Author: Arvind Shah About This Book: This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the field of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and modules. In thirteen chapters, it addresses a wide range of topics including the spectrum of light received by PV devices, the basic functioning of a solar cell, and the …
Read More »Covid-19, the No.1 Threat to Oil Market’s Full Recovery
Global oil demand has rebounded somewhat faster than previously thought, although the spread of the coronavirus in the United States and Latin America is “casting a shadow over the outlook,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) wrote in its latest Oil Market Report. The last few weeks have seen crude oil …
Read More »Denmark Allows Nord Stream 2 to Complete Pipeline Hit by US Sanctions
Danish Energy Agency on July 6 gave Nord Stream 2 permission to use pipe laying vessels with anchors to complete the final stretch of the gas pipeline in Danish waters, allowing the company to restart work on the pipeline from Russia to Germany that was hit by US sanctions. Nord …
Read More »BP Is Getting Out of Petrochemicals with $5 Billion Sale
BP has agreed to sell its petrochemicals business to Ineos for $5 billion, the latest in a series of asset sales by the UK oil company as it tries to refocus on cleaner energy. Ineos will pay an initial deposit of $400 million, BP said in a statement Monday. The …
Read More »Nuclear Reactor Technology Development and Utilization
Author: Salah Ud-Din Khan, Alexander V. Nakhabov About This Book: Nuclear Reactor Technology Development and Utilization presents the theory and principles of the most common advanced nuclear reactor systems and provides a context for the value and utilization of nuclear power in a variety of applications both inside and outside …
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Author: Moayad N. Khalaf, Michael Olegovich Smirnov, Porteen Kannan, A. K. Haghi About This Book: The crucial interdependence between humans and their environment is explored and illuminated in this revealing overview of the major environmental issues facing society in the twenty-first century. Environmental Technology and Engineering Techniques: Basic Concepts and …
Read More »Google Turns Demand Management on Its Head to Cut Data Center Emissions
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 …
Read More »Trump, Coronavirus Go Hand in Hand to Make American Crude Valueless
Monday, April 20, 2020 was a historic day for oil market. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closed below zero for the first time.
Read More »Coronavirus Harms the Oil Market more than OPEC Disputes
The coronavirus pandemic is harming the oil market way more than the price dispute between OPEC and its allies OPEC+, RBN Energy chief executive Rusty Braziel told CNBC on Monday. RBN Energy is a Houston-based privately held energy commodities analytics company that plays a role between physical markets and financial …
Read More »Oil Headed To $10 a Barrel As Virus Lockdown Eradicates Fuel Demand
Oil prices have collapsed by more than half this year, to $23 per barrel today for West Texas Intermediate crude. But now is not yet the time to buy oil—because the worst is yet to come. Gasoline demand is set to plunge 50%, while jet fuel consumption has all but …
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