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Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus NPP Confirms Commitment to Safety

Belarus nuclear regulator Gosatomnadzor announced on16 February that Belarus is committed to continuous improvement of safety at the Belarus NPP.

Joe Biden

How to Calculate the Social Cost of Carbon? Researchers Offer Roadmap in New Analysis

The Biden administration is revising the social cost of carbon (SCC), a decade-old cost-benefit metric used to inform climate policy by placing a monetary value…

Solar Power Plant

Shoprite Expands Its Rooftop and Refrigeration Solar PV Project

The Shoprite Group now generates enough electricity to power over 1,100 households a year from solar energy, following the installation of rooftop PV panels at …

Personnel Appointment

Global Wind Energy Council Appoints New COO to Lead Global Operations

The Global Wind Energy Council has appointed a new chief operating officer, Stewart Mullin, who previously worked as the global director of public affairs and i…

Oil Exploration

Woodside to go Ahead with Myanmar Exploration Plans Regardless of Coup

Australian energy giant Woodside Petroleum believes that the military coup in Myanmar is just “a transitionary issue” and will not affect its offshore drillin…

Substation

DEME Secures Contract for Two Offshore Substations in Dutch North Sea

DEME Offshore has secured a contract to transport and install the jackets and topsides for two Hollandse Kust offshore substations which will be located in the …

Crude Oil

Oil Drops as Investors Gauge Big Chill Impact on US Refineries

US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 2% to $59.3 a barrel on Friday.

Paris Climate Agreement

US Returns to Paris Climate Agreement

The US officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement today, with the country's top climate diplomat calling for more action by the world's major emitters.

Natural Gas

Texas Energy Regulator Extends Gas Prioritization

State energy regulator Texas Railroad Commission late yesterday extended orders prioritizing natural gas for power generation, residences and hospitals and lowe…

LNG

Woodside Signs new LNG Supply Deal with Germany’s RWE

Australian independent Woodside Petroleum has signed a seven-year, 840,000 t/yr sales and purchase agreement to sell LNG to the energy trading unit of German ut…

Energy Security

Extreme Weather Conditions Harm RWE’s Renewables Electricity Generation in the US State of Texas

Operations teams focus on resuming production at RWE’s affected onshore wind turbinesRWE expects significant negative earnings impact in Onshore Wind/Solar seg…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Australian-First Hydrogen Production Plant Planned for Springfield City

Planning is underway to build a $20m cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell production plant in Springfield City, Australia.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Indian Oil Signs Pact with Greenstat Norway for Hydrogen Fuel

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the government pledged to focus on generating hydrogen from green power sources as well as build more diverse and efficient ene…

Energy Security

Texas to Raise Energy Prices and Suspend Price Cap Amid Winter Storm

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has announced sweeping changes to the state’s energy pricing structure amid the ongoing winter storm, including highe…

Hydropower Plant

RusHydro Signs First Non-Regulated Agreement for Hydropower Supply

RusHydro is to supply electricity produced by the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant to gold producer PJSC Polyus after signing a bilateral power purchase agr…