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Oil Exploration

Chinese Oil Major Sinopec Announces Oil, Gas Discovery

China’s state-owned oil and gas major Sinopec has struck oil and gas at a field in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, Reuters reports, adding that the rese…

Offshore Wind Power

New Target to Hike Offaly Wind Energy Output Four-Fold

ELECTRICITY generation from wind will increase four-fold in Offaly in the next six years, according to a new target being considered by the County Council.

Solar Technology

Sun Cable Plans Capacity Increase for World’s Largest Solar+Storage Project

Sun Cable chief executive David Griffin said on Wednesday that improvements in solar PV technology meant the proposed solar farm will be significantly larger th…

PowerGrid Technology

Wind Power Line SuedLink to be Equipped with Siemens Energy HVDC Technology

Siemens Energy has been chosen to supply converter technology for the SuedLink, as well as carrying out site-specific planning alongside the transmission grid o…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Czech Republic’s Largest District Heating Plant Shuts Coal Unit

The CEZ Group has closed a unit at the Mělník coal-fired power plant, the Czech Republic’s largest source of district heating.

Wind Turbine

First Turbine at First Wind Farm in Djibouti Assembled

As a first for Djibouti, energy demand could increase tenfold over the next ten years through new power plants.

Hydrogen Project

Council of Hydrogen Enterprises to be Launched Next Month

POSCO Chemical will build a battery material factory in China, the world's largest battery market.

Energy Storage System

Tesla Files to Become an Electricity Provider in Texas

Tesla filed an application with the Texas Public Utility Commission to sell electricity in the state.

Market Analysis

Global Electric Power Demand Surges Above Pre-pandemic Levels

Electricity demand and emissions are now 5% higher than where they were before the Covid-19 outbreak, which prompted worldwide lockdowns.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Remarkable Density of New Lithium Battery Promises Massive Range for EVs

For electric planes to really take off and for electric cars to travel far longer distances between charges, we'll need batteries that pack far more energy with…

Oil & Gas Trade

Excelerate Energy Authorized to Import LNG in Brazil

Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP today authorized US LNG company Excelerate Energy to import LNG to the country via its Brazilian unit.

Belgium

Belgian Think Tank Seeks Reversal of Nuclear Phase Out

Belgian think tank Horizon 238 on 21 August addressed a letter to Prime Minister Alexander De Croo asking him “to reconsider the nuclear phase-out”, which bec…

Hydrogen Project

Korea to Build Five Hydrogen Clusters with W1.2tr

South Korea will spend 1.27 trillion won to establish five hydrogen clusters across the country and roll out necessary infrastructure there, as the nation prepa…

Hydropower Plant

Bulgarians Protest to Keep Ban on Building Hydropower Plants in Protected Areas

Activists and the local population took to the streets throughout Bulgaria to express outrage over the government’s proposal to scrap the ban on the constructi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Study Confirms Nuclear Capacity Essential to Energy Security

New nuclear build enhances system-level energy security, increases the resilience of the electricity grid and helps to reduce dependency on energy imports state…