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Chinese Vice Premier Puts Forward Four-Point Proposal on China-Russia Energy Cooperation

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Monday put forward a four-point proposal on deepening China-Russia energy cooperation.

Energy Storage Project

Long Duration Energy Storage Needs to be Scaled up Drastically

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council has released a report which found that this type of storage needs to be scaled up 1.5 – 2.5TW by 2040, approximately 4…

Nuclear Policy

Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Vienna

Talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna today after a five-month hiatus, with delegates from Tehran's new government signalling they will not …

Electric Car

German Car Exports Fall in 3Q, EVs Buck Trend

German car exports fell in the third quarter because of semiconductor shortages and supply chain bottlenecks, but electric vehicle exports grew.

Microgrid

Renewable Energy Microgrid to Power Japan’s Okinoerabu Island

The microgrid will use Kyocera’s energy management system, storage batteries, solar, and wind to maintain power even during emergencies or natural disasters, a…

Hydrogen Project

Australian-Germany Joint Collaboration to Accelerate Hydrogen Supply Chains

Worldwide hydrogen supply chains have been handed a huge boost today with Australia and Germany committing to jointly strengthen bilateral cooperation on hydrog…

Hydrogen Project

Australia’s NSW Passes Hydrogen, Gas Blending Law

Australia's NSW state has passed legislation that will allow blending of hydrogen and biomethane into natural gas pipelines and help achieve a target of having …

Nuclear Power Plant

TEPCO Determined to Discharge Fukushima Water into Pacific

Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the problematic Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is determined to discharge contaminated wastewater from the…

Nuclear waste

Construction of Nuclear Waste Repository to Start in 2022

Construction of a special storage facility for low- and medium-level waste at the Krško-Krsko Nuclear Power Plant (NEK) will begin in early 2022 as the project…

Wind Power Project

Wind Power Becoming too Cheap to Support Itself

Major efforts to bring down the cost of generating wind energy should be restrained, the head of a wind turbine making major has warned, citing the industry’s …

Natural Gas

Largest Natural Gas Storage Begins to Supply Gas to West-East Gas Pipeline

China's largest natural gas storage facility, the Hutubi gas storage under CNPC in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, began to supply gas to th…

Combined Heat and Power

Using CHP to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Emissions

How this not-so-new power generation technology is gaining ground

Electric Car

Nissan to Spend $17.6 billion Over 5 Years in Electrification Push

Nissan Motor Co announced it will spend 2 trillion yen over the next five years to accelerate vehicle electrification, betting tighter carbon emission restricti…

Wind Turbine

Contract Signing at WindEurope Confirms Energy Industry Commitment to Wind

A confidential owner of oil and gas platforms in the North Adriatic Concession area has contracted renewable energy consultancy Megajoule to install multiple wi…

Nuclear Power Plant

First Contract Signed for Cernavoda Completion

The signing was celebrated by the governments of Romania and Canada, as well as the USA.