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Thermal Coal

Storms Disrupt NSW Coal Ports

Storms along the New South Wales coast in east Australia have disrupted coal shipments from the port of Newcastle and Port Kembla at Wollongong, leading to long…

Electric Car

Volvo Chief Stresses Importance of State-Backed Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles

The chief executive of Volvo Cars described plug-in hybrids as a “very popular concept” on Tuesday, but emphasized the need for government support when it com…

United Kingdom

Centrica to Sell US Business for $3.6bn as First-Half Profit Falls

British Gas owner Centrica said it was selling its US energy business to NRG Energy $3.6bn (£2.87bn) as part of a plan to turn the company around.

Energy Storage System

Air Liquide to Build ASU with Novel Energy Storage System

The plant will consume 10% less electricity than conventional ASUs and have a production capacity for 2,200 metric tons/day of oxygen.

Wind Farm

EDF Plots Wind Expansion in Chile

EDF Renewables has secured approval for the financing of a 60MW extension to the Cabo Leone 1 wind farm in Chile and won a 40-year land concession that has pote…

Energy Technology

New Hydrogen Course Developed in Orkney Approved by MCA

A course developed in Orkney, Scotland to prepare local seafarers for working on and alongside hydrogen-powered vessels has been approved by the Maritime and Co…

Watch Neptune Install Subsea Equipment for Two North Sea Projects

Neptune Energy has successfully installed subsea oil and gas production flowlines and gas lift flowlines for its Duva & Gjøa P1 developments in the Norwegian s…

Uzbekistan

IAEA to Send Mission for Assessing Uzbekistan's Nuclear Program

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Uzbekistan in December 2020, Trend re…

Hydrogen Europe impressed by Frans Timmermans and his Green Deal

Hydrogen Europe Industry is the leading European association promoting hydrogen as the enabler of a zero emission society.

Biobattery

Grant Helps Harness Biomass to Fuel Farms

A new federal grant will allow a research team led by Iowa State University, Penn State and Roeslein Alternative Energy to develop new methods of turning biomas…

Combined Heat and Power

Enel X Launches GEO to Optimise CHP Assets and Boost Operator Income

Combined heat and power plants are typically specified to meet the on-site energy needs of a business.

Oil & Gas Trade

Texas Oil Regulator Accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of Dumping Crude on U.S. Markets

Urge the federal government to investigate and take appropriate action against Saudi Arabia and Russia for excessive crude dumping.

Portugal

Portugal Receives €16bn Interest in Hydrogen

The Government of Portugal has received more than 70 expressions of interest for hydrogen projects totalling around €16bn.

Combined cycle power plant

Wheelabrator Starts up UK Waste-to-Energy Facility

Wheelabrator Kemsley, a new waste-to-energy facility at Kemsley in Kent, England, enters full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase th…

Micro Reactor

Rooppur Unit 1 RPV Undergoes Hydraulic Tests

The Volgodonsk branch of Atommash AEM-Technologies JSC said on 17 July that it had completed hydraulic tests on the reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of