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Clean Energy Transition

How Gas Interests Slowed Chile’s Clean Energy Transition

Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s electricity is generated by solar and wind farms, putting it far ahead of bo…

Crude Oil

Davos 2022: Crude at $110 per Barrel Is ‘Not Sustainable’, Indian Energy Minister Says

India is speeding up its plan to blend ethanol with petrol to help cut down crude imports in the long term

Solar Power Plant

Shell Plans Hybrid Solar+Wind Project to Support Dutch Grid

Shell and Inaccess have partnered on a hybrid renewables project in the Netherlands, consisting of a 50MW photovoltaic power plant and a 50MW wind farm.

Nuclear Reactor

Jacobs Builds Robot to Retrieve Radioactive Debris at Fukushima

Nuclear services firm Jacobs has designed and built a robotic tool to collect information about the state of a damaged nuclear power reactor at Fukushima Daiich…

Natural Gas

British Regulator Poised to Approve Shell North Sea Gas Project

A British regulator is expected to approve in the coming days a revised plan by Shell to develop a North Sea gas field, which had been initially rejected on env…

Saudi Aramco Shows Interest in Buying Valvoline’s Commercial Unit

Oil giant Saudi Aramco has approached motor oil and lubricant maker Valvoline Inc to buy its segment that caters to commercial customers, sources familiar with …

Carbon Emissions

Chevron’s Shareholders Vote Against Emissions Cuts Proposal

A majority of Chevron Corp's investors on Wednesday voted against a proposal to adopt greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets, indicating support for the st…

Carbon Emissions

Exxon Shareholders Back Board, Vote Against Faster Carbon Emission Cuts

Exxon Mobil Corp shareholders on Wednesday backed the energy company's board and its energy transition strategy, voting against most proposals to accelerate cut…

Energy Storage Battery

ACEN Australia Begins 50MW Battery Storage Development

This will be connected to the New England Solar Farm in New South Wales.

Inaugural Edition of World Utilities Congress Successfully Concludes in Abu Dhabi

The inaugural edition of the World Utilities Congress saw a successful conclusion on the third and final day of the event.

Net Zero Emission

Elon Musk, Alphabet, & Joe Biden (USA) Just a Few Investing Billions Into Carbon Removal

As the world shifts toward clean energy in its automobiles and its energy generation tactics, experts say there’s still a lot of work to do to ensure global te…

Hydrogen Production

Green Hydrogen Facility Set for Bath IAAPS Site

A green hydrogen production plant is set to be built at Bath University’s new Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) site.

Net Zero Emission

Past and Present US Energy Chiefs at Odds Over Net-Zero Targets

The keynote by former US energy secretary Rick Perry proved to be the main talking point in a varied opening session for DistribuTECH International and POWERGEN…

Natural Gas

Burning Gas to Produce Electricity Is ‘Stupid,’ the CEO of Power Giant Enel Says

In Francesco Starace’s opinion, change is coming to Europe, where the EU has said it wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Crude Oil

Biden Administration Says It Has Not Ruled Out Export Curbs to Ease Fuel Prices

U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out using export restrictions to ease soaring domestic fuel prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesd…