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Energy Storage Project

Azelio Inaugurates Energy Storage Project in Sweden

Swedish thermal energy storage developer Azelio (FRA:4AZ) on Wednesday opened its verification energy storage facility in Amal, Sweden, with an official ceremon…

Offshore Wind Power

Delayed Fed OK of First US Offshore Wind Farm Puts Power Startup Date at Risk

Operation of America's first commercial offshore wind power farm now will not happen in 2022, as feared after federal officials said Feb. 11 that they expect a …

Solar Power Plant

Peru Authorises 160MW Solar Venture by Spanish Player

​Peru has waved through two large-scale solar projects Spanish firm Continua Energías Positivas is looking to develop in the southeast, bringing a boost to PV…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Gives Iraq Sanctions Waiver for Vital Iranian Gas Imports

The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi of…

Crude

Guyana to Export Its First Share of Oil in Coming Days: Official

Guyana is getting ready to export in the coming days the first cargo of Liza crude entitled to the government as share of the oil produced by a consortium led b…

Nuclear a Major Focus in Trump’s Latest Budget Request—and 8 Other Takeaways

Yucca Mountain, the 1987 Congressionally appointed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF), may be officially dead; transmission assets held by th…

Solar Power Plant

Total to Enter into the Solar Market with a Pipeline of 2 GW of Projects

Total, through its wholly owned affiliate Total Solar International, establishes its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements with Powertis a…

New Technology

Geothermal Energy: Drilling a 3,000-Meter-Deep Well

Geothermal energy is an efficient, non-polluting solution but in certain cases geothermal operations must be handled with care.

Solar Technology

Scientists Propose a Technology Reducing the Cost of High-Efficiency Solar Cells

A group of St. Petersburg scientists has proposed and experimentally tested a technology for the fabrication of high-efficiency solar cells based on A3B5 semico…

Solar Technology

Panasonic Reaches 16.09% Efficiency with Perovskite Solar Module Using Inkjet-Based Coating

Panasonic has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09% for a perovskite solar module by developing lightweight technology using a gl…

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Weighs Sanctions on Rosneft but is Wary of Oil Market Chaos

Officials at the Treasury Department worry that sanctions on Rosneft may drive up prices for oil, the people said.

Nuclear Fuel

Canadian Company Seeks New Site to Bury Nuclear Waste

A power company is reconsidering its options after dropping plans to bury waste from its nuclear plants on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, officials said Wedn…

Solar Power Panel

New Perovskite Promises 38.7% Efficient Tandem Cells

Scientists from Japan’s Gifu University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have identified a chalcogenide perovskite material with light absorption attribut…

Power Construction

China to Ensure Power Supply in Battle Against Epidemic

China will step up efforts to secure the power supply of medical institutions, quarantine areas and firms making or transporting medical supplies to combat the …

Market Analysis

UK Regulator Ofgem Launches Decarbonisation Plan

The UK Government’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has set out its plan to bring the country’s emissions to net zero.