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U.S. Labs Look to New Materials to Close China’s Nuclear Lead

The United States is racing to reestablish itself as a frontrunner in the global nuclear energy sector. While the country still maintains its status as the world’s largest nuclear power producer, it likely won’t be able to hold onto that accolade for long. China has vastly outspent the United States on nuclear power research and

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News in Brief Podcast | Week 43 | Reliability, rates and port fee delay  

Navigating airfreight volatility: rates, capacity & the ecommerce shake-up  Airfreight markets are facing constant disruption, from shifting ecommerce flows and changing rates to tight … Awery Aviation Software The Loadstar News in Brief Podcast 27 September 2026• 0 Comments• Share  

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Azerbaijan’s Renewable Energy Boom Is Transforming Its Power Sector

Azerbaijan, long known as a major oil and gas power, has ventured into renewable energy in recent years and is rapidly ramping up its capacity. As host of COP29, Azerbaijan’s government announced an ambitious climate target and encouraged other governments to do the same.  Renewable energy contributed 20 per cent of Azerbaijan’s total electricity production

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Chevron Raises Exploration Spending By 50%

After years of focusing on growing exploration and production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the Permian shale basin, U.S. oil and gas supermajor Chevron returns to high-impact frontier exploration as it seeks to renew its portfolio with diverse opportunities globally. Exploration in South America, Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean is now a key

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U.S. Intelligence: China Could Put Laser Weapons in Space by 2030

A new United States intelligence report warns that China is developing energy weapons and spaceplanes that it could use for military operations in outer space, with the capability of using directed-energy weapons in orbit by the end of the 2020s. The US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) report, published on Sunday, includes a rare image of

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Jackdaw Approval Sparks Fierce Debate Over Britain’s Energy Future

The United Kingdom approved the development of the Jackdaw North Sea gas field on the 21st of October following years of legal battles and political uncertainty. Jackdaw is a large offshore natural gas field in the North Sea, owned by Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor, since 2025, located around 240 km east of

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DARPA Backs Project to Measure AI Energy Use at Every Stage of the Workflow

The artificial intelligence boom is creating an energy monster. The indiscriminate integration of machine learning into everything from from our energy grids to our electric toothbrushes – no, really – has created a global race to build up data center capacity as quickly as humanly possible, causing energy demand projections to skyrocket and placing unprecedented

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Senegal’s Ambitious Plan to Slash Electricity Costs and Boost Energy Security

The government of Senegal has ambitious energy diversification aims, with plans to develop both the country’s oil and gas sector and grow its renewable energy capacity. As part of its Vision 2050 plan, the government aims to reduce energy costs and enhance energy security by diversifying energy sources. The government has announced several renewable projects

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Europe Is Now Seriously Rethinking Its Oil Refinery Phase Down

Over the past couple of decades, Europe has pursued some of the world’s most ambitious clean energy policies, aiming to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Hardly surprisingly, Europe is now further along the clean energy transition compared to its western peers, with renewables accounting for roughly half of the continent’s power mix compared

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Gasoline Up 34% and Heating Oil Up 74% as Voters Head to the Midterms

The results of the upcoming midterm elections will reveal just how much power global energy markets have over state-level politics – and how much changing political regimes can cost the global energy sector in return. As voters head to the polls, energy prices are blisteringly high. As of Monday, average gasoline prices in the United

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