Ppe

Why ‘Flammable Ice’ Could Be the Future of Energy ?

Japan succeeded in extracting an untapped fuel from its ocean floor – methane hydrate, or flammable ice. Proponents argue that it will offset energy crises, bu…

All Related Communities link up to Solve Climate Crisis

In a courtroom in British Columbia Monday, Indigenous communities were arguing the federal government overstepped in approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expan…

New Technology

Estonian Scientists Use Silver for Next Generation of Solar Cells

Materials researchers at Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology partially substituted copper with silver in solar cells’ absorber material to improve the …

Solar Company

Shell Snaps up Esco Pacific in Major Push into Big Solar in Australia

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up a near half share in one of the biggest solar developers in Australia as part of a major push to expand its large-sca…

Coal Mine

US Coal in Downward Spiral, Says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report for 2018, revealing that the nation’s coal mining employment numbers have dropped …

Distance Rule Scrapped from German Coal Exit Law Draft

The latest draft for Germany’s coal exit legislation seen by Recharge no longer contains a damaging distance rule for onshore wind planned by the country’s go…

Virtual power plant

Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped Up Grid During Coal Outage

The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped off…

Capturing The Untapped Benefits of Deep Energy Renovation

As the European Green Deal takes shape, it bears repeating that the state of EU buildings holds the potential to make or break whatever energy, emissions and en…

Market Analysis

Unexplored Countries with High Wind Power Potential: Russia, Somalia, Oman, Vietnam, Iceland and Kazakhstan

Russia has the largest global wind potential untapped. Putin doesn’t take it seriously and unfortunately he doesn’t know anything about the matter.

Crude

Asia Seen Adequately Prepared for Deeper OPEC Crude Output Cuts

Asia appears well prepared for OPEC's new crude production cut era as Chinese, South Korean and Japanese refiners' flexible feedstock procurement strategies wou…

CSIRO Identifies Five Key Opportunities for Hydrogen Industry Growth in Australia

A report from the Australian national science agency CSIRO has mapped the critical research steps Australia must take to realize a potential 7,600 jobs and $11 …

Chesco Company Takes Patented Attic Energy Efficiency Product International

A small, family-owned Chester County company has expanded its national retail profile — and has stepped onto the international stage, as well.

Electric Car

Electric Buses ‘From China’ as Bajan Model Unveiled

The deal has been sealed for Barbados to buy electric buses from China, the Prime Minister announced today, even as she hopped about a Transport Board bus that …

2nd Central Asia Renewable Energy Summit

Central Asia possesses vast renewable energy resources including solar, wind and water, largely untapped. This huge potential attract more and more investment i…

Emissions Trading System

German Upper House Paves Way for National ETS from 2021

Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday passed a law creating a national emissions trading scheme for sectors not covered by the European carbon market fr…