WiseTech shares soar after the CEO of WiseTech takes on a new role.
Australian shares rose Friday, with mining and technology stocks leading the way. WiseTech surged after its former CEO moved into a consultant role, and Whitehaven Coal soared on higher-than-expected quarter output. As of 2347 GMT, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% to 8231.3.
Singapore approves the import of solar power from Australia via an undersea cable
SunCable, the project's owner, announced on Tuesday that Singapore's energy regulator has given conditional approval to a multi-billion-dollar project to pipe solar electricity 2,672 miles (2,300 km) from Australia to Singapore.
Investors flock to US dividend ETFs after Fed rate cut
Since the Federal Reserve began its rate-cutting cycle last month, U.S. ETFs that invest in dividend paying stocks have seen a surge of inflows. However, a rise in U.S. Treasury rates could slow down the inflow of funds. Morningstar's group of 135 U.S.
Canadian rare earth recycling company Cyclic Materials raised $50 million from BMWi and Hitachi Ventures
Cyclic Materials is a recycler critical metals like rare earths that are used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines and electric vehicles. It has raised 53 millions U.S. Dollars from investors such as BMWi. The…
APPEC-Gunvor expanding Asia operations and into power, according to chairman
Gunvor Group, a global energy trader, is expanding its Asia operations in order to expand into existing markets, such as liquefied petrol gas (LPG), gasoline, naphtha and aromatics, as well as new areas, including power.
APPEC-Weak Oil Demand Affects Singapore Industry Gathering
Next week, the largest gathering of energy traders in Asia will be dominated by discussions about the weak demand for oil in Asia and China as well as the plans of OPEC+ producers in order to reduce supply. APPEC 2024 is…
Zara founder Ortega triples investment in energy assets
Amancio Ortega, founder of Zara and his investment company Pontegadea, almost tripled their investments in renewable energy last year. They are continuing to expand the efforts they have made to diversify Amancio Ortega’s fortune outside his fashion empire.
After historic oil vote, little progress in Ecuador's Amazon
In the Amazon, on August 20, 2023, almost 60% of the population voted to keep crude oil in the ground. Environmentalists and Indigenous Communities hailed the referendum as a historic victory for protecting one of the most…
Australia approves $13.5 billion project to export solar energy to Singapore
Australia announced on Wednesday that it has given the green light to a A$20 Billion ($13.5 Billion) solar project. The project will ship energy from the giant solar farm located in the north of the country to Singapore via a 4,300 km undersea cable.
US opponents of offshore wind projects form national group in order to combat the project
According to two organizations and the founder of this effort, U.S. opponents to offshore wind developments are creating a coalition to fight projects in California as well as New England.According to Mandy Davis, the president of NOOA…
Digitalization is Drawing CCS a New Learning Curve
Digital solutions are accelerating the progress required to ensure CCS earns its place in climate change mitigation history.Carbon capture has been around since the 90s, but the behavior of CO2 in pipelines is still not that well understood.
Exxon Secures Lead in top US Oilfield with $60B Buy of Shale Rival Pioneer
Exxon Mobil agreed to buy U.S. rival Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion that would make it the biggest producer in the largest U.S. oilfield and secure a decade of low-cost production.The deal…
New Cloud Platform for Subsea Survey Data
Subsea geo-information specialist TrueOcean GmbH launched a new digital platfom designed tor accelerate the transformation of marine data acquired by underwater sensors, including multibeam echosounders and related systems from any manufacturer…
CorPower Ocean Debuts "Commercial Scale" Wave Energy
CorPower Ocean unveiled the CorPower C4, its first commercial scale Wave Energy Converter (WEC) and CorPack clusters, which the company contends will provide the building blocks for utility scale wave farms.Ultimately, the…
TES Wilhelmshaven Import Terminal Deemed a 'Priority Project'
Tree Energy Solutions’ (TES) import terminal has been included in the list of priority projects supported by the German Government’s LNG Acceleration law. The law was passed by parliament on May 19th, 2022 and was approved by the Federal Council on May 20th, 2022.
Samsung Heavy Industries, Seaborg Partner to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plant
As the world increasingly searches for a means to reduced carbon footprint, compact floating nuclear power plants are emerging as a serios contender. To this end, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Seaborg signed a partnership…
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) ... To Clear the Air, Look Beneath the Waves
Participants at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (better known as COP26) late last year in Glasgow reiterated humanity needs to accelerate change in the coming decades to limit global warming to 1.5°C (or even to the 2°C as agreed up in the Paris Agreement).
FuelTrax, TOPL Partner on BaaS Platform to enhance Energy Trade Transparency
FuelTrax has partnered with Topl to use Topl’s Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform to meet the demand for greater transparency in energy trading operations.With blockchain integrated into EFMS products, each step in the…
Oil Drillers, Bitcoin Miners Bond over Natural Gas
On U.S. oil patches stretching along the Rockies and Great Plains, trailers hitched to trucks back up toward well pads to capture natural gas and convert it on the spot into electricity.The trailers - carrying pipes, generators…
Bedrock Scores $8M in Funding to Fast Track Ocean Data Initiatives
Bedrock Ocean Exploration, which was created to make the business of gathering, processing and disseminating accurate information on the world’s oceans to key stakeholders, has raised an $8M seed round from Eniac Ventures…
