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Nuclear Power Plant

Egypt’s Nuclear Plant Project Continues Despite Virus Restrictions

The Egyptian nuclear project is underway, despite the restrictions imposed by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the Egyptian authorities’ decision to p…

Solar Technology

A Flexible Perovskite Solar Cell with 11.8% Efficiency

U.S. researchers have created an inorganic mixed halide perovskite solar cell which they claim shows no thermal degradation even at 200 degrees Celsius for thre…

Oil Shale

Shell Sells Appalachia Shale Gas Assets to National Fuel

The consideration is intended to be paid in cash, but National Fuel has the option to provide up to US$150 million of NFG common stock as consideration.

Oil & Gas Trade

Why Russia Finally Accepted Deeper Oil Output Cuts

When Russia refused two months ago to join the deeper OPEC oil cuts, it was because Moscow found them unnecessary. Two months later, Russia agreed to cut quite …

Crude Oil

Equatorial Guinea set to Construct Modular Crude Oil Refinery in Punta Europa

The contract was awarded to Houston based VFuels Oil & Gas Engineering (VFuels),a full service oil and gas engineering, design, and fabrication firm that specia…

Coal Mine

Aussie Bank Westpac to Gradually Shift Away from Coal Financing by 2030

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp plans to promote the transition to climate-friendly solutions and reduce support to thermal coal projects to bring its financi…

SunPower Bolsters Residential Solar Loan Programme with USD-1bn Partnership

SunPower Corp has entered into a USD-1-billion (EUR 919m) partnership with Technology Credit Union (Tech CU) that gives the Silicon Valley-based solar company a…

Hydrogen Project

Australia's CEFC Launches $300m Hydrogen Project Fund

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has welcomed the launch of the $300m Hydrogen Fund.

Wave Energy

SINN Power Develops Floating Ocean Hybrid Platform

​SINN Power has developed a floating ocean hybrid platform it says can be used “as a complete off-grid energy solution,” generating renewable energy from wav…

Oil Price

Russia’s Gazprom Neft Sees Oil Prices Topping $30 This Summer

​Oil prices will top $30 a barrel this summer as demand will start to recover slowly, Alexander Dyukov, chief executive at Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, t…

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela Oil Exports Climb As OPEC Agreement Kicks In

​While OPEC begins to scale back oil production to offset at least partially some of the world’s excess oil supply, Venezuela was busy ramping up its oil expo…

Energy Storage Project

SCE Signs Contracts for 770MW of Energy Storage Capacity

​US-based utility company Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed seven contracts for 770MW of battery-based energy storage capacity to strengthen Californ…

Market Analysis

US Renewable Leader Reports Strong First Quarter Despite Covid-19

​The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released new data today, showing the good performance of Dallas-based Tri Global Energy (TGE), a wind power compan…

Solar Power Plant

Lightsource BP Sets live Kansas’ Largest Solar Plant

​Lightsource BP and US utility Sunflower Electric Power Corporation have announced the commercial operation of the largest solar energy plant in Kansas.

Smart Grid

UK’s Smart DCC Installs Cellular Network to Support Smart Meter Innovation

​UK smart grid management firm Smart DCC’s new Manchester office, Brabazon House, is now host to its own in-building advanced cellular network to enable testi…