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Shell Looks To Become Net Zero Energy Company By 2050

Oil supermajor Shell announced on Thursday its ambition to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 at the latest, joining other majors such as BP an…

Nuclear Power Plant

Hot Tests Completed at Ostrovets Unit 1

Hot-tests have been completed at unit 1 of the first nuclear power plant to be constructed in Belarus, Rosatom announced yesterday. The Russian state nuclear co…

Crude Oil

Oil Demand Won’t Bounce Back Anytime Soon

Oil demand is expected to be down by nearly 30 million barrels per day (mb/d) in April and down by almost 10 mb/d for the entire year, according to the latest e…

Wind Power Project

Uzbekistan Issues Tender for 100 MW Wind Project

The Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan has announced a tender for the development of a 100 MW wind power plant.

Hydropower Plant

Financiers Appointed for 15MW Kaptis Hydropower Project

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)and Finnfund have been confirmed as senior debt lenders to conduct due diligence for the 15MW Kaptis run of river …

LNG

Networks Unveil Plan to Deliver World's First Zero Carbon Gas Grid

The UK's gas network operators have set themselves the ambitious target of delivering the world's first zero carbon gas grid, as part of a major new programme d…

Nuclear Power Plant

Reactor is Back Online as Hartlepool Nuclear Plant

A Hartlepool nuclear reactor is back in service after a shutdown – and the plant’s boss has praised staff for their efforts during ‘unprecedented times’.…

Solar Technology

HZB Scientists Announce 24.16% Efficiency for Tandem CIGS Solar Cell

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ (ISE) CalLab has confirmed the new efficiency rating. The researchers have combined semiconductors, perovski…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Shell Deepens Carbon Reduction Plans

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced plans to deepen its greenhouse gas emissions reduction "ambitions".

Coal Price

Seaborne Coal Prices Under Pressure as Demand Softens in China, India

The main buyers in China and India are starting to favour domestic supplies over seaborne imports.

ARENA Opens $70m Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round

The Australian renewable energy agency has announced the launch of a $70 million renewable hydrogen fund.

Energy Technology

Researchers Pioneer Groundbreaking Hydrogen Technology

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have transformed optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel u…

Geothermal Power Plant

Finland’s First Geothermal Local Heating Network Planned for Finnoo, Espoo

A new residential area in Espoo, Finland - about 20km outside the country's capital Helsinki - is planning Finland's first geothermal district heating system bu…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Blades Depart Chinese Coastal City to U.S.

A total of 489 wind turbine blades departed from Dafeng Port in the city of Yancheng, eastern China's Jiangsu Province early this month for the port of Brownsvi…

Coal Mine

Central China's Hunan to Reduce Number of Coal Mines

Central China's Hunan Province will cap the number of its coal mines at 100 before the end of 2021 to ensure the safe operation of the coal industry, local auth…