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Electric Car

New Zealand Told to have EV Policy by Mid-2022

Petrol and diesel cars accounted for around 11mn t of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), or about 14pc of New Zealand's total greenhouse gas emissions, in 2019.

Natural Gas

South Korea to Raise Natural Gas Inventory Requirements

South Korea's state-controlled gas importer Kogas will be required to hold natural gas inventories equivalent to nine days of demand from October, up from seven…

Solar Power Plant

Mining Giant to Build 766MW Brazil PV

Vale’s Sol de Cerrado project in Minas Gerais will be one of the largest in the country when operational in 2022

Carbon Neutral

93% Support Transmission Network Use of System Reform to Deliver Net Zero

While a wind farm in the north of Scotland pays £5.50 per unit of energy, an equivalent wind farm in Wales will get paid £2.80 per unit.

Energy-Eficient Building

Energy Efficiency Helps Turkey Save $158 million in 2020

Turkey’s investments in energy efficiency in 2020 totaled $635 million which helped to save 451,000 tons of oil equivalent valued at $158 million

Carbon Emissions

Shell's 2020 Carbon Emissions Fall on the Back of Fuel Sales Drop

Shell said in its annual report that total emissions from its oil wells to forecourt fuel sales fell to 1.38 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent last ye…

Solar thermal

Video: China's Largest Molten Salt Solar Thermal Power Station in Gobi Desert

With 12,000 mirrors, China's largest molten salt solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert can reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes, eq…

Oil Field

Equinor to Shut Down Veslefrikk Field after 30 Years

After more than 30 years on stream and over 400 million barrels of oil equivalent, Equinor and its partners in the Veslefrikk field, located in the North Sea, a…

Nuclear Power Plant

Cofrentes Licence Extension Gets Regulatory Approval

The Spanish nuclear regulator has approved the renewal of the operating licence for Iberdrola's Cofrentes nuclear power plant near Valencia until the end of Nov…

Solar Power Plant

JinkoSolar Signs 59GW Solar Glass Supply Deal with Flat Glass Group

Major ‘Solar Module Super League’ member JinkoSolar has secured a three-year solar glass supply contract with Flat Glass Group, totalling the equivalent of 59…

Oil Field

Equinor Makes Oil Discovery Near Norway's Troll Field

Equinor said in a separate statement that the reservoir is expected to contain between 44 million and 69 million barrels of oil equivalent

Energy Saving Products

IKEA Lowers Climate Footprint helped by Pandemic and Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs

Brand owner Inter IKEA said carbon emissions throughout the value chain - from the production of raw materials to customers' use and disposal - fell in its fisc…

Oil & Gas Trade

Algeria's Oil and Gas Exports and Output Down Around 10% in 2020

Overall energy output fell 10 per cent to 142 million tonnes of oil equivalent, hit by restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic, it said in a report.

Crude Oil

PetroChina's Overseas Oil and Gas Equity Production Exceeded 100 million tons

This is another 100 million tons after the overseas oil and gas equity production equivalent exceeded the 100 million tons mark for the first time in 2019.

Thermal Plant

Albioma Commissions 48 MW Bioenergy Plant in Brazil

France-based power producer Albioma announced on Dec 29 the successful commissioning its 48 MW bagasse-fired Vale do Paraná Albioma cogeneration plant, which i…