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Energy Security

Saudis Vow To Protect Oil Facilities And Global Supply After Latest Attacks

On Sunday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they had fired 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles at oil facilities at the Saudi port of Ras Tanura and military targ…

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Oil Exports Holding Strong Despite Production Cut Commitment

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell just slightly in February, in stark contrast to the bold voluntary production cuts that the Kingdom had offered to make.

Nuclear Reactor

Rosatom Targets 24 New Reactor Units in Russia by 2045

Rosatom has announced that implementation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to increase the share of nuclear power in the country's energy mix to 2…

Geothermal Power Plant

Permit Revoked for Geothermal Project Near Freiburg, Germany

The regional council of Freiburg has revoked the permit of Geysir Europe GmbH to explore for geothermal energy and brine in Neuried near the city of Freiburg in…

Energy Storage Battery

EnergyAustralia to Build 350 MW Battery at Coal-Fired Station Slated for Early Closure

EnergyAustralia today announced it would be closing Australia’s most carbon-intensive coal power station, Yallourn, four years early and building a 350 MW util…

Offshore Wind Power

Innovations in Floating Wind Energy Technologies Key to Futher Cost Reductions

Floating offshore wind is maturing and has performed significant cost reductions over the past years.

Canada

SNC-Lavalin Joins Canada’s Nuclear Innovation Institute

Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group has become a Founding Member of the Nuclear Innovation Institute, joining other industry leaders to accelerate the pace of clean ene…

Nuclear Fuel

Russia Completes Tests of Accident Tolerant Fuel

Rosatom’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors and the AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials (VNIINM), part of TVEL fuel company, have complete…

Solar Power Plant

Sungrow Supplies Latin America's Largest Under Construction PV Plant

The designated area is about 40 km from the urban center of Juazeiro, in the north of the State of Bahia. Upon completion, its total capacity will be approximat…

Hydrogen Project

Chile’s AME Set to Build Green Hydrogen Fuels Plant

Andes Mining and Energy (AME) plans to start construction in April on a methanol-to-gasoline pilot project in southern Chile using green hydrogen.

Crude Oil

Libya Targets 1.45mn b/d Oil Output by Year-End

Libya aims to increase its oil output to 1.45mn b/d by the end of the year, a level not achieved since 2012.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Samsung SDI Increasing Investment for Better Batteries

Samsung SDI invested a record high of 808.3 billion won in R&D last year.

Power Cable

Israel, Cyprus and Greece Agree to Link Power Grids via Subsea Cable

Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world's longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterra…

Carbon Emissions

Chevron Sticks to Lower Budget Plans, Sets New Carbon Reduction Goals

U.S. oil major Chevron has reaffirmed its lower budget plans, doubled its savings estimate from the takeover of Noble Energy, and set new goals for reducing car…

Solar Power Panel

Sharp Launches New 445W Half-Cut Cell PV Panel

The brand new NU-JD445 has a module efficiency of 20.1% and is suitable for a voltage up to 1,500 V, using 144 M6 wafer size half-cells