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Nuclear Fusion

Video: Our Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production is Looking for a Home

STEP is an ambitious project to design and build a prototype fusion energy plant in the UK by the early 2040s.

Crude Oil

US Energy Agency Revises up Oil Price Forecast

Brent price expected to increase by 2.1%, according to Energy Info. Administration's Short-Term Energy Outlook for December

Oil Shale

Global Shale Industry on a Recovery Path After 8.1% Production Decline in 2020, Says GlobalData

Global shale production has taken a drastic hit in 2020, where shale oil is expected to drop by 11.7% year-on-year and shale gas production may see a 4.5% fall,…

Net Zero Emission

New York Pension Fund Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040

The fund also said it may divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025.

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oxford Flow ES Axial Flow Valve Achieves Oil and Gas Fugitive Emissions Breakthrough

It is notable that most valve manufacturers test in Class B, which allows 10x more leakage than Class A.

Solar Power Plant

Portugal Hits 1 GW Milestone

Portugal now has more than 1.03 GW of operational PV capacity, making solar its third-biggest renewable energy source behind hydropower (7.1 GW) and wind power …

Wind Farm

Sri Lanka Commissions 103.5MW Wind Farm with Bird Radar

Sri Lanka’s state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has commissioned a 103.5 MegaWatt wind power plant in the North Eastern region of Mannar, which could produce up…

Wind Power Project

Bangladesh Approves First Major Wind Power Plant

The cabinet committee on national purchase at a meeting on Wednesday approved the construction of a 55 megawatt capacity wind power plant at Mongla in Bagerhat.

Wind Farm

Start of Power Production at Nysäter Onshore Wind Farm in Sweden

The Nysäter wind project in Sweden has achieved an important milestone on its way to becoming one of the largest onshore sites in Europe.

Thermal Coal

Australian Coal Thrives Despite China Ban

Australian thermal coal prices have risen sharply in recent weeks despite an import ban from one of its traditional markets, China.

Coal Trade

US Blacklists Coal Shippers for North Korea Ties

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control designated six companies and four vessels for violating existing UN sanctions by engaging in the prohibited North Korean…

CCS

CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget Shows BECCS Needed to Achieve Net Zero

The U.K. Climate Change Committee on Dec. 9 released its Sixth Carbon Budget, which provides guidance on the volume of greenhouse gas emissions the U.K. can emi…

Solar Cell

A 26.5% Efficient Perovskite- Silicon Tandem Cell

The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology this week reports progress on both of these fronts, claiming 26.5% efficiency for a tandem device measuring…

Rooftop PV System

First PPA-Driven Solar Rooftop in Egypt

Solarizegypt will receive payments from Coca Cola for a 1 MW array it has installed on an industrial facility in Sadat City under the nation’s net metering reg…

Floating Solar Project

GHANA: BPA Connects a Floating Solar Power Plant in the Basin of the Bui Dam

The Ghanaian authorities have inaugurated a floating solar power plant built in the reservoir of the Bui hydroelectric dam in Ghana.