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Solar Cell

Stanford Scientists Gain Insight on Polaron Distortion in Perovskite Solar Cells

Polaron formation in perovskite solar cells has been indicated in scientific research as a possible factor for making this kind of cell particularly efficient, …

Electric Car

Versinetic’s EV Industry Predictions for 2021

England-based engineering consultant Versinetic is predicting progress in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the wider rollout of charging infrastructure in the…

Oil Field

Italy’s ENI and UAE’s SNOC Begin Gas Production from Mahani Field in Sharjah

Italian energy major ENI and Sharjah National Oil Corporation from the United Arab Emirates announced on January 4 production start-up from the Mahani field, lo…

Carbon Neutral

Exxon Reveals Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time

Oil giant has come under pressure from activist investors.

Microgrid

A Look at the Year Ahead and How Microgrids Are Shaping the Power Industry

2020 was a transformative year for the power sector, underlining both new challenges and potential opportunities.

Solar Power Plant

Nigeria Electrification Project Energises Another Community

The Shimankar community has joined a number of communities across Nigeria that are experiencing social and economic progress facilitated by the solar mini-grids…

Oil Price

2021 Oil Prices Seen Hovering Around $45 per Barrel in 2021

2021 oil prices seen hovering around $45 per barrel in 2021: Moody's Investors Service.

Iran

Strait of Hormuz: The World's Most Important Oil Artery

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters and detained its crew, amid tensions between Tehran and Seoul over Iranian…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Enel Accelerates Chilean Coal Phase-out with Early Plant Closure

The Enel Group, through its subsidiary Enel Generación Chile, has disconnected and ceased operations at Unit I of Bocamina coal-fired power plant, which is loc…

Energy Investment

China's Investment in Countries Along the Belt and Road Increased by 24.9%

According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce of China, from January to November 2020, China's foreign non-financial direct investment was 659.36 billi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Eskom Shuts Down Some Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant Units

According to South African news media reports, due to the leak, Eskom has taken the Koeberg nuclear power plant's Unit 1 off the assembly line and has accelerat…

Energy-Eficient Building

Biden Administration to Focus on Building Efficiency, Clean Energy

hese are just a few of the strategies the president-elect has promised to focus on in his Sustainable Infrastructure and Clean Energy Plan.

Energy-Eficient Building

Building Energy Efficiency to be Monitored from Space

Telescopes in space could be used to monitor the energy efficiency of homes and buildings across the planet.

Oil Pipeline

US Congress Authorizes New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

The sanctions aim to derail construction of the remaining offshore portion of Russian state-controlled Gazprom's near-complete 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2.

South Korea

Iran Seizes UAE-Bound Chemical Tanker

Iran has seized a UAE-bound chemical tanker in the strait of Hormuz, further stoking already heightened tensions in the Mideast Gulf.