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Electricity Trade

State of Texas Should Pay for Enormous Energy Bills After Power Outages, Houston Mayor Says

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday called on the state of Texas to pay for the enormous electric bills that scores of Texans reported after severe winter …

Solar Power Plant

100 MW Springdale Solar Farm Project Springs to Life with IPC Approval

Negotiation, community consultation, and ultimately an IPC approval that clearly addresses local concerns, gives the green light to this RES Australia developme…

Energy Security

Several Thermal Power Plants Restarting in Japan After Quake Shutdowns

Several thermal power plants in northeastern Japan are being restarted after shutdowns from a magnitude 7.3 earthquake offshore Fukushima on Feb.

Hydropower Plant

Wapda Resumes Work on Dasu Power Project

The Wapda has resumed the construction work on 4300 megawatts Dasu Hydropower project after the local clerics, an 80-member committee and lawmakers accepted mod…

Energy Security

Bill Gates Reveals What Caused Deadly Power Outages in Texas

On Saturday, US President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in the Lone Star State allowing the government to allocate more funds to help millions of people a…

Solar Cell

Perovskite Solar Cell with 21% Efficiency Includes Tech to Prevent Lead Leaks

They claim the method captures lead ions in leaks, while also increasing cell efficiency.

Nuclear Reactor

Chinese Fast Reactor Begins High-Power Operation

The China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) has been restarted and reconnected to the grid, marking its entry into its high-power operation phase.

Energy Technology

New Method Converts Methane in Natural Gas to Methanol at Room Temperature

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a way to convert the methane in natural gas into liquid methanol at room temperature.

Joe Biden

How to Calculate the Social Cost of Carbon? Researchers Offer Roadmap in New Analysis

The Biden administration is revising the social cost of carbon (SCC), a decade-old cost-benefit metric used to inform climate policy by placing a monetary value…

Hydrogen Project

EDP Launches Green Hydrogen Research Unit

The EDP Group has launched two units that will study the potential of green hydrogen and energy storage systems.

Substation

DEME Secures Contract for Two Offshore Substations in Dutch North Sea

DEME Offshore has secured a contract to transport and install the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations which will be located in the …

Oil Price

Goldman Sachs Sees Minimal Oil Price Impact from Texas Freeze

Oil prices slid by up to 2 per cent on Friday, on worries that refineries will take time to resume operations after the big freeze in the U.S. South, creating a…

Natural Gas

Texas Energy Regulator Extends Gas Prioritization

State energy regulator Texas Railroad Commission late yesterday extended orders prioritizing natural gas for power generation, residences and hospitals and lowe…

Energy Security

Extreme Weather Conditions Harm RWE’s Renewables Electricity Generation in the US State of Texas

Operations teams focus on resuming production at RWE’s affected onshore wind turbinesRWE expects significant negative earnings impact in Onshore Wind/Solar seg…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Indian Oil Signs Pact with Greenstat Norway for Hydrogen Fuel

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the government pledged to focus on generating hydrogen from green power sources as well as build more diverse and efficient ene…