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Coal Mine

Government Auctions over 200 Coal Blocks for Commercial Mining in 5 Years

The government will open up the Indian coal sector with a large offering of over 200 blocks for commercial coal mining in the next five years having a potential…

Oil & Gas Trade

Ukraine Approves Tariffs for Russian Gas Transit to Europe

Ukraine has approved tariffs for Russian gas transit and granted a licence to its new gas pipeline system operator, the necessary steps on the way to complete a…

What's Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was conceived of by the French engineer Jacques D'Arsonval in 1881. OTEC is a potential alternative energy source that ne…

The Africa Energy Forum 2020

The Africa Energy Forum (aef) is the global investment meeting for Africa’s power, energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. What we deliver is simpl…

Ditching Coal for Renewables would Cut Carbon and Costs

In Indonesia, a major producer and consumer of coal, politicians often argue that continued reliance on the highly polluting fossil fuel remains an economic nec…

CCS

The Complexities of Carbon Capture And Storage

Canada is a leader in technology to capture and store carbon dioxide, although some view it as only a stopgap in our move to a carbon-free future.

Converting Waste into Useful Energy by Improving Microbial Fuel Cells

Scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute are working microbial fuel cells or MFCs, which target electrons from waste streams and convert th…

Eskom to Get R6bn Loan for Battery Storage System

The New Development Bank (NDB) will give Eskom a R6-billion loan to build a massive battery storage system in order to meet greater electricity demands.

How Can Supercomputing Help to Improve Building Energy Efficiency ?

In the United States, building energy use is a serious problem: buildings account for 70 percent of total electricity consumption, with the plurality of the ene…

Oil & Gas Trade

How US Sanctions Could Hit Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Gas Project

Swiss-Dutch company Allseas, which was laying the pipeline using two vessels – Pioneering Spirit and Solitaire – suspended work to avoid US sanctions. Allseas…

ABB Power Products appoints Venu Nuguri as its Managing Director

ABB Power Products on Tuesday said it has appointed Venu Nuguri as its Managing Director. ABB Power Products is the new standalone legal entity of ABB's Power G…

Offshore Wind Power

Seven of The Top Ten Largest Offshore Wind Projects Are Located in The UK

Currently, the largest markets in wind offshore development are the UK, Germany, China, Denmark and Belgium – representing almost 93% of the installed offshore…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Floating Nuclear Power Plant has Started to Produce Electricity

Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom said the Akademik Lomonosov had started to produce electricity in the “isolated Chaun-Bilibino network” in the p…

Merry Christmas! An Electric Eel Is Lighting Up A Christmas tree

This christmas season has come with a big surprise for the visitors of the Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga, a city in Tennessee in the United States, where an…

Market Analysis

The Green Power Source that can do More Harm than Good

Hydropower falls into a similar category. It's basically emissions-free and a cornerstone of today's global renewable energy supply. It can be a potent means to…