Energy

Oil Shale

The Dream Of U.S. Energy Independence Is Dying Along With The Shale Revolution

It was a revolution; a game-changer.

Wind Farm

UK: Renewables Overtook Coal in Q1 2020 Partly Due to Lockdown

Renewables provide more electricity for Britain than any other major source of energy.

Nuclear Technology

TVA Signs Nuclear Research MOU with University of Tennessee on Advanced SMR Technologies

In its latest move toward potentially embracing next-gen nuclear energy technology, the Tennessee Valley Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with…

Wind Power in China

COVID-19 to Reduce China's 2020 Wind Installations by 2GW

China is likely to reduce its wind energy installations by 2 GW from the anticipated 24 GW to 22 GW in 2020.

Pumped Storage

California: We Need 1GW of New Long-Duration Energy Storage by 2026

California officials expect that the state needs 1 gigawatt of new long-duration energy storage by 2026 to advance its clean-energy transition.

Gas Turbine

SGT6-9000HL Achieves First Fire at Duke Gas Turbine Test Site

Siemens Energy has successfully started up the first SGT6-9000HL gas turbine to kick off long-term testing phase in North Carolina.

Solar Power Plant

Scatec Completes 258MW Solar Power Complex in South Africa

Norway-based Scatec Solar and its partners have completed the works on the 258MW Upington solar power complex, located in South Africa.

Market Analysis

How COVID-19 will Affect Global Biofuels Demand

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is sending shockwaves through the global economy.

Offshore Wind Power

European Wind Investment Slides as Covid-19 Undercuts Spending Power

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to reduce liquidity in debt and equity markets, WindEurope says.

Oil Price

African Energy Chamber Urges OPEC and OPEC+ to End Oil Price War

OPEC and OPEC+ are set to meet in Vienna on Thursday, April 9 to try to reach a deal on ending the current oil prices war.

Solar Power Panel

Oil Companies Are Collapsing, but Wind and Solar Energy Keep Growing

The renewable-energy business is expected to keep growing, though more slowly, in contrast to fossil fuel companies, which have been hammered by low oil and gas…

China's Energy Storage Industry Hopes for Rebound in Second Half of 2020

While nearly 80 per cent of respondents were concerned about "lower operating income and tighter liquidity", they remained confident about the prospects for rec…

Woodside Joins Japanese Consortium to Study Exporting Hydrogen

Australian LNG producer Woodside Energy has joined a consortium of Japanese companies to explore exporting carbon-neutral hydrogen.

Carbon capture

Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project Announced for Natural Gas Power Plant

Starwood energy will invest in the development of a large carbon capture facility for an existing natural gas power plant.

LNG

US FERC Approves US $10bn Jordan Cove LNG Project

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate of approval to Pembina Pipeline to implement the proposed US $10bn Jordan Cove LNG p…