International Energy Agency chief receives top honors in Portugal, Belgium

BRUSSELS Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has been awarded some of the highest honors by Portugal and Belgium, recognizing his global leadership in energy security. The 67-year-old Turkish economist received the Grand...

Greenvolt Group among the winners of Italy’s largest battery storage auction

Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power, was one of the main winners of Italy’s first large scale battery storage auction, launched by TERNA under the Electric Storage Procurement Mechanism (MACSE). In this auction for battery energy storage...

Inside Massimiliano Zampolli's 'exotic' Italian beachside estate steeped in history

From tranquil Villa Talamo on the coast of southern Tuscany, on a clear day, you can see all the way to Corsica. The Zampolli family's beachside estate has stood here in the Maremma region for centuries, one of the many treasures of an area rich...

Nigeria News46 minutes ago Senegal’s Dakar Refinery Turns To Nigeria For Crude Oil Supply – Report Nigeria has reportedly emerged as the key supplier of crude oil to Senegal’s 30,000-barrels-per-day Dakar Refinery, despite Senegal’s entry into the leag…

Nigeria has reportedly emerged as the key supplier of crude oil to Senegal’s 30,000-barrels-per-day Dakar Refinery, despite Senegal’s entry into the league of oil-producing nations last year. Naija News reports that industry data showed that the...

I tried eight supermarket tinned tomatoes – one Italian brand stood out

Plum, cherry or chopped? I tasted the different types of tinned tomatoes that the supermarkets had to offer - here are the ones my Italian nonna would approve They’re a staple in every kitchen, yet tinned tomatoes come in a surprising range of...

Senegal exports oil to Europe, but runs its refinery on Nigerian crude

Industry data from analyst firm Kpler shows that Senegal’s 30,000-barrel-per-day (kbd) Dakar Refinery is running on Nigeria’s Erha crude, with shipments averaging 30 kbd in recent months. “Senegal’s 30 kbd Dakar refinery, configured to process...

Swiss police use tear gas, water cannons in pro-Gaza flotilla rallies

Swiss police resort to force to control large rallies in Geneva in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Swiss police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of demonstrators in Geneva on Thursday evening, as protests erupted across...

How much of Europe’s oil and gas still comes from Russia?

Last week the European Commission said it was preparing to introduce tariffs on Russian oil imports entering the EU through Hungary and Slovakia. It comes as US President Donald Trump has piled pressure on NATO members to stop buying Russian...

Italian bishops to help bring a hospital to Gaza

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa announced on Tuesday that the Latin Patriarchate and the Italian bishops' conference will work together to build a hospital in Gaza. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Italian Episcopal Conference will...

Nuclear fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of power, was always 30 years away—now it’s a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online to power AI

The breakthrough scientific moment for fusion power—and the potential for nearly limitless electricity from a so-called star in a jar—came at the end of 2022 when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory successfully achieved “first...

Azerbaijan strengthens its place in Europe: Diplomacy, peace, and energy leadership

Azerbaijan’s successful diplomacy is gaining momentum day by day. Under the leadership of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the country is achieving remarkable progress — not only in its economic development, but also in enhancing its...

Italy’s ‘exceptionally competitive’ first MACSE energy storage auction concludes, procuring 10GWh

Central-South: €14,566/MWh-year South and Calabria: €12,146/MWh-year Sicily: €15,846/MWh-year Sardinia: €15,029/MWh-year All were well below the reserve premium, i.e. the maximum price available, of €37,000/MWh-year. All the projects are...

Energy costs in Romania drop for second consecutive month

Romania remained outside the top 5 most expensive energy markets in the EU for the second consecutive month, finishing September in 6th place, with an average price of EUR 97.3/MWh, according to data analyzed by Profit.ro. The average spot...

Why Iraq Could Make or Break the Next Oil Price Move

Last month, OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output from October by 137,000 barrels per day, a much lower clip compared to the 555,000 bpd increase announced for August and September and 411,000 bpd in June and July. That meant that the group has...

G7 nations pressure countries still buying Russian oil

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies, including Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, have agreed that it is time to "maximise pressure on Russia's oil exports". By taking coordinated action...

Italian FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Rome, Riyadh Share Goal of Middle East Peace

Riyadh - Zeinab Ali After half a century, the partnership between Saudi Arabia and the World Bank is entering a new stage, as the relationship evolves from traditional advisory support to a global platform for knowledge transfer. Saudi Arabia’s...

Italy awards all battery storage tendered at price well under cap

With Italy's production of wind and solar energy growing, the country needs to increase its storage capacity. Italy awarded all the 10 gigawatt-hours of battery storage capacity it tendered in its first-ever auction, recording an average price of...

Nuclear power startups are starting to look like a bubble

Commonwealth is at the vanguard of a host of nuclear startups — some developing fusion technology, others conventional fission but in smaller, more cost-effective packaging than traditional big reactors — that are drawing billions of dollars in...

Treviso Vermont puts Italian roots back on the map in Rutland

Madelyn Nonni is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. After something of a drought of Italian restaurants in downtown Rutland, recently opened Treviso Vermont is...

Discovery in Turin’s Shroud confirms burst of radiant energy at Resurrection

(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.02.2025).- A groundbreaking new paper by dental surgeon Dr. John Sottosanti presents striking evidence that the lower teeth of the man on the Shroud of Turin may, in fact, be visible—despite being concealed by the lower lip....