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Enabling the Energy Transition with Blockchain

May 24, 2018 - in Energy

A new survey highlights shifting priorities in the energy sector with an accelerating transition towards digitailisation, decentralisation and decarbonisation. On a global scale, innovative technologies such as electric storage, renewable energies and market…

TCarta Delivers Satellite Derived Bathymetry Data to Total for Hydrocarbon Exploration Project

May 18, 2018 - in Energy, Oil & Gas, Technology

BRISTOL, United Kingdom – TCarta, a global provider of marine geospatial products, has delivered satellite derived bathymetry (SDB) to Total SA, one…

ScottMadden Releases Latest Semi-Annual Energy Industry Update to Assess How the Industry Is Recalibrating to Anticipate a “New Normal”

May 18, 2018 - in Energy

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading energy consulting firms, has released its latest edition of The Energy Industry Update (EIU). Themed…

Financial Closing Gives Wärtsilä the Go-ahead for Building the New Hamina LNG Terminal

May 18, 2018 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

The LNG terminal to be built at the Finnish Port of Hamina by the technology group Wärtsilä under a turnkey contract has reached financial close and received the necessary building permits. Debt financing for the project has been concluded with Skandinaviska…

Energy Department’s Manufacturing USA Initiative Drives Energy Innovation, But New Report Highlights Need for Stable Funding

May 17, 2018 - in Energy

WASHINGTON—Energy innovation has the potential to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, but market failures lead to gaps in private sector investment. The U.S. Energy Department’s “Manufacturing USA” innovation institutes help bridge those gaps, according…

Innovative Solar-Plus-Sharp SmartStorage Microgrids Installed in Santa Rita Union School District

May 16, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables

SALINAS, Calif. - Generate Capital, MBL-energy, and Sharp Electronics Corporation’s Energy Systems and Services Group (Sharp) announced today that the solar PV plus SmartStorage® energy storage systems have been installed at six sites within the Santa Rita…

US Sanctions Likely to Cut Demand for Iranian Crude and Limit Scope for New Developments, Says GlobalData

May 14, 2018 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

Following the news that the US government will withdraw from the nuclear accord with Iran or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and re-impose sanctions on the country, Will Scargill, Senior Fiscal Analyst for Oil & Gas at GlobalData, a leading…

Pasadena, California Fire Department Switches to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

May 11, 2018 - in Energy, Renewables

The Pasadena Fire Department, a California city northeast of Los Angeles, has switched much of its fleet of apparatus from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel™. The department plans to transition all its fleet apparatus to renewable…

Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 10.3 Million Worldwide in 2017

May 10, 2018 - in Energy, Featured, News, Renewables

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016, according to the latest figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the fifth edition…

BP and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation Sign Binding Gas Sales Precedent Agreement

May 9, 2018 - in Corporate, Energy, News, Oil & Gas

(ANCHORAGE) — The Alaska LNG Project reached a historic milestone today as BP Alaska and Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced the parties have agreed to key terms of a Gas Sales Agreement, including price and volume. The terms are captured…