A breakthrough in the development of organic solar cells – whose light and bendy abilities have seen them wrapped around wind turbines in a recent trial by Acciona – could deliver a much-needed boost in efficiency and push them further along the path to commercialisation….
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not exempt from European Union rules which require the owners of pipelines to be different from the suppliers of the gas which flows in them to ensure fair competition, a German court ruled on the 25th August. …
Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Imperial Oil Ltd will produce renewable diesel at a new facility in Canada, the latest in a string of refiners announcing plans to make lower-emissions biofuels. The project is expected to produce about 20,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel when…
Oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has started production from yet another oilfield project, its third this month, located in Chinese waters. In an update on the 26th August, CNOOC said that the Bozhong 26-3 oilfield expansion project has started production. Bozhong 26-3…
Indonesia Energy Corporation Ltd has started drilling the second of three new back-to-back wells on its 63,000-acre Kruh block onshore Sumatra. The drilling is part of the company’s plan to drill a total of 18 new wells on the block over the next three…
South Korean lithium-ion battery system manufacturer Kokam has entered into a contract to supply a Tahiti utility with a 15 MW/10.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Electricité de Tahiti (EDT), a subsidiary of ENGIE, will obtain the country’s first Virtual Synchronous Generator to…
The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has announced that more than 50 years’ worth of “crucial” North Sea data has been made available through the National Data Repository (NDR). According to the OGA, the digital platform reveals valuable secrets of the North Sea and helps companies make…
Marine, offshore, and engineering consultancy Global Maritime has been awarded a framework agreement to provide specialist marine services to BP, globally. The agreement will include marine vessel assurance, engineering, project operations, HSSE and general marine consultancy, Global Maritime said on the 24th August.# …
Deep Reach Technology (DRT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) to jointly develop novel support structures for large offshore wind turbines. The two companies will work together on one of the 15 projects to receive grants from the US…
Beginning January 2022, Brighten Haiti will begin installing PV systems on 109 schools in rural Haiti, the largest deployment of solar to schools in Haiti’s history. Fewer than 35% of Haitian schools have access to electricity. Run without lights, cooling fans, or computers, schools…
