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Oil & Gas Trade

Shell’s Profit Soars on Higher Oil and Gas Prices

Oil major Shell booked a huge profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher oil and gas prices despite taking a charge due to its phased exit fr…

Solar Cell

Self-Healing Perovskites Can Withstand Fierce Cosmic Radiation

The development of a set of testing protocols for perovskite solar cells intended for use outside Earth’s atmosphere could lead to the devices being installed …

Nigeria

Nigerian Solar Energy Provider Reaches $20M Refinancing Agreement

Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nige…

Ammonia

Catalyst Removes Ammonia From Industrial Wastewater

Ruthenium atoms on a mesh of copper nanowires form the basis of a catalyst that converts nitrates from industrial wastewater into ammonia.

Electric Car

US Students Challenged to Design Next-Generation BEV

The US Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks provide $6mn in the next-generation battery electric vehicle design challenge.

‘Energy Efficiency is Good for Business’ – ABB

A survey commissioned by ABB shows that 54% of companies are already investing in energy efficiency and 90% will increase spend over the next five years.

Energy Storage Battery

Planning Permission Granted for 350MW Hams Hall Storage Project

UK-based energy storage developers Penso Power and Luminous Energy have secured planning approval for a battery storage project at Hams Hall, in North Warwicksh…

Shell Buys Sprng Energy Group for US$1.55Bn

Shell believes its purchase of Sprng Energy Group will enable it to become a leader across the power value chain in the rapidly growing India market.

United Kingdom

UK Asks North Sea Oil and Gas Sector to Set out Plan to Reinvest Profits

Business minister Kwasi Kwarteng has written to the North Sea oil and gas industry asking it to set out a clear plan to reinvest its profits into British energy…

Coal Price

China State Planner Sets out Irregular Price-Pushing Behaviours for Coal

China's state planner warned domestic thermal coal producers and traders on Saturday not to hoard stock or engage in a list of other practices that it said amou…

Electric Car

Batteries Included, Thanks to Tesla

In a recent Ted talk that took place at the Tesla Gigafactory Texas, Elon stated that the world would need 300 TWh of battery capacity to be fully sustainable.

Electric Car

Volkswagen and bp to Roll out 8000 EV Charge Points Across Europe by 2024

Volkswagen and bp have partnered to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across Europe, unveiling the first charger in Dusseldorf, Germany. The aim is …

Solar Power Panel

U.S. Solar Industry Braces for Slump in New Capacity

The U.S. solar energy industry has warned it is facing a substantial slowdown in capacity additions due to persistent supply chain problems and the danger of im…

Smart Grid

Smart Grid Investment Fund Launches in Europe

US financial services company First Trust has launched its Nasdaq Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure fund on the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse Xet…

Offshore Wind Power

New Study Illustrates Scale of Potential for UK Offshore Wind Development

A study on the future of offshore wind in the UK has flagged the factors that need to be managed to scale deployment by 2050.