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Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as a jump in US crude inventories and surging Covid-19 cases raised fears of an oversupply of oil and weak fuel demand amid rising coronavirus cases in the US and Europe. Brent, the international benchmark for more than half of the world’s crude, slipped …

Crude settled higher on Tuesday as companies shut down some U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production ahead of an approaching storm, although surging coronavirus infections and rising Libyan supply limited gains, Trend reports with reference to Reuters. Companies including BP, Chevron, Shell and Equinor ASA evacuated rigs or closed facilities. …

Addressing the Japanese Parliament, the Prime Minister said that measures to tackle climate change are no longer a constraint on economic growth.

A truce in Libya has busted open a renewed source of oil supply, further threatening the commodity’s faltering recovery from its historic drop earlier this year. Libya’s main warring factions signed a purportedly permanent truce last week, roughly one month after a blockade on the country’s oil exports by one …

The combined company will boast power plants in 14 countries with an estimated annual production of 4.1TWh.

They will have a total installed capacity of 102.5MW and generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 households at peak times.

A new report released by Wood Mackenzie states that solar module costs will continue to fall in the 2020s owing to technology innovation and lower CAPEX. Improvement in module efficiency and power class is expected to propel the declining capex trend forward and ultimately lower the solar levelised cost of …

Oil extended last week’s losses on Monday, falling nearly 2% as a surge in COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe prompted concern over crude demand, while the prospect of increased supply also hit sentiment. Brent crude was down 70 cents, or 1.7%, at $41.07 by 0353 GMT. U.S. …

Oil dropped toward $41 a barrel in New York after an industry report pointed to a surprise increase in American crude stockpiles, countering optimism over a potential U.S. stimulus agreement. The American Petroleum Institute reported crude inventories climbed by almost 600,000 barrels, according to people familiar with the data. That …

Wind energy is a virtually carbon-free and pollution-free electricity source, with global wind resources greatly exceeding electricity demand. Accordingly, the installed capacity of wind turbines grew at an annualized rate of >20% from 2000 to 2019 and is projected to increase by a further 50% by the end of 2023. …