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United States

US Refiners Turn to Middle East for Fuel Oil After Russia Import Ban

US refiners began snapping up fuel oil cargoes from the Middle East this month after President Joe Biden banned Russian oil imports over the country's invasion …

Nuclear Fusion

Lattice Confinement – NASAs Solution for Fusion Power

NASA has been investigating nuclear fusion as a power source for deep space travel to the Moon and beyond.

Offshore Wind Power

BP Establishes Partnership Focused on Offshore Wind in Japan

BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “ot…

Energy Storage Battery

ARENA Grants $14m Funding for AGL’s Broken Hill Battery Project

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced it will invest $14.84m to help AGL fund its 50-megawatt (MW)/50-megawatt-hour (MWh) lithium-ion large s…

Russian Federation

Russia's Energy Chief Says It Would Accept Bitcoin for Oil and Gas

The heavily-sanctioned country is scrambling to find ways to increase its revenue and has floated the possibility of allowing China and Turkey to pay for energy…

Electric Car

LG Invests $1.4 Billion into First US Cylindrical Battery Plant

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) has announced a KRW1.7 trillion ($1.4 billion) investment in a cylindrical battery plant. It is said to be the first-ever cylindrical…

Smart Meter

Smart Electricity Meters Market to Surge to $15.2 Billion by 2026

A new market study by Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) shows that the global market for smart electricity meters is expected to reach $15.2 billion by 2026.

Energy Storage System

US Energy Storage Sprinted to a Record-Setting End to 2021

The U.S. energy storage market set quarterly and annual records for new capacity additions, according to a report.

Electric Car

USPS Electric Vehicle Order Grows to 10,000

The United States Postal Service has doubled its order of electric vehicles from 5,000 to 10,019 as part of its planned fleet upgrade.

Geothermal Power Plant

Entire US Lithium Demand Can Be Supplied by Salton Sea Geothermal Plants

An article written by Bryant Jones from Boise State University and Michael McKibben of University of California, Riverside, discusses how the entire lithium dem…

Oil Refinery

Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery

U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an Americ…

LNG

EU Clinches U.S. LNG Deal, Brushes off Russian Rouble Demand

The European Union and United States are set to unveil a deal on Friday to supply Europe with more U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Crude Oil

Middle East Crude Grades Feel the Pressure as Russian Urals Head to Asia

Buying interest among Asian refiners for some medium sour Middle East crude grades loading in May has weakened as cheaper Russian Urals crude cargoes increasing…

LNG

Asian Gas Buyers Buzzle over Putin's Demand for Payment in Roubles

Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said "unfriendly" countries must pay for Russian gas in rouble…

Solar Power Panel

Using Electrostatic Repulsion to Clean Solar Panels, Avoiding up to 30% Power Loss

How to clean solar panels without water. A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall efficiency.