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India

Indian Aluminium Producer NALCO Faces Coal Scarcity Due to Train Shortage

Indian state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is facing a coal supply shortfall, due to supplies being diverted to priority electricity …

Australia

Australia ‘Has Just 68 Days of Oil Reserves’

The country is nearly 91% dependent on imported oil, a public policy think tank has warned.

Natural Gas

Germany's New Gas Storage Law - How Will It Work?

A bill to guarantee minimum gas storage levels in Germany, whose underground facilities account for a quarter of the EU bloc's total capacity, will kick in from…

Crude Oil

Petroecuador Begins Meetings to Renegotiate Contracts with PetroChina

Ecuador's state-owned oil company Petroecuador has started meetings to renegotiate long-term sales oil contracts with PetroChina, a process it hopes to conclude…

Hydrogen Transport

Japan's Eneos, Jera, JFE Study H2, NH3 Supply Chains

A cross-industry group of Japanese firms has started studying how to develop hydrogen and ammonia supply chains based in the Keihin coastal area in Tokyo bay, i…

Smart Meter

One Million Smart Meters for Israel

Israel Electric Corporation is reported to be starting a one million smart meter rollout over the next five years.

Solar Cell

Mini Perovskite Solar Module with 11.9% Stabilized Efficiency

An international research group has developed a perovskite solar panel on a 192 square-centimeter surface. The researchers claim the panel has one of the highes…

SMR

Rolls Royce Plans First UK Modular Nuclear Reactor for 2029

The engineering company has started the regulatory process for its new small modular reactor.

Smarten Launches 2.4 kW Hybrid PV Power Conditioning Unit for Offgrid Applications

Smarten has released the Superb 3050 hybrid solar power conditioning unit (PCU) for offgrid applications. The 2.4kW product is priced at INR 19,999 ($260).

Smart Grid

Romania’s Distributie Energie Oltenia Steps Towards Smarter Grid

Romanian distribution system operator (DSO) Distributie Energie Oltenia is to implement Siemens’ Advanced Distribution Management Software (ADMS).

Nuclear Reactor

New Unit with Hualong One Reactor Starts Operation

A new nuclear power unit in Pakistan powered by the Hualong One reactor, the China-developed third-generation nuclear reactor, has started commercial operation,…

LNG

Japan's JERA Weighs Expanding LNG Business to China

Japanese energy group JERA, one of the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas, has taken a step toward a possible expansion of its LNG business to C…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Rise on Supply Concerns as Ukraine Crisis Deepens

Oil prices rose on Monday as concerns grew about tighter global supply, with the deepening crisis in Ukraine raising the prospect of heavier sanctions by the We…

Solar Cell

Hybrid Thermionic-Photovoltaic Converter for Applications in Thermal Energy Storage, Waste Heat Recovery

A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different …

Gas and Power Prices Continue to Soar Due to Ukraine Conflict

Sky-high wholesale gas prices in Europe reached record levels in the first quarter this year as a result of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, according t…