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Electricity Transmission

A 15 Minute Power Outage, a Nightmare for Business

Even the briefest power interruption can have a costly impact on businesses - Alan Barlow, Director of UK and Ireland for Centrica Business Solutions, discusses…

Vietnamese Government Encourages the Development and Use of Renewable Energies

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has stated that the Vietnamese government always encourages the development and effective use of renewable energies, towar…

Electric Vehicle Charging

BP to Layout 400 Ultra-Fast EV Charging-Points Across The UK

Oil giant BP has announced the start of its rollout of 400 ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging-points across the UK. The firm will launch the network thou…

Electric Car

$24 Million For EV Charging Stations In San Mateo County

Once upon a time, I worked for San Mateo County, so it is especially exciting for me to see that the Silicon Valley county is about to throw a ton of eggs into …

Solar Power Plant

Atlas Handed A Long-Term Solar PPA Agreement with Utility Engie Energía in Chile

Atlas Renewable Energy has landed a long-term PPA agreement with utility Engie Energía, which will help support the development of a 230MW-plus solar farm in C…

Department of Energy Announces $40 Million in Encouraging Hydrogen Deployment

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $40 million in FY 2019 funding for 29 projects to advance the H2@Scale concept.

Indonesia Hopes to Raise the Geothermal Power Capacity from the Current 2GW to 7.2GW

The capacity would be an increase from less than 2GW of geothermal power currently, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources’s Director General of Renewabl…

Oil & Gas Trade

An Iranian Oil Tanker Seized by British Royal Marines will be Released

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said that the Grace 1 would be released on Thursday, adding that Gibraltar authorities would not renew the order to deta…

Electricity Transmission

Power Cut Proved The UK Need to Have a Diverse Energy Mix

UK Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has set out the scope of the government's investigation into the power cut that affected a million homes and caused travel …

PowerGrid Technology

Government Confirms Plan for Blackout Investigation

Andrea Leadsom announces Energy Emergencies Executives Committee is to review last week's power cut, as National Grid boss defends company's response.

Is Thorium the Fuel of the Future to Revitalize Nuclear?

This trend could continue until market forces make nuclear technology obsolete. Into this dynamic comes a resurgence in nuclear technology: liquid fluoride thor…

Oil Price

Crude Oil Futures Retreated from Overnight Highs

Crude oil futures retreated from overnight highs, spurred by signs of a thaw in US-China tensions, during mid-morning trade in Asia Wednesday on profit-taking f…

Rosatom

Rosatom Postpones Fast Neutron Reactor Programme

Rosenergoatom is expected to receive about RUB280 billion (USD4 billion) less in state funding for the construction of new nuclear reactors in Russia owing to t…

Pumped Energy Storage

ARENA Commits $40m for first pumped hydro storage project in South Australia

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says it is committing up to $40 million to fast-track the first pumped hydro storage project in South Australia, saying t…

Solar Price

New Study Shows:Solar Power Has Become Cheaper Than Grid Electricity Across China

Projects in every city analysed by the researchers could be built today without subsidy, at lower prices than those supplied by the grid, and around a fifth cou…