Energy

Electric Vehicle Battery

Chinese and Japanese EV Battery Makers Promoting Plants in Europe

Panasonic of Japan and SVOLT of China are moving to establish electric vehicle battery plants in Europe to challenge Korean battery makers.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Bloom and SK E&C to Supply Fuel Cells to Changwon RE100 Project

Bloom Energy and SK Engineering and Construction will supply hydrogen-powered solid-oxide fuel cells and electrolysers to an industrial complex in Changwon, Kor…

Nuclear Power Plant

Barakah 1 Reaches 80% Power

Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has achieved 80% of its rated power capacity, Nawah Energy Company and Korea Electric Powe…

LNG

Belgium: Another LNG Service Station Opened

Rolande, market leader in LNG in the Netherlands, and the Belgian G&V Energy Group are opening a new LNG filling station in Habay in the Ardennes .

Mexico

China's SPIC Buys Mexican Renewable Power Firm Zuma Energia

China's SPIC has completed its purchase of Mexico's largest independent renewable power company Zuma Energia, SPIC said on Thursday, furthering goals to increas…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Total Completes Acquisition of 2k EV Charging Stations in Germany

Global energy company Total has completed the acquisition of some 2,000 electric vehicle charging points in Germany.

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Plans Mammoth Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms

The 27-country bloc should target 60 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 300GW by 2050, up from 12GW today, the Commission said in its offshore renewable energy pla…

Gas turbine engine

Ansaldo Unveils Italy’s Biggest Ever Gas Turbine

After seven years of planning and construction comprising more than 3.7 million man hours, Ansaldo Energia has unveiled its latest gas turbine – the largest an…

Australia

AEMC Advances New Rule to Stop Wind and Solar Farms Cutting Output without Notice

New rules have been put forward by the Australian Energy Market Commission that could prevent wind and solar projects from reducing their output, without first …

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Sinopec Deploys Hydrogen Energy Industry on a Large Scale

Sinopec's large-scale deployment of hydrogen energy industry, some gas stations will be transformed into hydrogen refueling stations.

RCEP

Xi Touts China's Huge Economy as Base of Free Trade in APEC Speech

President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade Thursday, vowing to keep his "super-sized" economy open and warning against protectio…

RCEP

China-Japan-SK FTA to Speed up with RCEP Push

A higher level trilateral free trade agreement among China, Japan and South Korea is likely to be reached sooner than expected.

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and India

The deal was introduced during the 19th Asean meet held in November 2011. The RCEP talks started during the 21st Asean Summit in Cambodia in 2012 and was signed…

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump Administration Holds Its Last Offshore Oil Auction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding on Wednesday the last offshore lease sale for the year and the last such lease sale under the current U.…

Blockchain

‘Blockchain for Energy’ Consortium (Re)Launched

The oil and gas operators blockchain consortium has rebranded as the Blockchain for Energy consortium.