Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which has cited energy security concerns and low per-capita emissions to defend India's coal dependence, has been trying to attract private investment to boost its coal-fired capacity by 80 GW by 2032

More than half of Brazil's power generation already comes from hydro plants, but it has been five years since the industry finished its last major dam - the controversial Belo Monte complex in the northern state of Para.

The deal will further facilitate Australia's exports of coal and liquefied natural gas to Vietnam, the ministry said in a statement, noting that Australia is now a key coal supplier to Vietnam, accounting for 44% of its total coal imports.

Brent fell 3 cents to $82.77 a barrel, WTI fell 11 cents, to $78.63.

В ходе заседания стороны обсудили широкий круг направлений двустороннего партнёрства в области здравоохранения, строительства, энергетики, промышленности, сельского хозяйства, образования, науки, спорта и т. д.

Россия осуществит дополнительное добровольное сокращение добычи и экспорта нефти совокупно на 471 тыс. баррелей в сутки в II квартале 2024 года в координации с некоторыми странами – участницами ОПЕК+.

Ample supplies have anchored international oil prices near $80 a barrel this year, even as conflict in the Middle East disrupts regional shipping.

The reality is that large-scale wind and solar power cannot exist without large-scale, long-term low-cost energy storage. There is no technology that can provide this.

But there has been no organized market for hydrogen. That is the mission of the new consortium. It will be funded initially by the DOE, which has allocated $8 billion for hydrogen and pledged about $1 billion each to the seven hubs — some get a little more and some a little less. The remaining funding is available to the consortium for market creation.

Google, long interested in clean energy and conservation, is spinning out its Google Nest Renew business and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) is combining it with OhmConnect to create a new company in which SIP will make an initial $100 million investment.