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Solar Power Plant

Utility-Scale Energy Storage in US Tripled in 2021 While Growth of Other Clean Energy Stalled

Utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) installations in the US grew 196% to 2.6GW in 2021 but overall clean power installations fell 3%, according t…

Coal Trade

Russia, China Agree New Coal Deal for 100 Million Ton Supply

Russia and China have agreed on a new deal that will see Russia supply 100 million tons of coal in the "coming years" to its southern neighbor.

CCS

Feds Roll Out $12.1B In Infra Funding for Carbon Capture Tech, Pipelines

The White House is gearing up to spend $12.1 billion under the federal infrastructure bill to develop and deploy carbon capture technologies and build carbon di…

Coal Mine

AGL reject takeover bid from billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, who plans to shut down coal plants

Energy giant AGL has rejected a surprise $8 billion offer from tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and a Canadian asset management company, who want to shut do…

Natural Gas

Ukraine and Putin: An Expanded Perspective

Ukraine is the largest natural gas transit system in the world, particularly to Europe and earns roughly $1.2 billion per year from transit fees at $2.66 per 10…

Oil Price

Soaring Fuel is Bad Timing for Governments Facing Voters

Oil’s relentless march toward triple figures has already prompted political action from incumbents. India cut retail taxes on gasoline and diesel in November a…

Carbon Neutral

Chinese-Danish Study Takes CO2 a Step Closer to Raw Material for Carbon Neutral Push

Researchers from China and Denmark say they have worked out an important step in how to turn carbon dioxide into a raw material using electricity – a process t…

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Hype Gets Real with Big Japanese Tender

Australia’s grand hydrogen export ambition faces its first market test with Japan’s largest power generator calling for competitive bids to supply the hydroge…

United States

Duke Energy Targets Expansion, Plans 1.1-GW Renewables RfP

US electric utility Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) will seek to acquire or contract up to 1.1 GW of intermittent power capacity, specifically renewables, in a bid …

Oil Price

Arab Oil Producers Say OPEC+ Should Stick to Current Output Agreement

OPEC+ should stick to its current agreement to add 400,000 barrels of oil per day each month to output, ministers of Arab oil-producing countries said on Sunday…

Solar Power Plant

Efigen Signs Agreement with PowerChina to Develop 238-MW Solar Farm in Colombia

Efigen, in a partnership with Bosk Capital, has signed an agreement with Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) to develop and sell a 238 MW solar…

LNG

S. Korea Contemplating Sharing LNG with Europe amid Ukraine Crisis

South Korea is thinking seriously about sharing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) inventories with Europe amid looming supply disruptions sparked by the Ukraine c…

Electric Car

A New Roadmap for Toyota SA’s Carbon Return on Investment

​Market trends, electrification and carbon return on investment for Toyota Motors South Africa.

SMR

Report Claims ‘Serious Problems’ with Proposed NuScale SMR

The analysis, released by the institute February 17, primarily focuses on the SMR project the Oregon-based company is building for Utah Associated Municipal Pow…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Sluggish Roll out of Fast Chargers Could Stunt Pace of EV Transition, RAC Warns

Motoring group has urged government to slash VAT on public charging to level out costs of charging for drivers without home charging