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Coal Mine

Bettercoal Launches South Africa Working Group

Bettercoal has announced the establishment of its South Africa Working Group – a member-led group focusing on coal in South Africa.The group was formed du…

Biofuel

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell to Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c03667When nature designed lignin—the fibrous, woody ma…

Market Analysis

Electric Vehicle Batteries: A Market Report

The electric vehicle battery market is growing rapidly as the demand for electric vehicles increases. According to some estimates, the global market for electri…

South Korea

3 Korean EV Battery Makers’ Order Backlog to Top KRW1,000tn in 2023

The combined operating profit of LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On is estimated to exceed five trillion won this year.That of LG Energy Solution is expe…

Wind Farm

World’s First Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Exceeds Expectations

WindFloat Atlantic, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, has completed its second full year in operation.The 25 MW WindFloat Atlanti…

Wind Turbine Blade

Armadale Developers Remove Three Turbines From Proposal, Increase Size of Remaining Nine

The company behind plans for a controversial wind farm at Armadale in north Sutherland has axed three turbines from the layout.Brookfield Renewables UK Ltd conf…

Solar Power Plant

New Solar and Wind Power Facilities in Piauí This Year Will Total 601 MW Together

Piauí will have several new solar and wind power plants this year, increasing the state’s energy security, as well as generating jobs and income fo…

EV Market

How Raw Material Cost Increases are Challenging Electric Vehicle Production

Electric vehicles have been widely touted as the future of low-carbon transportation. However, like any technology, the price of electric vehicles is dependent …

Market Analysis

Victoria Must Increase Transmission Capacity to Meet Offshore Wind Targets

Data analysed by Cornwall Insight Australia has shown that Victoria will need to increase its transmission capacity in the South East by an additional 2GW by 20…

Natural Gas

Snam Will Invest €10BN by 2026 to Boost Italy’s Gas Infrastructure

The Italian gas grid operator Snam has unveiled its 2022-2026 strategic plan, in which it plans to boost Italy's role in Europe’s gas system with new …

Natural Gas

Sonatrach Eni: Sign Two Strategic Agreements on Increasing Natural Gas Supply and Reducing Emissions

Toufic Hokkar, president and CEO of Sonatrach Group, and Claudio Descalzi, general manager of Eni, signed two strategic memorandums of intent in Algiers on Mond…

Coal Production

CHINA'S COAL-RICH PROVINCE SEES COAL PRODUCTION INCREASE IN 2022 - XINHUA

North China’s coal-rich province of Shanxi saw its coal production hit 1.31 billion tonnes in 2022, up 8.7 percent year on year, local authorities said.La…

World Energy Outlook

Ørsted expects EBITDA excluding new partnership agreements of DKK 21.1 billion for 2022

Ørsted presents operating profit (EBITDA) for 2022 based on preliminary and unaudited reporting.It has been a year with unusual market conditions, not le…

Canada

Candu Fuel Plant Relicensed to 2043

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)'s authorisation of the 20-year renewal of Cameco Fuel Manufacturing's (CFM) operating licence for the faci…

United Kingdom

Transfer of Waste From Berkeley Vaults Begins

The first concrete box containing radioactive waste from underground vaults at the shut down Berkeley nuclear power plant in the UK has been transferred to an i…