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Energy-Eficient Building

Department of Energy Announces $80 Million for Innovative Building Technologies and Practices

the U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Oil&Gas Drilling

U.S. Offshore Rig Count Stable at 14 Units

The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the course of last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.

Clean Energy Transition

China Issues Report on Efforts to Promote UN Sustainable Development Goals

Presenting the country's exploration and practice of using science and technology innovation to help meet the goals of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen…

Energy Storage Battery

Hyundai Motor and LG Chem Promoting Joint Venture Battery Plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Chem are reportedly promoting the establishment of a joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia.

Smart Grid

Lithuania’s Ignitis Grupė Secures €110 Million Loan for Smart Meters and IT

In Lithuania, energy company Ignitis Grupė has secured a €110 million loan from the European Investment Bank to support its smart metering systems and IT solu…

Coal Price

South Korean Coal Market Rises on Tighter Fundamentals

Coal supply cuts in Australia and ongoing nuclear outages following two typhoons earlier this month supported South Korean coal prices for a second consecutive …

Clean Energy Transition

Renewables May See a Boost Under a Biden Presidency – Report

In the market analyst’s view, the Democratic nominee has a 70% probability of winning the November 3 election.

SMR

Panellists Address SMR Supply Chain Challenges

The commercial deployment of small modular reactors will bring new supply chain opportunities as well as challenges.

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Energy to Replace Natural Gas at Hospital in Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Dutch news portal Gawalo has published an interesting article about efforts by a hospital in the Netherlands looking at replacing natural gas with geothermal en…

Crude Oil

Shell Set To Load First Oil From One Of Libya’s Open Ports

Supermajor Shell has provisionally chartered an oil tanker to load crude from one of Libya’s three open ports at the end of next week in what could be the firs…

Solar Power Plant

Total Buys 3.3GW Solar Portfolio and Signs World’s Largest Corporate PPA

Oil major Total has acquired a 3.3-gigawatt solar project pipeline in Spain and will be the offtaker for 3 GW, enough to power its European operations.

Energy Investment

Canadian Government Commits C$320 Million to Aid Offshore Oil Industry

Canada will spend C$320 million to support its offshore oil industry, which has struggled as coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions reduced demand.

Oil & Gas Trade

Iraqi Oil Ministry Denies Deal to Up Oil Exports

Iraq's oil ministry on Thursday denied a media report citing Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar as saying an agreement was imminent with the OPEC+ group to increas…

Market Analysis

Report Highlights Need for Nuclear Flexibility in Clean Energy Systems

As the growth of variable generators, like wind and solar, continue to gain traction around the world, it’s important to question the level of flexibility of a…

Coal Mine

VGK Starts Work on Conveyor Support Foundations

VGK has recently started work on the construction of the foundation as part of the project for the construction of a 23 km main coal conveyor on Sakhalin.