Iraq Approves Oil Production Capacity Boost

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Category: News - Oil & Gas

3 April 2018. Baghdad has approved an increase in Iraq’s crude oil production capacity to as much as 6.5 million bpd by 2022. This compares to a current production capacity of below 5 million barrels and production rates—as reported by the local energy ministry—of around 4.4 million bpd as per its OPEC quota.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Iraq-Approves-Oil-Production-Capacity-Boost.html

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India’s Top Refiner Sets Aside $22B For Expansion

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Category: News - Oil & Gas

3 April 2018. Indian Oil Corp, the country’s biggest refiner, will spend $22 billion on its expansion over the next five years, eyeing a capacity boost to 3.2 million barrels daily by 2030.

OILPRICE.COM

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Indias-Top-Refiner-Sets-Aside-22B-For-Expansion.html

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Community group in New Zealand worried about OceanaGold’s project

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Category: News - Mining

2 April 2018. A community group from New Zealand’s Waihi town, in the North Island’s Hauraki district, is expressing concerns over plans announced by OceanaGold Corporation to mine for gold under the nearby open Martha pit.

MINING.COM

http://www.mining.com/community-group-new-zealand-worried-oceanagolds-project

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USA researchers mull zinc oxide as solar cell manufacturing alternative to titanium dioxide

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Category: News - Science & Technology

2 April 2018. A group of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has conducted research, published in the scientific magazine Nature, into the replacement of titanium dioxide in the manufacture of solar cells.

PV-MAGAZINE.COM

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/03/29/us-researchers-mull-zinc-oxide-as-solar-cell-manufacturing-alternative-to-titanium-dioxide

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Starlink from Elon Musk, approved by FCC, must be operating by 2024

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Category: News - Science & Technology

2 April 2018. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today granted SpaceX a license to operate an array of broadband internet satellites, marking the first time the government agency has given the green light for a US-licensed low-Earth orbit broadband service.

THE VERGE

https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/29/17178126/spacex-satellite-broadband-internet-fcc-approval-license-starlink-spectrum

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Worldwide Solar Cell manufacturer ranking (Analysis)

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Category: News - Energy

1 April 2018. China, of course, remained both the biggest producer and customer for silicon cells, with its June 30th Feed in Tariff deadline and the Top Runner Program the key drivers for demand throughout the year.

PV-MAGAZINE.COM

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/03/30/weekend-read-cell-manufacturer-ranking

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Eco Energy to roll out off-grid solar to 10,000 rural Pakistani households

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Category: News - Energy

1 April 2018. A US$600,000 investment has been secured by EcoEnergy to help it provide off-grid solar PV solutions to 10,000 rural households in Pakistan.

PV-MAGAZINE.COM

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2018/03/29/eco-energy-to-roll-out-off-grid-solar-to-10000-rural-pakistani-households

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