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uropean Union officials are discussing on Monday revisions to plans unveiled last week for cutting natural gas use by 15% by next spring after several EU member states expressed concerns about the target for reduction, a draft document seen by Bloomberg showed. Last week, the European Commission unveiled measures for the EU to conserve gas in the face of risks of further reduction or a shutoff of Russian gas deliveries, asking member states to reduce gas consumption by 15% until the spring. The Commission proposed a new legislative tool and…

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Russia’s Gazprom said on Monday it was halting another turbine in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany and the flow of gas, already at just 40% of capacity, would fall by another half from Wednesday. The new blow to supply comes at a moment of high tension as Russia and the West exchange economic blows in response to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The European Union has accused Russia of resorting to energy blackmail, while the Kremlin says the gas disruption has been caused by maintenance issues and the effect…

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he Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to increase the RLNG rate to $9 per MMBTU for five export-oriented sectors across Pakistan and gave approval for an increase in indigenous gas price for export-oriented sectors at Rs1,350 per MMBTU and for the general industry at Rs1,550 per MMBTU. The meeting of the ECC presided over by the Minister for Finance, Dr Miftah Ismail, on Monday, was submitted a summary by the Ministry of Energy with regard to RLNG rate at $9 per MMBTU, all inclusive to five…

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During the pv magazine organised Roundtables Europe 2022, the key issues of photovoltaic and energy storage technology were debated by industry professionals from LONGi, PI Berlin, the Austrian National Institute of Technology (AIT) and the European EPC Belectric. In a session entitled ‘Module design choices, reliability and revenue expectations’, the group discussed issues including whether there is an optimal module size in terms of reliability and LCOE and how to select reliable photovoltaic modules. The experts pointed out during the session that one of the most important indicators for module…

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China’s first PV power plant was built in Gansu Province in 1983 and has been operating continuously for the past 39 years, way beyond the standard life cycle of 25 years. So, what are the secrets behind the plant’s reliability and operational longevity? Across May and June, industry professionals debated PV product reliability in three consecutive live streamed events, themed ‘PV, to make friends with time.’ The experts involved agreed that, while a PV power plant is an asset capable of generating consistent income, associated risk can only be reduced…

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