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United States

US Refiners Turn to Middle East for Fuel Oil After Russia Import Ban

US refiners began snapping up fuel oil cargoes from the Middle East this month after President Joe Biden banned Russian oil imports over the country's invasion …

Shell to Invest up to £25 Billion in UK Energy System over Next Decade

Shell has announced it will invest up to £25 billion in the UK energy system in the coming years.

Solar Power Panel

Alpina Awarded the Sixth Solar Leasing Tender Under the SolarNova Programme by HDB

The Project, with a solar capacity of 70 megawatt-peak ("MWp"), aggregates public sector demand for the installation of solar panels across 1,198 HDB blocks and…

Energy Storage Battery

ARENA Grants $14m Funding for AGL’s Broken Hill Battery Project

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced it will invest $14.84m to help AGL fund its 50-megawatt (MW)/50-megawatt-hour (MWh) lithium-ion large s…

Russian Federation

Russia's Energy Chief Says It Would Accept Bitcoin for Oil and Gas

The heavily-sanctioned country is scrambling to find ways to increase its revenue and has floated the possibility of allowing China and Turkey to pay for energy…

Electric Car

LG Invests $1.4 Billion into First US Cylindrical Battery Plant

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) has announced a KRW1.7 trillion ($1.4 billion) investment in a cylindrical battery plant. It is said to be the first-ever cylindrical…

Net Zero Emission

IEA Receives $22 Million Annual Funding Stream to Expedite Net Zero Roadmaps

The International Energy Agency has received a major funding boost in the form of a €20 million funding stream from member countries, enabling the scale-up of …

Energy Storage System

US Energy Storage Sprinted to a Record-Setting End to 2021

The U.S. energy storage market set quarterly and annual records for new capacity additions, according to a report.

Electric Car

USPS Electric Vehicle Order Grows to 10,000

The United States Postal Service has doubled its order of electric vehicles from 5,000 to 10,019 as part of its planned fleet upgrade.

Geothermal Power Plant

Entire US Lithium Demand Can Be Supplied by Salton Sea Geothermal Plants

An article written by Bryant Jones from Boise State University and Michael McKibben of University of California, Riverside, discusses how the entire lithium dem…

Oil Refinery

Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an Americ…

LNG

EU Clinches U.S. LNG Deal, Brushes off Russian Rouble Demand

The European Union and United States are set to unveil a deal on Friday to supply Europe with more U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Carbon Emissions

Emissions and Energy Model to Help Nigeria Achieve Climate Goals

An updated version of the Nigeria Energy Calculator 2050 (NECAL 2050) was recently launched in a bid to assist Nigeria achieve its climate goals.

LNG

Asian Gas Buyers Buzzle over Putin's Demand for Payment in Roubles

Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said "unfriendly" countries must pay for Russian gas in rouble…

Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Start-Up Nikola Has Begun Production of Its First Battery-Electric Semitruck

Electric heavy-truck startup Nikola announced on Wednesday that it has begun production of the battery-powered version of its electric Tre semitruck.