As more and more renewable energy comes on to the grid, networks are having to deal with more intermittent supplies from wind and solar power. Energy storage using batteries and other technologies are one answer, enabling surplus energy that is produced at times of low demand to be stored and …

Technologies that reduce carbon emissions are one of the most effective targets for the trillions of dollars of spending tied to coronavirus relief programs, more than 200 central bankers, Group of 20 finance ministers and top academics concluded in a study released this week. There are three sets of clean …

Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati on Sunday stated that the most important monetary policy is to curb inflation, said that despite the decrease in oil revenues under the influence of oppressive sanctions and a sharp decline in oil prices, the situation of the country’s foreign exchange …

When Lord Browne ran BP (formerly British Petroleum) from 1995 to 2007, those initials also stood, aspirational, for “Beyond Petroleum”. The company made renewable energy investments that complemented its green and yellow flowery trademark. But Browne’s corporate investments in renewables were early. His successor Tony Hayward abandoned renewables and resumed …

China, the world’s leading energy and food importer, bought more crude oil, natural gas and soybeans in the first four months of 2020, customs data showed. The country imported some 170 million tons of crude oil in the period, up 1.7 percent year on year, while natural gas imports rose …

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations says the much-publicized Swiss trade channel (SHTA) will not suffice in meeting Iran’s needs at the time of sanctions. Addressing a webinar dubbed “US Sanctions During COVID-19 Pandemic, a Global Threat” on Saturday, Majid Takht-Ravanchi termed the US sanctions as the …

Iran and Nakhchivan studied avenues for boosting trade cooperation between the two sides via a virtual meeting on Sunday. During the meeting, the parties shared their views and voiced their suggestions for advancing cooperation. Iran’s Consul General in Nakhichevan Ahmad Hosseini expressed the hope that after examining the proposals, the …

Hamid Hosseini , the spokesman for the Iranian Oil Derivatives Exporters said that about 1500 megawatts of electrical energy and 30 million cubic meters of gas per day have been exported to Iraq. “In light of Iraq’s need for electricity in summer, America was forced to extend the waiver of …

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone on May 8 and “reaffirmed the strong United States-Saudi defense partnership,” the White House said, amid tensions over Saudi’s oil output. The conversation came a day after a variety of reports said the U.S. plans to withdraw two …

The second quarter of this year will see the largest volume of liquids production cuts, including shut-in production, in the history of the oil industry, the latest assessment on oil markets by London-based global information provider IHS Markit’s Crude Oil Market Service shows. IHS Markit now expects as much as …