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Gas power plant

Natural Gas Leads US Power Generation in H1

Cheaper U.S. natural gas prices helped the U.S. Lower 48 states to increase gas-fired power generation by 9% year-on-year in the first half of 2020.

India

India's Tata to Merge with Mundra Power Subsidiary

Indian private-sector utility Tata Power has decided to absorb its subsidiary that operates the 4GW imported coal-fired Mundra power plant to provide financial …

Wind Turbine

Opdenergy Completes $103 Million Financing for Two Projects in Chile

OPDEnerg, a company that specializes in the development, financing, construction and operation of renewable assets, has announced the closing of a $103 million …

Crude Oil

California Oil Production Limits Stall in Legislature, Leaving the Issue to Newsom

In his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to protect Californians against hazards and pollutants from oil and gas production.

United Kingdom

OGA Highlights the Importance of Hydrogen to Achieve Net Zero

The integration of offshore energy systems could contribute to approximately 30% of the UK’s total carbon reduction requirements needed to meet the 2050 net ze…

Nuclear Power Plant

Progress at India’s Kudankulam NPP

Indian contractor Larsen & Toubro, with the technical assistance of Russian specialists, has completed the installation of the dry shielding at the reactor vess…

Nuclear Power Plant

Uzbek, Hungarian Ministers Discuss Cooperation in Nuclear Energy

The leadership of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan met with a Hungarian delegation to Tashkent last month.

Energy Storage Project

Canadian Solar Says There are ‘Significant Growth Opportunities in the Solar-Plus-Storage Market’

Canadian Solar has highlighted the increasing importance of adding energy storage to PV projects and the “significant growth opportunities in the solar-plus-st…

Floating Offshore Wind

Xodus Kicks Off Collaborative Floating Wind Research Project

Xodus Group has launched a three-year collaborative research project on the costs around floating offshore wind.

Geothermal Power Plant

Nakuru in Kenya Becoming a Promising Energy Hub with Geothermal in Key Role

The county of Nakuru in Kenya has been positioning itself as a promising energy hub with various projects initiated by the national government of the country.

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela Looks To Ease Gasoline Shortage By Restarting Production Units

Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm PDVSA looks to restart another gasoline-producing unit soon, hoping to ease the gasoline shortages in the country.

United States

US Coal Power Generation Plummets 30% in 2020, EIA Says

Coal power fell by a record amount last year, and things have gone downhill quickly from there for the embattled sector.

Libya

Libya Suffers over $8 Billion Losses in Blockaded Oil Production

Libya has suffered over $8 billion in losses as a result of the oil blockade and the closure of oil wells by Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the past 200 days, the …

United States

API Outlines Importance of Modern Energy Infrastructure

American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers recently joined US Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and business and policy leaders.

United States

IEA Lowers 2020 Oil Demand Forecast Citing Dismal Aviation Sector

The International Energy Agency (IEA) cut its 2020 oil demand forecast on Thursday, warning that reduced air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic would lower …