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EU

Europe Plans to Say Nuclear Power and Natural Gas Are Green Investments

The draft proposal could help unleash a wave of investment, but critics say both sources of energy cause damage to the environment.

LNG

South Korea Retires Two Oldest Coal-Fired Power Plants, to Replace with LNG

South Korea has permanently shut its two oldest coal-fired power plants, which will be replaced by new LNG-based ones, in line with President Moon Jae-in's push…

Oil & Gas Supply

Russia’s Oil Output to Rise by 5% in 2022

Russia’s deputy prime minister Alexander Novak expects the oil output to rise by 5 per cent next year and reach its pre-pandemic level by May 2022.

Energy-Eficient Building

Nearly 2k Homes Across West Midlands to get Energy Efficiency Boost

Poor insulated, low income households are set to receive support from the local authorities

Solar Power Plant

European Solar PV Capacity Jumped 34% in 2021

2021 is touted as the best year in solar history according to a new study

Oil Pipeline

Putin: Nord Stream 2 Is Loaded With Gas And Ready To Deliver

Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany is fully ready and prepared to start pumping gas exports.

Solar Power Plant

Greece’s Coal Phase Out Enters Shaky Ground

Greece’s government announced in September 2019 that it aims to phase coal out of its electricity mix by 2028 at the latest.

Electric Car

Tesco Launching UK’s First Commercial Electric Heavy-Duty Tractor-Trailer Trucks

Tesco is launching the UK’s first commercially used fully electric heavy-duty freight articulated trucks.

Electricity Transmission

Bulgaria's YTD Power Output Grows 17%, Consumption up 4%

Bulgaria’s electricity production rose by 16.87% year-on-year to 46,942 GWh in the period from January 1 to December 26.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Kusile Unit 4 to Boost SA Power Grid with Additional 800MW

The fourth unit of Eskom's Kusile power station is up and running and expected to soon contribute an additional 800MW to the country's power system.

Carbon Emissions

China Mandates State Companies To Reduce Energy Consumption

Chinese authorities have asked that state companies reduce their energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 2025 compared to 2020 levels as part of Chin…

Hydrogen Project

Korea Gas Corp. Looking to Supply 1.03 Million Tons of Hydrogen in 2030

As a first step toward realizing the plan, it broke ground for the construction of a hydrogen production base in Gwangju on Dec. 2.

Crude Oil

Saudi Arabia may Set Deep Crude Price Cuts for Asia in February

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia may implement deep price cuts for the crude it sells to Asia in February after Middle East benchmarks and spot prices slumped this…

Market Analysis

How Nuclear can Help the Planet Achieve Net-Zero

Nuclear power offers the world an abundant future if it is embraced, said speakers at an event jointly organised by the New Nuclear Watch Institute and World Nu…

Wind Power Project

Construction of Largest Wind Farm in Southern Hemisphere to Begin in 2022

The Golden Plains wind farm is planned to have 215 turbines and produce enough electricity for 765,000 homes.