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Crude Oil

Major Oil Traders Cut Russian Crude Purchases Starting Next Month

Major crude trading houses are set to slash their purchases of Russian crude oil and crude products starting mid-May, anonymous Reuters sources said on Thursday…

Rooftop PV System

‘Deeply Rooted’ Policy Limits Drag India’s Rooftop Solar Segment: Report

India will likely miss its 2022 solar target due to slow rooftop solar installation.

China

Global Onshore Wind Capacity Rises 72.5GW in 2021

The global onshore wind market in 2021 saw a 72.5 gigawatts (GW) increase in capacity with China and US leading in installations, but is 18% lower than in 2020,…

Hydrogen Production

Shell, Uniper Partner on UK Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility

German utility Uniper and Shell will team up to jointly produce low-carbon hydrogen at a Uniper power station in Britain in a bid to boost use of the fuel and c…

Hydropower Plant

48MW Hydropower Will Double Installed Power Gen Capacity in Burundi

The Jiji and Lulembwe Hydropower Plants Development Project in Burundi is now 48% complete.

Nuclear Reactor

U.S. Nuclear Generation Declines for Second Straight Year

U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year. Output from the country’s nuclear fleet totaled 778 million MWh in 2021, a 1.5% decline fr…

Offshore Wind Power

GWEC and GWO Sign Deal to Power the Global Wind Energy Workforce

The two organisations have signed a new memorandum of understanding to leverage shared resources, including unique datasets, analytical and forecasting capabili…

Nuclear Reactor

X-Energy to Produce HALEU Fuel for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) chose X-energy’s TRISO-X fuel fabrication facility to produce fuel for future advanced nuclear reactors and small modular r…

Microgrid

First Time in the U.S. and Japan to Successfully Build and Operate Microgrid with Battery Storage on Actual Power Distribution Network

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. have completed a demonstration project in California to…

ADF Invests $5.5m for Desert to Power Renewable Energy Initiative

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.5 million technical assistance grant to kick-start the roll-out of the flagship Desert …

Carbon Emissions

Climate Change Issues Are Health Issues Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and key Nigerian stakeholders have called for a multi-sectoral approach toward climate change and other environmental threat…

Natural Gas

Energy Cooperation with Israel and Cyprus

Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas held talks with his Israeli and Cypriot counterparts, Karine Elharrar and Natasa Pilides.

Electricity Transmission

First Electricity Link Between UK and Germany in Mid 2020s

Siemens Energy to build two stations for NeuConnect Interconnector HVDC link which will transfer 1.4GW of electricity between UK and Germany.

Electric Car

Vattenfall Starts Wireless EV Charging Trials in Sweden

Vattenfall's three-year induction charging point project with partners involves charging pads embedded in Gothenburg streets.

LNG

Shell’s Prelude FLNG Resumes Operation

Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after near four-month hiatus.