Strathcona Resources makes C$5.9B takeover offer for MEG Energy

Photo: freepik Strathcona Resources (OTCPK:STHRF) said late Thursday it plans to launch a takeover bid for Canadian oil and gas producing peer MEG Energy (OTCPK:MEGEF) that values the company at ~C$5.9B (US$4.25B), in a deal that would create the country’s fifth-largest oil producer. Strathcona (OTCPK:STHRF) offered to buy all MEG Energy’s (OTCPK:MEGEF) issued and outstanding common stock…

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Startup develops thermal battery hotter than boiling steel that could revolutionize energy sector: 'There's nothing that'll burn out'

Startup develops thermal battery hotter than boiling steel that could revolutionize energy sector: ‘There’s nothing that’ll burn out’

The brilliant team of engineers, scientists, and bricklayers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology spin off company Electrified Thermal Solutions — a renewable energy startup — is on a mission to decarbonize heavy industries with its groundbreaking invention, the Joule Hive. The massive thermal battery could provide low-cost electrified heat to power industries that make…

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SPH: Masificación del gas natural a nivel nacional contribuiría a reducir índices de pobreza

SPH: Masificación del gas natural a nivel nacional contribuiría a reducir índices de pobreza

La Sociedad Peruana de Hidrocarburos (SPH) propuso impulsar la masificación del gas natural a nivel nacional en todas las regiones del país, con el fin de generar ahorros importantes a las familias más necesitadas y promover una verdadera descentralización económica. Felipe Cantuarias, presidente de la SPH, explicó que un factor adicional a la generación de empleo e ingresos…

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Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics

HelioSkin is a lightweight, stretchable architectural fabric that is aesthetically attractive and can wrap around complex shapes. Credit: Ryan Young/Cornell University There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive—or potentially diminish—the widespread adoption of solar technology. Put bluntly: Most solar panels are not much to…

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Claudia Sheinbaum

Sheinbaum planea gastar miles de millones en plantas solares y de gas

La candidata oficialista a la presidencia de México gastaría unos US$13.600 millones para impulsar el uso de energías renovables en su país sin dejar de añadir centrales eléctricas de gas, según un plan que presentó a líderes empresariales. El plan de Claudia Sheinbaum aumentaría la generación de energía eólica y solar, modernizaría las centrales hidroeléctricas y añadiría…

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