South Korea will seek to import more shale gas-based LNG from North America to meet rising power demand amid tighter environmental regulations, the deputy energy minister told Platts Friday. "Natural gas as a source of power generation ...
Tags: Shale Gasc, LNG
France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, noting that the first quarter results are in line with the expectations, with an improved overall financial performance. In the ...
Russian pipe producing company United Metallurgical Company (OMK) has stated that its subsidiary Blagoveshchensk Valves Plant which is based in the Russian federal republic of Bashkortostan has obtained licenses from the Russian Federal ...
Despite shutdown of nuclear power plants, Japan is not expected to raise its thermal coal imports significantly over the next five-seven years, as existing coal-fired power plants are running at high rates and new facilities are still on ...
Tags: Thermal Coal, nuclear power plants
Taiwan citizens could soon see a jump in electricity costs as the country faces energy shortages. Anti-nuclear sentiment is gaining momentum in the country as construction for Taiwan’s controversial fourth nuclear power plants nears ...
Tags: Energy Saving, Electricity Costs
Led by Li Keqiang, the Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China, the new phase of China’s National Energy Commission was held on April 18th. Li announced at the Commission that the nation will reinforce the ...
Tags: Energy Industry, Green Energy
The total electricity used in industrial, commercial, residential and public (including street lamps) lighting in Taiwan in 2013 has been estimated at 22 billion kWh, and if all lighting had used LEDs, the total power consumption could have ...
Tags: LED lighting, lighting, Taiwan, LED
China's nuclear power installed capacity, including that in operation and under construction, is predicted to top 88gigawatts by 2020, said Zhang Huazhu, head of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), a national industry organization. ...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Electricity
US over-the-counter thermal coal prices changed little Thursday, as competing natural gas futures got a boost from end-of-season gas storage stocks falling to 822 Bcf, a level not seen since 2003. The increased consumption of gas this ...
Tags: natural gas, gas, Metallurgy, Mineral, Coal
The establishment of an Asian regional gas trading hub is still at least five years away, International Gas Union President Jerome Ferrier told a press conference in Sydney Tuesday. LNG importers in Asia are studying plans to establish a ...
Tags: LNG importers, gas, natural gas
Emerson's FIELDVUE DVC6200 Series digital valve controller has racked up more than 1 billion hours of online use within the process and energy industries since its introduction in 2010. Steve Hagen, FIELDVUE product manager, credited the ...
Tags: Integrated Chemical Facility, Ammonium Nitrate Facility
Pilbara Minerals ASX: PLS is heading to market with a capital raising, with the ASX granting the company a trading halt this morning. PLS shares are now in pre-open. The company recently completed its Feasibility Study on the Tabba Tabba ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Imagine powering your cell phone by simply walking around your office or rubbing it with the palm of your hand. Rather than plugging it into the wall, you become the power source. Researchers at the 247th National Meeting & Exposition of ...
China aims to cut energy intensity by over 3.9% this year, as it continues its drive to increase energy efficiency and cut emissions, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday at the annual session of ...
Tags: Energy Use, energy intensity
How would you advise a $100-billion venture capital fund to spend its money on preventing dangerous levels of global warming over the next 100 years? Climate experts recently chose distributed renewable energy, energy efficiency, and ...
Tags: Renewable Power