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Oil & Gas Trade

Texas Oil Regulator Accuses Saudi Arabia and Russia of Dumping Crude on U.S. Markets

Urge the federal government to investigate and take appropriate action against Saudi Arabia and Russia for excessive crude dumping.

Energy Technology

US and India form Hydrogen Task Force

The US and India have launched a public-private Hydrogen Task Force to help scale up technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable energy.

Portugal

Portugal Receives €16bn Interest in Hydrogen

The Government of Portugal has received more than 70 expressions of interest for hydrogen projects totalling around €16bn.

Combined cycle power plant

Wheelabrator Starts up UK Waste-to-Energy Facility

Wheelabrator Kemsley, a new waste-to-energy facility at Kemsley in Kent, England, enters full commercial operation following a successful commissioning phase th…

Biobattery

Dutch Agency Advises the Netherlands to Phase out Bioenergy

The Dutch Social Economic Council in July advised the Dutch government to phase out bioenergy and instead use biomass for high value applications.

Micro Reactor

Rooppur Unit 1 RPV Undergoes Hydraulic Tests

The Volgodonsk branch of Atommash AEM-Technologies JSC said on 17 July that it had completed hydraulic tests on the reactor pressure vessel for unit 1 of

Nuclear Power Plant

India and EU Formalise Nuclear Co-Operation Agreement

India and the European Union formalised the long-negotiated civil nuclear agreement on research and development cooperation on the use of nuclear energy at the …

Nuclear Technology

Jacobs Opens UK Engineering and Technology Centre

US-based Jacobs has opened a new Engineering and Technology Centre in West Cumbria, UK, to increase its capability to deliver innovative solutions to major deco…

Pumped Storage

Pumped Storage Plant Playing Key Role in System Stability Contract with National Grid ESO

The Cruachan pumped storage project in Scotland has begun supplying critical system support services to keep Britain’s power system secure.

Oil Field

Cooper Energy and Mitsui Commit $55M for Minerva Gas Plant Upgrade

Australia’s Cooper Energy and partner Mitsui Group have committed $55 million to upgrade the idle Minerva gas plant which will allow the supply of 16 petajoule…

Solar Technology

Ocean Sun Lands Floating Solar Deal in South Korea

Norwegian floating solar specialist Ocean Sun and South Korean firm have entered a technology license agreement for installation of Ocean Sun floating solar sol…

Hydropower Plant

Studies are Underway for Two Hydropower Projects in Burundi

Power producer Tembo Power is partnering with WK Construction to conduct detailed studies for the development phase of the 7.5MW Dama and 12MW Siguvyaye run-of-…

Distributed energy

UK's Kiwi Power Expands into North America with ENGIE as a First Client

Kiwi Power, a UK-based energy technology company, is bringing its distributed energy resource optimization technology and expertise to ENGIE North America.

Gas turbine engine

Uniper Teams with GE to Decarbonise its European Gas Assets

Global power generator Uniper will work with General Electric on a long-term goal of decarbonizing the utility’s gas-fired power plants and gas storage facilit…

Ireland

Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Scheme Gets EU Approval

Ireland’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme has passed EU state aid rules, allowing it to take provide funding for future renewable projects.