Parvin Faghfouri Azar

Iran – Afghanistan Economic Cooperation A Requirement for Regional Security

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said on Sunday that increasing economic cooperation between the two countries is one of the important requirements for achieving sustainable development and regional security. The Iranian energy minister made the remarks during a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah …

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Solar and Batteries are Ten Times Cleaner than Coal

The International Energy Agency task force has issued a new report, revealing that residential solar PV with battery storage has the potential to reduce emissions up to ten times compared to coal generated electricity. Australia is participating in a research program with the International Energy Agency to assess the lifecycle …

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Natural Gas Accounts for 32% of Energy Use in Beijing

China’s capital city Beijing has expanded use of natural gas to account for 32 percent of its energy mix, becoming the second largest natural gas-consuming city in the world, PetroChina Beijing Gas Pipeline Co told reporters. This is the highest level of natural gas used in a Chinese city, in …

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Oil Prices are Only Going in One Direction

This was supposed to be a time when things were getting closer to normal for OPEC. A recovery in oil demand after the first wave of the pandemic, coupled with a deep slump in U.S. production, was meant to leave the world needing more of its members’ crude. But it …

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A Cheaper Solar Power

The International Energy Agency recently said solar farms were among the cheapest sources of electricity. It called solar “the new king of electricity”. But there has always been one aspect of solar that, unlike costs, cannot really change: land need. Solar farms need a lot of land and critics have …

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Oil Prices Slide as Election Uncertainty Remains

Oil prices dropped by nearly 2 percent early on Friday as the U.S. reported a second consecutive day of record coronavirus cases, while the counting in the presidential election continued. Oil prices rose earlier this week and on Election Day on Tuesday, supported by a rally in financial markets and …

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