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Paris Climate Agreement

US Emissions to Drop 9% in 2020, Putting Country Back on Track for Paris Commitment

But sustained annual carbon reductions will require deeper structural changes.

Gas turbine engine

Ansaldo Unveils Italy’s Biggest Ever Gas Turbine

After seven years of planning and construction comprising more than 3.7 million man hours, Ansaldo Energia has unveiled its latest gas turbine – the largest an…

Australia

AEMC Advances New Rule to Stop Wind and Solar Farms Cutting Output without Notice

New rules have been put forward by the Australian Energy Market Commission that could prevent wind and solar projects from reducing their output, without first …

LNG Carrier

World's Largest LNG Carrier Docked and Unloaded at Sinopec's LNG Terminal in Tianjin

​On November 10, Q-Max Al Mafyar, the world's largest LNG carrier, smoothly docked and unloaded at Sinopec's LNG terminal in Tianjin, it is also the 100th LNG…

Oil & Gas Trade

Trump Administration Holds Its Last Offshore Oil Auction

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding on Wednesday the last offshore lease sale for the year and the last such lease sale under the current U.…

Blockchain

‘Blockchain for Energy’ Consortium (Re)Launched

The oil and gas operators blockchain consortium has rebranded as the Blockchain for Energy consortium.

Market Analysis

Geothermal – Huge Promise in Latin America and Caribbean

Latin America’s geothermal potential remains mostly untapped and with few exceptions progress has been sluggish, reports the Inter-American Development Bank.

Electric Car

South Korea’s October EV Exports, Domestic Sales Rise

South Korea's exports and domestic sales of green cars increased on the year in October, supported by a rise in demand in and outside of the northeast Asian cou…

Coal Trade

Japan’s Coal Demand may Drop Next Quarter

Recovering nuclear availability in Japan towards the end of the first quarter of 2021 could trim the country's demand for coal imports.

Solar Power Plant

Trina, Tongwei Unveil Major, Multi-Billion-Dollar Solar Silicon, Wafer and Cell Alliance

Trina Solar and Tongwei have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar collaboration which will see the two companies invest in and co-develop multi-gigawatt solar supply…

Nuclear waste

Japanese High-Level Waste Repository Studies Begin

This marks the first time such preliminary surveys have ever been conducted in the country.

Nuclear Power Plant

Sendai 1 Returns to Operation with Emergency Control Room

The 890 MWe pressurised water reactor is the first unit to resume operation in the country after building such a facility.

Russian Federation

Russia, Belarus Launch Gas Supply Conditions Negotiations

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and the government of Belarus have launched negotiations to discuss the conditions of gas supplies to Belarus starting from January…

Offshore Wind Power

BOEM Delays Vineyard Permit Decision

Federal agency pushes back long-awaited consent call from December to January.

Offshore Wind Power

Fred Olsen forms Norwegian Offshore Alliance

artnerhip with Hafslund Eco will first apply for licenses for projects at Utsira Nord and Sorlige Nordsjo 2.