Environment

Hydrogen Project

Canberra Rejects $36bn Green Hydrogen Project

The Australian federal environment minister has rejected an expanded plan to build a 26,000MW wind and solar project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia …

Net Zero Emission

Devon Energy Sets Net Zero 2050 Emissions Targets, ESG Performance Goals

Devon Energy announced it is establishing new environmental performance targets focused on reducing the carbon intensity of its operations, minimizing freshwate…

Energy Security

Video: China Guarantees Safety of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday said that the radiation level of the surrounding environment at Taishan Nuclear Power Plant is not abn…

Oil & Gas Trade

Israeli Minister Calls For Scrapping UAE Oil Pipeline Deal

Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel is looking to have the recent oil pipeline deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates scrapped b…

Oil Refinery

EU to Help Kazakhstan Upgrade Atyrau Oil Refinery to Address Air and Soil Pollution

The remediation work is the result of a long-term engagement between the EBRD and the refinery that combines financing and reforms aimed at reducing the environ…

Battery Recycling

Primobius Entering N American Battery Recycling Market with Stelco

Primobius GmbH is a 50:50 joint venture company owned by Neometals Ltd., Australia, and SMS group to commercialize an environmentally friendly recycling solutio…

Russian Federation

Russia Bets On Waste-To-Energy Plants

Russia is advancing projects to have waste-to-energy plants produce electricity, Sergei Ivanov, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection…

Energy-Eficient Building

Keppel Saves $68 million from Energy-Efficient Initiatives

Green initiatives might seem a burden for companies already grappling with a challenging operating environment but they have paid off in spades for Keppel Group…

Offshore Wind Power

White House Moves To Open California To Offshore Wind Farms

Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island.

Oil Refinery

UK Government Funds Hydrogen Power at Refineries

The UK government is subsidising a shift towards hydrogen-powered operations at two of the country's oil refineries, with £7.7mn in environmental grants.

Nuclear Power Plant

Spain Informs IAEA of Alert at Nuclear Power Plant, No Hazard for People or Environment

The Spanish nuclear safety regulator, Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that an alert was declared at 22:40 UTC on 15…

Cooperation case

Saudis' Green Push Melds with BRI Aims

With environmental sustainability emerging as a key theme in their mutual engagement, China and Saudi Arabia can identify new opportunities for cooperation unde…

Solar Power Plant

Qatar Launches First Solar Atlas To Tap Its Renewable Energy Potential

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University.

Energy Security

Oil Tanker Leaks Crude After Collision Near China’s Qingdao Port

A 900-foot crude tanker leaked oil into the ocean just outside China’s biggest refining center, raising the specter of environmental damage and disruption of s…

Coal Mine

NSW Commission Consents to Tahmoor Coal Mine Extension

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has granted development consent for a proposed extension to the Tahmoor Coal Mine, on Sydney’s southwestern…