Business Jun 2, 2022
The tussle involves bragging rights over the ideal size for wafers, the key component for making solar modules, with Longi’s 182-millimeter version and Trina’s 210-mm the contenders.
Business | ANALYSIS Jun 1, 2022
Indian private refiners profit from cheap Russian crude as state refiners suffer
by Nidhi Verma and Gavin Maguire
Private refiners have helped drive total Indian fuel exports 15% higher in the first five months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021.
Business Jun 1, 2022
Global fuel supplies vulnerable as refiners struggle with closures, cutbacks and war
by Laura Sanicola
With capacity shrunk by the pandemic and demand rebounding, the strain could persist for years and keep prices elevated.
World May 31, 2022
War-driven race for food and gas converges on Arab linchpin Egypt
by Michael Gunn, Daniel Avis and Mirette Magdy
As one of the world’s largest wheat importers, Egypt is at risk of bread shortages and associated political unrest.
Business May 31, 2022
Japan approves ¥2.7 trillion extra budget bill to fend off inflation
by Kazuaki Nagata
The entire budget, which will be financed by government bonds, is being directed toward a ¥6.2 trillion emergency relief package put together to fend off rising prices.
Business May 31, 2022
Europe's dash for gas puts Australia's LNG import plans at risk
by Sonali Paul and Florence Tan
Most Australian projects have not yet reached the stage of locking in re-gasification infrastructure and are getting pipped by European users.
Business / Economy May 31, 2022
Giant deep ocean turbine trial offers hope of endless green power
by Erica Yokoyama
Power-hungry, fossil-fuel dependent Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun.
Business | ANALYSIS May 30, 2022
How the Ukraine conflict is reshaping global oil markets
by Alex Lawler
African suppliers are stepping in to meet European demand for crude while Moscow, stung by Western sanctions, is increasingly tapping risky ship-to-ship transfers to get its crude to Asia.
Asia Pacific May 30, 2022
Evicted villagers pay a high price for India's hydropower push
by Athar Parvaiz
The government has said hydropower, along with solar and wind, is vital to meeting India's pledge to get half of its energy from nonfossil fuel sources by 2030.
Business May 29, 2022
EU spares pipeline oil from Russian embargo plan to break logjam
The European Commission sent a revised proposal to members on Saturday that would spare shipments of oil through the giant Druzhba pipeline, which is Hungary’s main source of crude imports.
Business May 28, 2022
Europe’s push to punish Putin is falling short of the rhetoric
by John Follain and Alberto Nardelli
Diplomats and officials are getting increasingly frustrated the EU may already be reaching the limits of the short-term pain it can inflict on Russia.
Business May 27, 2022
Japan joins G7 peers with vow to stop fossil-fuel financing abroad by end of 2022
Ending subsidies for the international fossil fuel energy sector was already part of a series of commitments agreed to by around 20 countries at last year's COP26 climate summit.