Appointment

Kazakhstan Appoints New Energy Minister

A new energy minister has been appointed in Kazakhstan after the government resigned on the back of last week's violent unrest.

Electric Car

Apple Likely to Partner with Korean Automotive Electronics Companies

Apple is planning to accelerate Apple Car development this year and multiple South Korean auto parts manufacturers are expected to join the development.

Electric Car

Kick-Starting E-Mobility Projects in South Africa to Develop a Value Chain

Submissions are open for uYilo’s collaborative projects funding and up to R1 million will be made available for the development of e-mobility projects.