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Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. Lifts Iran Sanctions on One Unit of Chinese Shipping Giant COSCO

The U.S. Treasury said, partially reversing its punishment on the company for transporting Iranian oil after China complained about the measure in trade talks w…

U.S. Extends Clampdown on Iran With Sanctions on Energy Firms

The U.S. sanctioned four companies that it says have traded hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals in its latest effort …

Nuclear Policy

Iran’s Parliament Reviewing Cooperation with IAEA

Iranian Members of Parliament, in a statement issued on Sunday, announced that they are reviewing Tehran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Age…

EV Market

Tesla Takes The Lion’s Share of The Electric Vehicle Market in Australia

California car-maker Tesla has taken the lion’s share of the electric vehicle market in Australia, with the recently released Model 3 sedan taking a dominant p…

Nuclear Policy

Zarif: We will Never Negotiate a New Nuclear Deal

Iranian Foreign Minister rules out possibility of any negotiation on a new nuclear deal.

Electric Car

Tesla Model Y Certified Means Possibility of Launch in February

The Tesla Model Y has obtained important certification from the Californian Air Resources Board (CARB), suggesting that a possible launch of the electric car ma…

Romanian Plan 250MW Gas Fired Power Plant

Three Romanian energy companies, two of which are wholly owned by the state, want to build a new 250 MW gas-fired power plant in Mures county.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Bill to Rollback Natural Gas Drilling Regulations Clears Pennsylvania House Committee

Despite the looming promise of Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto, a Pennsylvania House panel has advanced a bill loosening regulations for conventional gas drillers.

A Clean ,Affordable Battery for Home Using in Rural Africa

EPFL startup hiLyte has developed an eco-friendly battery that will allow people in Sub-Saharan Africa to light their homes and charge their cell phones. The te…

Solar Power Panel

New Law Says Newly Constructed Homes in California must Have Solar Panels

A law that kicked in at the new year mandates that from now on, every new home that's built must has to have solar panels installed on the roof.

Electric Car

Fisker Inc. Calls Its Ocean Crossover “World’s Most Sustainable Vehicle”

California-based electric-auto maker Fisker Inc. debuted its Ocean crossover at CES, calling it the “world’s most sustainable vehicle.”

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Selected as Preferred Supplier for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind farm

Dominion Energy, a Virginia-based energy company, has selected Spanish wind turbine-maker Siemens Gamesa as preferred supplier for its 2.64GW offshore wind proj…

Ammonia

An Easier And Greener Way to Create Syngas

Syngas (the term is short for "synthesis gas") is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases. It is used to make ammonia, methanol, other industrial chemic…

Thermal Plant

Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Under Annual Overhauling Program

According to Gholamreza Mehrdad, general manager of generation technical support at TPPH, the overhaul program is expected to finish by the end of the next Iran…

Coal Stakeholders Urge Lawmakers to Protect Industry

Representatives of the coal industry and the United Mine Workers of America gathered Wednesday afternoon at the state Culture Center on the grounds of the Capit…