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Energy Storage Battery

How to Store Renewable Energy

Storing renewable energy for a rainy day.

Oil Shale

US Shale Still Finding Footing amid Market Chaos

US shale players are not eager to significantly increase oil and natural gas production despite growing calls from the political set to boost supply in response…

Nuclear Power Plant

Finland’s Much-Delayed Nuclear Plant Starts Producing Power

The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, Finland’s first new nuclear plant in four decades, has recently started test production.

Coal Production

New Coal Mine Projects Seen Swelling Global Methane Emissions by a Fifth

Global methane emissions from the extraction of coal could rise by as much as 21.6% if all new mining projects now under development go into operation

Energy Transition

Eni Sells 49% of Its Business Enipower

Oil and gas company Eni has announced it has agreed to sell a 49% stake in its power generation business unit Enipower.

Coal Price

Coal Prices Rise to Record Levels on Russia Supply Fears.

Coal buyers are trying to lock up supplies amid fears that Russia could respond to sanctions by cutting off exports.

Crude Oil

Saudi Considering China’s Yuan for Oil Purchases

Saudi Arabia and China have been growing closer for years, and the news comes at a time of frustration among Gulf states with the US.

Carbon Emissions

EU Countries Support Plan for World-First Carbon Border Tariff

European Union countries on Tuesday backed the bloc's plan to impose a world-first carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods.

Coal Production

Bens Creek Group Provides Coal Production and Delivery Update

Bens Creek, the owner of a recently re-opened metallurgical coal mine in North America supplying the steel industry, has announced an update on coal production …

Wind Power Project

Vestas Secures First Estonian Wind Project

Vestas has received a 21 MW order from Enefit Green AS’s subsidiary, Enefit Wind Purtse, for the Purtse wind project in Estonia, which represents Vestas’ mark…

Oil Exploration

Deep-Water Exploration Permits Attract Attention in Australia

Offers submitted for nine exploration blocks of which six are off the south-east coast

Crude Oil

Brent Crude Down Almost 6% but Still Above US$100 a Barrel

Brent crude was off almost 6% but remained above US$100 barrel with a potential cessation to violence in Ukraine helping quell sentiment-driven panic price rise…

Gas power plant

Japan Cuts Thermal Power Capacity with Maintenance

Japan's thermal power generation capacity is expected to fall this week on the back of increased maintenance, in line with the arrival of spring weather across …

Natural Gas

After more than a Week, Gas is Still Leaking on the North Slope

Ten days after a natural gas leak was discovered at its Alpine oil development on Alaska’s North Slope, ConocoPhillips is still trying to identify the exact so…

Hydrogen Production

Has Russia Thwarted Its Hydrogen Future?

The hydrogen economy goes well beyond the production and export of low carbon hydrogen to encompass technology covering the entire hydrogen value chain — an ar…