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SMR

CNL, Moltex Collaborate on SMR Fuel Development

Moltex's SSR uses fuel dissolved in a molten fluoride or chloride salt, which also functions as the reactor's coolant and operate at atmospheric pressure.

Leeward Secures $162.9m Financing for Colorado Wind Farm

US-based independent power company Leeward Renewable Energy has completed financing for its 170MW Mountain Breeze wind farm located in Colorado.

Thermal Plant

Analysis of the Potential for Hydrothermal Geothermal Energy in Germany

A study conducted in 2017 looked at the hydrothermal geothermal potential of Germany with its conclusion recently presented in a webinar by Enerchange in German…

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump Pledges to Support Oil, Gas Industries Amid Oil Futures Crash

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed his administration to work on a plan to get funding to the oil and gas industries as a steep sell-off in oil fut…

Oil Price

Argentina Plans Higher Local Oil Price to Protect Sector Amid Rout

Argentina is home to the huge Vaca Muerta shale deposit, the size of Belgium. It is thought to hold one of the world's largest reserves of unconventional hydroc…

Nuclear Policy

National Security Requires Revival of U.S. Nuclear Energy, DOE Group Reports

Now is the time to reassert the power of nuclear in American energy policy, a new report claims.

Solar Technology

Lowering PV Panel Temperature with Phase Change Materials

A group of researchers from India is trying to apply a special phase change material to regulate temperature in copper, indium and selenium solar panels.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Eskom Launches Tender to ‘Repurpose’ Coal Plants with Low-Carbon Growth Tech

The debt-saddled South African utility has issued an expression of interest to seek proposals on how to refurbish three fossil fuel power plants to be decommiss…

Market Analysis

NAMIBIA: $63.23 Million Invested in Environmental Preservation Over 5 Years

According to a report recently released by the government of Namibia, N$1.2 billion (US$63.23 million) has been invested in environmental conservation. The fund…

No Green New Deal for Australia as Coalition Tightens Embrace of Fossil Fuels

The full economic impact of the Covid-19 is still yet unknown, but it is clear that world’s governments face a choice in their response: Do they look to protec…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Researchers Look to Ocean Floor for “Sustainable” EV Battery Materials

Mining for polymetallic nodules would also result in a 100% reduction in solid waste, a 94% land use reduction, and a 93% reduction in risk to wildlife.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Mercedes-Benz Is Done Chasing The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Dream

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz is killing its hydrogen car program due to high costs of the technology and lack of market interest.

Crude Oil

In Rare Development, Oil Majors Are Forced To Cut Output Under OPEC Deal

A British Petroleum-led project in Azerbaijan will have to cut production in May for the first time as Azerbaijan will need to take drastic measures to meet its…

Oil & Gas Trade

Canada’s Oil Has Nowhere To Go As The US Runs Out Of Storage

Collapsing demand and brimming storage in the United States, Canada’s almost exclusive oil outlet, have resulted in a very usual situation in the Canadian oil …

Wind Farm

SOUTH AFRICA: Exxaro Buys Out Tata Power's Shares Held in Cennergi Joint Venture

Khopoli Investments, a subsidiary of the Indian giant Tata Power, has just sold all its shares in Cennergi to the South African company Exxaro Resources.