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LNG

SHI Secures LNG Carrier Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order to build an LNG carrier, the firm's first carrier order in nearly a year.

OPEC

Opec+ Ministerial Meeting Rescheduled to 3 December

The two-day delay would allow representatives to hold further discussions targeting a consensus on the agreement, according to one of the delegates.

Coal Trade

Shakhtyorsk Coal Seaport Ships 10 million t of Coal

The coal seaport of Shakhtersk, one of the key assets of the Eastern Mining Co., has achieved a record coal shipment rate since the beginning of 2020.

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Retakes Top Spot in Global EV Battery Use

LG Chem, the nation's largest battery company, and China's CATL are playing a seesaw game for the top spot in the global electric vehicle battery market.

Hydrogen Technology

Mitsubishi Heavy Invests in Monolith Materials to Support Clean Hydrogen Production

Monolith Materials, Inc. has received an investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. to support its commercial-scale, emissions-free hydrogen manu…

Rosatom

Reactor Lid Completed for Akkuyu Unit 1

The Volgodonsk branch of Russia's AEM Technology has completed the manufacture of the reactor cover for unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construct…

Energy Investment

Hong Kong Group Sets up Asia Clean Power Fund

Hong Kong-based investment manager ADM Capital has received a US$100m seed funding commitment from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to launch a new Asia…

Electricity Transmission

Siemens Energy Starts Viking Link UK Converter Job

Station at Bicker Fen will use HVDC Plus technology to switch between AC and DC currents.

Oil Price

OPEC Warns of ‘Immense Challenges’ as Talks on Oil Production Cuts Continue

OPEC warned on Monday that the “immense challenges” caused by the Covid-19 pandemic were likely to persist into 2021, as the group of oil producers continues …

Power Construction

Electricity Grid Collapses in Nigeria, Africa's Largest Economy

Power outages in Nigeria, the most-populous nation in Africa, are common, but a system collapse is unusual.

Microgrid

Horizon Power to Build Australia’s First Green Hydrogen Microgrid

Western Australia state utility Horizon Power is to demonstrate the country’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Indian Regulator Gives Go-Ahead for First Concrete at Gorkakhpur

The indigenously designed units are to be built by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.

Rooftop PV System

Rooftop PV VS. Rooftop Farming

U.K. researchers have developed a way to optimize urban rooftop use with solar PV and agriculture.

Microgrid

Nokia Provides Wireless Network for Microgrid at Siemens Headquarters

Nokia and A1 have provided a private wireless network for a microgrid deployed by Siemens at its Austrian headquarters in Vienna.

Energy Security

ABB Helps Beirut to Rebuild Power Infrastructure

Following the devastating explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, in August 2020, which saw loss of life and many vital services impacted, rebuild efforts hav…