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Carbon Neutral

Meriaura Group Working on a 100% Carbon Neutral Transport Concept

Finnish shipping outfit Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that is to achieve 100 per cent carbon neutrality.

Oil&Gas Drilling

ExxonMobil Nearly Ready to Start up Guyana FPSO Compressor

Oil major ExxonMobil is preparing to start up a gas compressor on SBM Offshore’s Liza Destiny FPSO, operating offshore Guyana, this week following a technical …

Electricity Transmission

Spain is Power Exporter to France for Third Quarter

Spain ended as a net power exporter to France for the third quarter in a row — something that had happened only once before in the past 20 years — in what may…

Solar Technology

German Researchers Couple PV to High-Voltage System to Extend EV Range

A group of German researchers and companies are working on a project to extend the range of a solar-powered light delivery electric vehicle by feeding the energ…

Paris Climate Agreement

Companies Net Zero Action Plans could be too Little too Late

More than half of companies are not transitioning fast enough, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris Agreement target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050…

Nuclear Reactor

Russia Makes Progress with Fast Reactor Upgrade

Zio-Podolsk has started manufacturing modules for PGN-200M steam generators as part of work to upgrade unit 3 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in the Sverdl…

Crude Oil

Santos Restarts Production from Offshore Field Trio

Australian energy giant Santos has restarted production from the Ningaloo Vision FPSO following scheduled maintenance in Singapore.

Oil & Gas Trade

Fourteen U.S. States Sue Biden Administration over Oil and Gas Leasing Halt

In an attempt to challenge the pause on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, 14 U.S. states have filed lawsuits against President Joe Biden’s a…

United Kingdom

Scottish Renewables Calls for Storage 'Price Floor'

Vital electricity storage capacity needed to help the UK meet its net-zero target should be supported by an innovative funding mechanism, new research from Scot…

Rosatom

Russia’s State Run Nuclear Energy Firm Buys 49% Stake in Korean Lithium-ion Battery Maker

A subsidiary of Russian state-controlled nuclear energy firm Rosatom has taken a 49% share of Enertech International, a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes,…

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Begins Nuclear Power Plant Tests

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation said yesterday that it has started tests as part of the reactor start-up process for the Barakah nuclear power plant.

Hydrogen Project

Plans Unveiled for Italy’s First Hydrogen Valley

The development of Italy’s first hydrogen valley, to be located just outside of Rome, has been kickstarted with a €14m investment.

Oil Field

118,500 Oil & Gas Wells To Be Drilled Worldwide Through 2022

After a challenging 2020, the oil and gas demand recovery – supported by vaccination efforts and OPEC+ supply cuts – is proving good for drilling activity.

Solar Power Plant

Work Begins on 720MW Solar Farm with Battery Storage in New South Wales, Australia

Construction has started on what claims to be Australia’s largest hybrid solar and battery energy storage facility.

Power Construction

Construction Starts on $180m Empire State Line Transmission Works in US

Construction has started on the Empire State Line, a $180m power transmission line upgrade project in the US.