Pakistan looks for Kyrgyz-Tajik power swap
Transmission
A Pakistani proposal aims to power Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan through the winter and bring Central Asian hydropower the other way
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BP to build plastic recycling factory
Industry
BP says it will build a pilot plant for recycling plastics at its refining complex in Illinois to address the issue
Azerbaijan eyes major gas exports boost
Production
Azerbaijan reportedly plans to maintain its oil output at a steady rate but significantly increase its gas output next year.
Supplier Toto goes bust amid Brexit fallout
Consumption
Toto Energy, which supplies around 134,000 homes, has gone bust, according to the UK regulator Ofgem. It is the seventh
Swedish engineering giant to work on Orkney turbine
Environment
Orbital announces a strategic contract with Swedish bearing and seal manufacturer SKF for the supply of the fully integrated power
‘Liquid air’ project aims to store renewable sources
Storage
A European startup company is planning to build Europe’s largest energy storage plant using a cryogenic battery to cut costs when
Halliburton braces for profits slump with job cuts
Industry
Houston-based Halliburton is bracing for a prolonged slump in demand for hydraulic fracturing services in the United States and Canada
China boosts coal imports and new mines
Environment
China, the world’s largest coal importer, is set to boost imports of the filthy fossil fuel by more than 10
Renewable project to lift weights with spare power
Storage
A simple renewable energy storage system using weights suspended above disused mineshafts could work out cheaper than batteries, says a
Study copies croissants to boost battery life
Storage
Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London are using a croissant-making technique to inspire an experiment on storing energy
Trump replaces Perry with deputy amid Ukraine probe
Policy
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has resigned after it was confirmed Donald Trump had asked him to work with his
Oil trader pays Swiss fine over African bribes
Industry
The energy trading firm, the Gunvor Group, is due to pay US$95 million to end an investigation by the Swiss
Consumers urged to cut domestic consumption
Consumption
The Carbon Trust has reported that individual UK household energy use makes up more than 26 per cent of the
Forums discuss bringing hydrogen power to the market
Storage
German politicians are due to meet UK offshore wind representatives in Berlin on November 20 to discuss the transition to
World’s first hydrogen-powered boat leaves Europe
Storage
The 30-metre Energy Observer (pictured), the world’s first hydrogen-powered boat, has arrived in London to complete its European tour. The