2020

Russia's “Proryv” or “Breakthrough” project, which is designed to demonstrate a closed nuclear fuel cycle.

Due to the extended lockdown of the global economy, the solar market will experience a contraction in 2020 with its base-case scenario predicting 112 GW of new capacity instead of the 144 GW projected in last year's forecast.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.12% at 2,939.32, while the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 0.67%.

Brent was up 29 cents, or 0.7%, at $41.25 a barrel, WTI rose 17 cents, or 0.4%, to $38.55 a barrel.

Saudi Arabia exported nearly 11 million barrels of oil per day, a record, and the US about 8.6 million barrels.

Oil demand in 2020 is expected to fall by 8.1 mb/d, the largest in history, before recovering by 5.7 mb/d in 2021.

The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) was fuelled, built and tested by DOE’s national laboratories to power the mission’s Perseverance rover.

In 2019, U.S. coal consumption totaled 590 million short tons (MMst).

U.S. Total industrial production increased 1.4 percent in May

Of the top 25 solar power generating facilities in the US, 15 are located in California, four in Arizona, four in Nevada and two in Texas. Four of the top five solar facilities by sales volumes reported to FERC are located in California, while one is in Arizona.