Profiling the five largest coal power plants in China
China added 38.4GW of new coal-fired power capacity in 2020 – more than three times the amount built…
Analysis
Second-half recovery stabilises Anglo American earnings in 2020
25 Feb 21The diversified miner began the year facing serious disruption amid the pandemic, particularly to its diamonds business, but…
US Scoop Stack shale production not expected to recover to peak levels
25 Feb 21The shale play accounts for around 4.5% of US oil production and 7.2% of natural gas output, but…
Drax drops plans to build biggest gas plant in Europe
25 Feb 21The British power generator confirmed it is scrapping the plans to build two combined-cycle gas turbines in place…
Stakeholder collaboration key to reaching net-zero emissions, says Equinor CEO
24 Feb 21The Norwegian energy firm's boss claims that decarbonisation is not going to be possible without industry, governments, consumers…
Time to deliver: Bernard Looney says BP must show returns from bet on clean energy
24 Feb 21The BP boss says new net-zero strategy offers a 'compelling proposition', but acknowledges investors want to see it…
Total CEO sees ‘little sense’ in shareholder divestment from oil majors over climate concerns
23 Feb 21Patrick Pouyanné said divestment from big producers would make no change to global climate efforts, adding the clean-energy…
Demand for offshore wind jobs to triple by 2030, approaching 900,000 globally
23 Feb 21Prolific growth in offshore wind over the next ten years will create a 'hiring haven' for new energy…
How the US is aiming to fabricate a proprietary thorium-based nuclear fuel
22 Feb 21The fuel will combine thorium and high-assay low-enriched uranium, which will address issues including cost, safety, proliferation and…
An insight into how digital twin technology is developing in the hydropower industry
19 Feb 21Digital twin technology has been implemented at the Turlough Hill pumped storage plant in Ireland to monitor the…