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Solar Power Plant

Inside the World’s Largest Dam-Based Floating Solar Power Project

A floating PV solar array planned for operation at a dam in South Korea will be the world’s largest constructed at such a facility. We spoke to the team to fin…

Market Analysis

Coronavirus Causes Largest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop Since World War Two

The economic fallout from the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 - especially in big emitting sectors like transportation, power and industry - resulted in a sharp…

Biofuel

Trump Administration Expected to Grant Biofuel Waivers for Some Oil Refiners

USA-BIOFUELS-Exclusive: Trump administration expected to grant biofuel waivers for some oil refiners - sources

Nuclear Fuel

World’s Uranium Resources Enough for the Foreseeable Future

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the long-term, sustainable use of nuclear energy for low-carbon electricity generation as well as for other uses s…

Flammable Ice

China: Qingdao Made New Progress in the Field of Flammable Ice Mining

This is where Qingdao Haiti has once again made new progress in the research field of new methods of natural gas hydrate (flammable ice) mining.

Rosatom

Rosenergoatom: Russian NPPs Finished 2020 with an All-Time Record

In the year that marked the 75th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry, Rosenergoatom JSC confirmed that it was the сountry’s largest power generating c…

Energy Storage Technology

Video: Gravity Energy Storage-A very uplifting technology!

​Gravity energy storage is not actually a new concept. We've been doing it with pumped hydro for more than a century.

Electric Car

Video: GM-Wuling Tiny Car Overtakes Tesla to Lead China's EV Market

​China’s fast-growing electric vehicle market is the largest in the world.

Electric Car

Mercedes-Benz Cars Tripled Global Sales of xEVs in 2020; 7.4% of Sales

Mercedes-Benz experienced a sharp increase in xEV deliveries in 2020, with more than 160,000 plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles sold worldwide, including…

Hydropower Plant

KIUC and AES to Develop Solar/Hydro Project

Hawaii’s Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative is joining forces with The AES Corporation (AES) for the development, construction, and operation of the West Kaua'i…

Natural Gas

New Catalyst Can Make Natural Gas Burn Cleaner

Natural gas is the cleanest traditional fossil fuel source because it produces relatively low amounts of pollutants like carbon dioxide -- a potent greenhouse g…

Thermal Plant

JERA Begins Commercial Operation at Hitachinaka Power Station

JERA Co. Inc., through its subsidiary Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., has begun commercial operation at the Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1.

European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to Kickstart Its Work

As part of the European Industrial Strategy aimed at maintaining the EU industrial leadership, on 8th July 2020 the European Commission unveiled the plan for a …

Oil&Gas Drilling

Paradigm Drilling Services and Toolserv form Strategic Alliance

Paradigm Drilling Services, part of the Paradigm Group headquartered in Groot-Ammers, Holland, have announced their strategic alliance with Stavanger-based oil …

Crude Oil

Iran Signs 8 more Oil Projects as Part of plan to Boost Output by 355,000 b/d

The National Iranian Oil Co. on Jan. 11 signed eight more oil projects as part of a $6.2 billion national program started in January 2019 to boost oil productio…