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Nuclear Power Plant

Framatome and Lockheed Martin Partner to Modernise US Nuclear Plants

Framatome and Lockheed Martin have signed a teaming agreement that will integrate Lockheed Martin’s Discrete Logic Solving System.

United States

Another Permian Oil Producer Files For Bankruptcy

Permian oil producer Rosehill Resources said on Monday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest shale casualty of the collapse in oil pr…

Oil Price

Oil steady as U.S. Stimulus Hopes Counter Demand Concerns

Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as hopes for additional U.S. measures to stimulate the economy countered a demand outlook dampened by rising of coronavirus ca…

Microgrid

Distributed Fossil Fuels Dominate in Microgrids Installed in the US

Distributed fossil fuel generation accounted for 86% of installed microgrid capacity in the US in 2019, according to a new report issued by Wood Mackenzie.

CCS

ExxonMobil Discovers New Material to Enhance Carbon Capture Technology

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material.

Nuclear Policy

USA Lifts Nuclear Finance Ban

The USA has lifted its legacy prohibition on funding nuclear energy projects overseas.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Nikola Breaks Ground on $600m Arizona Facility

Nikola Corporation has broken ground on its $600m Coolidge, Arizona manufacturing facility that will produce the US start-up’s hydrogen-electric heavy-duty tru…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Edges up on Weak Dollar, U.S.-China Tensions Weigh

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 26 cents at $43.57 a barrel at 0944 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was up 29 cents at $41.36.

United Kingdom

Centrica to Sell US Business for $3.6bn as First-Half Profit Falls

British Gas owner Centrica said it was selling its US energy business to NRG Energy $3.6bn (£2.87bn) as part of a plan to turn the company around.

Energy Storage Technology

Ocean Wave Energy Company Receives DOE Boost for Energy Storage Technology

Oscilla Power receives $1.1 million Phase II SBIR award to help investigate how farms of ocean wave energy devices can utilize energy storage to reduce costs.

Solar Power Panel

Chevron is Installing Solar Panels — to Produce Oil more Cheaply

In California’s sun-drenched Kern Valley, Chevron Corp. has found a way to use one of the state’s clean-energy programs to cut the cost of pumping oil, to the…

Nuclear Fuel

Framatome Delivers First Fuel Reload to the Largest Power Producer in the US

Framatome delivered its first nuclear fuel reload to the largest power producer in the U.S.

Coal Trade

Ukraine's Coal Imports in the First Half of 2020 Fall 18.4% Year-on-Year

Ukraine's coal imports were 8.6 million tons, down 18.5% year-on-year. Among them, coal imports from Russia and the United States accounted for 60% and 30% resp…

Electric Car

Tesla to Build New Gigafactory in Texas

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla plans to build a new gigafactory in Austin, Texas, to produce its new Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Crude Floating Storage Shifts Toward Asia

Adds US crude export pricing context.