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Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Exports Reached Record Levels in 2020, Remain High in 2021

Despite volatility in global oil markets, U.S. crude oil exports reached a record high in 2020.

Crude Oil

Sapref to Restart Durban Refinery

BP and Shell's South African joint venture Sapref will restart its 180,000 b/d Durban refinery tomorrow after a temporary shutdown last week in response to civi…

Solar Power Plant

Longroad Completes 200MW Arizona Solar

Longroad Energy has completed its 200MW Sun Streams 2 solar project in Arizona and closed term financing for the asset.

Nuclear Power Plant

Doel 2 Shut Down After Hydrogen Leak

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP was shut down manually during the night of 14-15 July, after Engie Electrabel employees noticed a rapid increase in hydrogen consu…

Energy Storage Battery

Siemens and Fluence to Build Renewables-Integrating 100MW/200MWh Battery Project in Germany

Siemens has signed a letter of intent for the construction of a turnkey 100MW / 200MWh large-scale battery energy storage system in Wunsiedel, northern Bavaria,…

Net Zero Emission

Britain Eyes New Body to Run Its Energy Systems and Meet climate targets

Britain’s government plans to create a new energy system operator to help the country meet its net zero emissions target, which could replace the role of Natio…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Vistra Moving Zimmer Coal-Fired Plant Closure up to May 2022

Vistra will accelerate its move away from coal-fired power by closing its Zimmer Power Plant in Ohio five years earlier than originally planned.

Solar Power Plant

Philadelphia Solar Plans to Build 1 GW Module Plant in the U.S.

Site negotiations are underway for the facility, which would produce monocrystalline facial and bifacial modules for C&I and utility markets in the U.S. and abr…

Electric Car

Running Low on Battery Power: Brexit Britain Faces an Acid Test

Britain has set a fast pace in the electric vehicle race with its 2030 ban on sales of new fossil fuel-powered cars and has offered 1 billion pounds to jump sta…

Solar Inverter

SolarEdge Launches Next Generation Inverters up to 120kW in North America

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global leader in smart energy technology, has introduced a new range of commercial inverters with Synergy Technology, now availa…

Energy Security

Chinese Cities Face Power Outages As Economic Rebound, Heat Put Grids Under Pressure

Power consumption hit an all-time high last week and 11 provinces saw peak-load surges, State Grid says

Oil Price

Video: OPEC Deadlock That Drove Oil Prices Up Finally Resolved, Will Petrol And Diesel Prices Fall?

​Standoff due to economic rivalry among oil-rich countries in the Middle East has ended.

Nuclear Power Plant

RO President Promulgates Law on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with the US

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on July 16 the law on the ratification of the agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of th…

Solar Power Plant

China Added 13 GW of Solar to the End of June

The volume of new PV generation capacity added in the first half was higher than expected, given the rising input costs seen in recent months, but solar was nev…

Hydrogen Project

Two Cities Pair Up as World's First Hydrogen Municipalities

In an historic moment for hydrogen energy, the Mayors of Namie, Japan, and Lancaster, California, pursue steps to develop a "Smart Sister Cities" relationship c…