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Energy experts to chart digital future at NAN Press Week Lecture
Business NOTABLY energy experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders will gather to chart the future of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector in a digital age. The high-level discussions will form part of the 2025 News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Press...

Tata International ties up with Mercuria with majority stake in JV
Mumbai: Tata International has finalised a joint venture with Mercuria that would entail the Swiss energy and commodity trading firm acquiring a 51% stake in the Tata trading arm, said people familiar with the matter. The alliance reflects several...

Local Church Makes Solar-Powered Lights To Distribute To Energy-Poor Communities Around The World
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. During Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Broomfield, Colorado’s “God’s Work Our Hands” Sunday, I got the chance to construct a couple of solar powered lights to distribute...

Religion meets realpolitik: Why Iran fears Azerbaijan’s independent diplomacy
By Punhan Sariyev | AzerNews The intersection of religion and diplomacy has throughout history been a source of contradictions, antagonism, and ambiguous perceptions. In particular, the tendency of religious authorities towards sectarianism and...

The right diplomatic approach is an important step forward
TEHRAN - In a note, the Iran newspaper addressed technical diplomacy and the careful use of legal frameworks. It wrote: The recent incident and the agreement between Tehran and the (International Atomic Energy) Agency to continue cooperation and...

Public Policy and Business Strategy in West Africa: Case Stu...
Abstract Public policy and business strategy in West Africa are deeply intertwined. While governments seek industrialization, job creation, and economic diversification, businesses must contend with policy inconsistency, infrastructural gaps, and...

Not unrealistic to predict home energy bills could hit $3,000 a year by 2030
Australia’s energy retail sector is a high-voltage drama, where policy blunders, market distortions, and consumer pain collide to keep costs paradoxically high in one of the most energy-rich nations on earth. As household stress and public anger...

Charlie Kirk: A call for politics without bitterness and bloodshed, By Sunday Ogidigbo
The recent killing of Charlie Kirk is a chilling reminder that politics in Nigeria has sometimes become a battlefield where ideology masquerades as reason and rivalry becomes lethal. Our democracy, still young and fragile, is like a garden with...

Moldova’s dramatic energy sector transformation
Moldova’s energy sector has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past four years, shifting from near-total dependence on Russian supplies to integration with European markets and investment in its growing renewable energy sector. Yet,...

Xcel Energy to Sell Water Rights to Farmers in Arkansas River Valley
Pueblo, Colorado – Xcel Energy has announced plans to sell 12,500 acre-feet of water rights to a newly formed irrigation company in the Lower Arkansas River Valley. Valued at more than $44 million, the proposal aims to support local farmers in an...

PM Modi Inaugurates World's First Bamboo-Based Bioethanol Plant in Assam to Boost Green Energy and Self-Reliance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world's first second-generation bioethanol plant in Assam, aiming to reduce India's dependence on imported crude oil and promote green energy. The bamboo-based plant, along with a new polypropylene...

No conflict between Hindi and other Indian languages: Amit Shah
Emphasising that Hindi is the companion of all Indian languages, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today said there is no conflict between Hindi and other Indian languages. He was attending the 5th Akhil Bhartiya Rajbhasha...

Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Chemical Plant and Disrupt Logistics in Perm Region
As reported by online media Suspilne. On Saturday, September 13, strike drones belonging to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense attacked a key facility of the Russian defense-industrial complex in the Perm region –...
Innovative biofuels can transform Pakistan’s energy landscape: FPCCI
Published on: September 14, 2025 11:44 PM Convener of the FPCCI’s Regional Committee on Food, Shahid Imran, has said that emerging innovative biofuels hold immense potential for advancing renewable energy solutions in Pakistan, a country grappling...

Garamendi demands Trump stop abandoning America’s energy workers
This week, Representative John Garamendi, along with Congressmen Mark DeSaulnier and Greg Landsman, demanded that the Trump Administration immediately reverse course on actions that jeopardize safety, environmental health, and labor protections...

First Gen extends clean energy deal with Unilever Philippines
Brix Lelis - The Philippine Star September 15, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Lopez-led First Gen Corp. has renewed its clean energy supply deal with Unilever Philippines, continuing to power the latter’s seven facilities across Metro...

Al-Sisi discusses renewable energy investments with Norway’s Scatec, China’s Sungrow
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Sunday with Terje Pilskog, CEO of Norway’s Scatec, and Ko Renxian, founder of China’s Sungrow, along with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and senior ministers, to review cooperation plans in the...

Lai to host WoS defense resilience international forum
The Presidential Office’s Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee is to host its first international forum on Saturday, with more than 20 foreign experts and representatives expected to attend, a source said yesterday. The event, titled...

None injured after fire breaks out at renewable energy plant
GREEN BAY (NBC26) — The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says just before 5 p.m. Saturday they responded to a fire at the address of the Convergen Energy facility in the 600 block of Liberty Street. Nobody was injured and fire officials say the...

Chinese cyber skirmishes in the Indo-Pacific show emerging patterns of conflict
China’s Salt Typhoon hacking campaign has taken on new urgency with revelations it may have compromised the data of millions of Australians. This demonstrates how cyber operations have evolved beyond merely gathering intelligence. When first...