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New Technology

Estonian Scientists Use Silver for Next Generation of Solar Cells

Materials researchers at Estonia’s Tallinn University of Technology partially substituted copper with silver in solar cells’ absorber material to improve the …

Coal Power

Natural Gas Surpasses Coal in Carbon Emissions

Carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, are on a steady decline, and carbon emissions from natural gas now surpass coal. The new data adds fuel to…

Exxon and Chevron Targeted by Climate-Activist Shareholder Group

The Dutch activist fund that has filed shareholder resolutions pressuring major oil companies in Europe to take action on climate change has set its sights on t…

Coal Mine

Social Transition and Why it Matters in Coal Mine Closure

Coal remains a significant contributor to the economies of the world, and backbone of many local communities, so simply closing coal mines can trigger a series …

Will the Midwest Take Advantage of the Emerging Hydrogen Economy?

California is a leader in the use of hydrogen fuel cells, but experts say they’re also well suited for the Midwest.

Thermal coal

A Negative Outlook on US Thermal Coal Markets in 2020

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack fr…

Nuclear Technology

Australia Taking First Steps towards Nuclear Energy

Australia’s Parliament presented this week a report that outlines a series of measures to take into consideration if the country wants to move forward with the…

Coal Technology

China's Changing Coal Landscape Crucial to Global Outlook

Most Chinese nitrogen capacity uses coal (anthracite and bituminous) as feedstock, meaning it is exposed to China's increasingly strict policies around air poll…

Clean Coal

WCA: CCS Regains Momentum but More Ambition Needed

The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) has published its annual ‘Global Status of CCS’ report. CCS, or ‘Carbon capture and storage’ is a pr…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Fall But Hold Near 3-month High on Trade Deal Agreement

Brent crude oil futures fell 23 cents, or 0.4 per cent to $64.99 a barrel by 0101 GMT, after closing at a near three-month high on Friday.

Solar Company

Shell Snaps up Esco Pacific in Major Push into Big Solar in Australia

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up a near half share in one of the biggest solar developers in Australia as part of a major push to expand its large-sca…

Norled Hydrogen Ferry Update

One of the world’s first hydrogen ferries, which will be constructed by Norled, will be propelled by Schottel high efficiency azimuth thrusters.

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Oil & Gas Trade

Oil Market’s Big Data Show OPEC+ Cuts Fall Short

The three big oil forecasting agencies all see OPEC producers needing to comply fully with output cuts they agreed in Vienna last week if they are to avoid big …