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Crude Oil

Goldman Cuts Q3 Brent Forecast to $75 a Barrel

Oil prices fell $5 a barrel on Monday in response to fears over the hit to demand from rising Delta coronavirus infections and an OPEC+ agreement to boost outpu…

CCS

Russia's Sakhalin Island Set for Carbon Capture Deal with Japanese Firm

The Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin is close to a cooperation agreement with a Japanese company on carbon capture and storage technology as it moves to carbo…

United States

US re-Joins World Energy Council Ahead of 2022 Summit

The World Energy Council has announced that the US has rejoined the organisation, which promotes international communication in the energy industry.

Power Construction

Saudi Arabia Seeks To Boost Electric Grid With New Funding

A Japanese bank syndicate $500mn will be used to make the Saudi electricity sector more sustainable and aligned to the national economic goals

Energy-Eficient Building

Kosovo* Gets EUR 5 million for Saving Energy in Households

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has approved a EUR 5 million credit line to Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo under the Green Economy Financing Facili…

Hydrogen Project

Policy Must Pave the Path for A Green-Hydrogen Economy in India

Indian enterprise is at the frontier of energy transition. Indian policy must support it with clearer pathways

Microgrid

US Airport goes “Off-Grid” with Solar Hybrid Microgrid

Pittsburgh International Airport has become the first airport in the world to be completely powered by an onsite natural gas and solar microgrid, serving to inc…

Energy Storage Battery

Amber Reaches Commercial Close on 50MW UK Battery

Project in west Lancashire will deploy Tesla’s Megapack and is due online by the end of 2022

Nuclear Power Plant

Illinois Plants Mark Reliability Milestone

With the first closures scheduled to take place in September, policymakers are continuing efforts to preserve the plants.

Energy Storage Battery

Group14 Technologies and SK Materials form JV to Build Plant for Lithium-silicon Battery Materials

Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, and SK materials, one of the world’s top manufacturers o…

Nuclear Policy

Iran Claims Nuclear Deal Draft Is Incompatible With New Iranian Law

The draft agreement between Iran and world powers over the possible restoration of the so-called nuclear deal is incompatible with a recently passed Iranian law…

Cooperation case

Algeria to Boost Cooperation with China Under BRI Framework: President

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Monday that Algeria is ready to deepen cooperation with China in various fields under the framework of the Belt …

Cooperation case

Kenyan, Chinese Trade Promotion Bodies Woo Kenyans to Invest in Shenzhen

Kenya Investment Authority and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shenzhen Municipal Committee partnered to showcase China's booming coastal…

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Exports Reached Record Levels in 2020, Remain High in 2021

Despite volatility in global oil markets, U.S. crude oil exports reached a record high in 2020.

Hydropower Plant

Video: Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Officials are preparing for the likelihood that California’s record breaking drought will come for its renewable energy stores.