Parvin Faghfouri Azar

EV Battery Costs could Surge by 22%

The Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) saw a welcome boost month-on-month, rising 6.27%. Grain-oriented electrical steel, silicon, and neodymium were the main factors that increased the index, while the lithium-ion battery market remains a point of contention. In the case of silicon, futures initially rose back in June due to …

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Oil Jumps 2% as Middle East Tension Deepens

Oil prices surged on Wednesday as tension escalated in the Middle East after hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, sparking concerns about potential oil supply disruptions from the region. Brent crude futures advanced $1.69, or 1.9 per cent, to $91.59 a barrel at 0347 GMT. West …

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China Tells Gas Suppliers to Fill Storage Tanks ahead of Winter

China’s regulator has asked its biggest state-owned natural gas suppliers to fill up storage facilities heading into the peak winter heating season, underscoring risks from rising geopolitical tensions to the nation’s energy security. The National Energy Administration said China’s demand for gas is increasing and, while the domestic market is …

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Low Natural Gas Demand Helps Europe Boost Inventories

European demand for natural gas remained near the bottom of the five-year seasonal levels in August, helping inventories end the month at around 93% full, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday. Europe’s gas demand, measured in consumption in the EU and the UK, has trended …

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Denmark to Treble Power Demand by 2035

Denmark’s annual power demand could treble to 127 TWh by 2035, fuelled by a surge of electrolysers using wind and solar power to create hydrogen and other green fuels, said the nation’s energy agency in a new study. It estimated demand from electrolysers to jump from virtually zero today to …

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