Australia university uses water battery to cut AC bill
Storage
A chilled Australian “water battery” is using surplus solar power generated from 6,000 photovoltaic panels (pictured) at the University of
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Banks suggests Saudi Aramco overvalued
Industry
Oil giant Saudi Aramco may be worth US$1.5 trillion or less, well below the target set by Saudi Arabia, according
Johnson bans UK fracking ahead of December election
Environment
The UK has called a halt to fracking or shale-gas extraction in England as the far-right Conservative government tries to
Shell shares slump as oil prices fall
Industry
Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 15-per-cent fall in profits for the third quarter, amid lower oil prices and the
Renewables firm looks to skyscraper energy storage
Storage
Office blocks could contain “green batteries” in their foundations, Scottish startup Gravitricity has argued. The firm has developed a method
Tiny Saudi Aramco float expected this month
Industry
Saudi Arabia says it will launch the float of its state-owned oil firm this month after heavily scaling back plans
Ukraine’s Zelensky slams Denmark’s Nord Stream approval
Transmission
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Denmark’s approval for Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline to pump gas to Germany “strengthens
Russia pays for Druzhba pipeline crisis
Policy
Russia’s second-biggest oil producer, Lukoil, will sign a contract worth US$10 billion to supply Hungary’s energy provider MOL, Lukoil CEO
Orban and Putin discuss TurkStream gas supplies
Consumption
The ability of the TurkStream pipeline to bring Russian gas to Central Europe, bypassing Ukraine, was on the agenda for
Denmark approves Norway’s gas pipe to Poland
Transmission
The Baltic Pipe project, which aims to send Norwegian gas to Denmark and Poland, has won approval to pass through
US coal giant seeks bankruptcy protection
Industry
The largest private US coal company is seeking bankruptcy protection despite receiving a series of regulatory boosts under Donald Trump.
Uzbekistan unveils 5GW solar plans
Environment
Uzbekistan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) say they plan to install 900 megawatts of solar power generation capacity through
EDF signs renewables deal for giant theme park
Storage
French utility EDF Energy is partnering with the London Resort to create what they say will be one of the
BP invested into CIA-linked software firm
Production
BP made a venture-capital investment in Palantir, the controversial CIA-linked data analytics group co-founded by the billionaire Peter Thiel. The
Russia looks to delay cleaner oil regulations
Policy
Russia says it may delay the domestic adoption of stricter rules targeting air pollution caused by the shipping trade.