Huawei Digital Power has signed a key contract with SEPCOIII for the Red Sea Project with 400 MW PV plus 1300 MWh battery energy storage solution (BESS), which is currently the world’s largest energy storage project. The contract was announced at the Global Digital Power Summit 2021 in Dubai, UAE. …
Read More »Global Experts at Adipec to Discuss Critical Role of Hydrogen
Adipec, the world’s most influential live and in-person meeting place for energy companies and professionals, will discuss in detail how hydrogen can potentially deliver a holistic, clean, integrated approach to region’s energy sector. Taking place immediately after the UN climate meeting COP 26, Adipec will bring together hundreds of ministers, …
Read More »Iran FM Stresses Tangible Results in Nuclear Negotiations
Iran welcomes negotiations that have tangible, practical results, the Iranian Minister said, adding that Tehran will return to its commitments if other JCPOA members fufilll their obligations. A telephone conversation was held between the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monda night. …
Read More »Coal Surges to another Record in China as Cold Wave Adds to Energy Crisis
Coal futures in China surged to another record to put a previously unthinkable level of 2,000 yuan (S$420) a tonne in sight, as a cold blast adds to the country’s energy crisis. Cool weather has descended on eastern China, sparking an early start to the winter heating season in some …
Read More »Eni Launches Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Eni has launched the production of alternative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that aims to significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of aviation in the short to medium term. Eni SAFs are produced exclusively from waste and residues, in line with the company’s strategic decision not to use palm oil from 2023. …
Read More »OPEC+ Once Again Fails to Pump Enough to Meet Its Output Target
OPEC and its allies once again failed to pump enough oil to meet their output targets, exacerbating the supply deficit as the world recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. OPEC+ cut its production 15 per cent deeper than planned in September, compared with 16 per cent in August and 9 per …
Read More »Oil Prices Hits Highest Levels in Years amid Covid-19 Recovery
Oil prices hit their highest in years on Monday as demand continues its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, boosted by more custom from power generators turning away from expensive gas and coal to fuel oil and diesel. Brent crude oil futures rose 87c, or 1%, to $85.73 a barrel by …
Read More »Nord Stream 2, the Russian Pipeline that Everybody’s Talking about
Remote, quiet but energy-rich: the coastal area of Lubmin in north Germany hosts the world’s most controversial gas pipeline. Nord Stream 2 stretches for 1,200 kilometres from Vyborg in Russia through the Baltic Sea to Lubmin in Germany, bypassing Ukraine and Poland. The gas pipeline is finished, but it is …
Read More »U.S. Refiners Set for Higher Earnings on Fuel Demand Strength
U.S. refiners are expected to show higher earnings for the third quarter as margins to sell gasoline and diesel have improved despite the surging cost of crude oil, analysts said. After more than a year of depressed fuel demand, gasoline and distillate consumption is back in line with five-year averages …
Read More »EU Commissioner Warns Energy Poverty in Europe could Rise
The EU’s jobs and social rights commissioner has warned of rising energy poverty in Europe as prices climb. Nicolas Schmit told dpa there are millions already who suffer from energy poverty in the bloc, and said the number could keep growing. The EU Commission could help EU countries limit the …
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