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Oil Price

Oil Falls to Nearly 6-Month Lows After Surprise U.S. Crude, Gasoline Build

Oil prices slid about 4% on Wednesday to almost six-month lows, after U.S. data showed crude and gasoline stockpiles unexpectedly surged last week and as OPEC+ …

Nuclear Power Plant

U.S. Regulator Approves Georgia Vogtle 3 Nuclear Plant Operation

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Wednesday said it has authorized Southern Co to load nuclear fuel and begin operation at its Vogtle plant's Unit…

U.N. Chief Urges Tax on ‘Grotesque Greed’ of Oil, Gas Companies

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed the "grotesque greed" of oil and gas companies and their financial backers and urged gove…

Oil Shale

Shale Giant Chesapeake to Exit Oil as It Focuses on Natural Gas

Chesapeake will fully focus on key shale gas plays.

LNG

Less U.S. Gas to Asia, Freeport Explosion Reduce LNG Vessel Transit Through Panama

The Panama Canal has seen a 30% fall in the traffic of vessels carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), driven by Asia's weak demand for U.S. LNG and limited expor…

Distributed Grid

Shell to Collaborate With NREL on Grid Edge Solutions

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Shell, Spirae LLC, Electrical Grid Monitoring Inc., and Israel Electric Corporation to partner with the National …

United Kingdom

Enel X UK Takes to the Streets With Scalable E-bus Project

Enel X UK has completed its first e-bus project for British transport operator Abellio London Bus.

Natural Gas

Hydrogen Blends Over 5% May Need Infrastructure Modifications – Study

New studies on hydrogen blending with natural gas suggest blends over 5% may require modifications to distribution infrastructure and appliances.

Japan

Japan’s JERA Posts JPY11.7B Loss in Q1

This is a JPY75.8b drop from the JPY64b profit last year.

United States

US Community Solar Sector Market Forecast to Grow 7 GWdc by 2027

Pending legislation for community solar programs in five states could add another 1.2 GWdc

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

UK’s Johnson Matthey, Sinopec Unit Explore Decarbonisation Options in China

British chemicals maker Johnson Matthey Plc said on Wednesday it was in in talks with the investment arm of China's Sinopec for exploring a collaboration in dec…

Carbon Emissions

Toyota Unit Falsified Emissions Data From at Least 2003, Probe Finds

A major affiliate of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp falsified emissions data on some engines going back to at least 2003, more than a decade earlier than previously …

EU

EU Approves 3-Billion-Euro German Green Heating Scheme

The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved the German government's 3-billion-euro scheme to support renewable energy and waste heat-based district …

Carbon Emissions

Amazon’s CO2 Emissions Grew 18% In 2021

The retail giant has admitted that there are “big challenges” ahead as it races to reach its 2040 net zero target

Carbon Emissions

The Effects of Unified Power Generation and Storage Facilities

About 25% of the world’s CO2 emissions come from the power sector, and the Paris Agreement’s target of keeping global temperature rise below 2 °C above pre-i…