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Indonesia court stymies StanChart effort to claw back coal loan

JAKARTA, April 1(Reuters) - Standard Chartered, struggling to recoup a $1 billion loan extended to one of Indonesia's richest men, has hit fresh trouble after a Jakarta court excluded it from a key creditor list and raised doubts over the validity of the underlying deal.

Belarus State Attitude Toward Renewable Energy Projects Changes

Cooperation of authorities and potential investors in alternative energy segment in Belarus has had a very low level of efficiency, since over recent years in the country signed investment agreements for numerous projects have reached a total funding of US$ 20 billion, while actual implemented projects have only reached US$ 2 billion, Vladimir Nistsyuk, head of the country’s association for renewable energy, said.

China's grain reforms to boost depressed corn processing industry

BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China's plan to let the market set corn prices is bad news for international grain exporters, but should boost the country's struggling corn processors that use the grain in products ranging from food additives to paper and textiles.

Vestas breaks first-quarter order record with U.S., China and Spain deals

COPENHAGEN, April 1 (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Vestas has secured three turbine orders to bring this year's total intake to 1,806 megawatts (MW), the highest ever in a first quarter and continuing a strong trend from 2015.

Japan electricity reforms hit glitch on first day, but power trading surges

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - The biggest-ever shake-up of Japan's energy industry hit a glitch on its first day as trading was halted for eight-and-a-half hours on a new electricity product, although overall turnover on the beefed up power exchange surged 60 percent.

Drax sees 2016 profit at top end of forecasts on National Grid deal

April 1 (Reuters) - Power producer Drax Group Plc said it expects to report core profit for 2016 towards the top end of the range of current market forecasts, after signing a year-long contract with National Grid Plc.

Ethane production expected to increase as petrochemical consumption and exports expand

(Fri, 01 Apr 2016) Ethane production is expected to increase from 1.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2015 to 1.4 million b/d in 2017, accounting for two-thirds of total U.S. hydrocarbon gas liquid (HGL) production growth. Ethane, a key feedstock for petrochemical manufacturing, is recovered from raw natural gas at natural gas processing plants.

Solar-powered Apple Car Details and Photo Leaked

An anonymous leak from within the Apple corporation has revealed details about the secretive electric car project known as “Project Titan.” Previously thought to have been a passenger-carrying vehicle, the car is actually a small solar-powered iPhone delivery vehicle which operates autonomously. It appears to have been designed and built by high school students in the Solar Rollers energy education program.

UPDATE 1-Oil prices fall on stronger dollar, further oversupply worries

SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) - Oil futures fell in Asian trade on Friday as oversupply and a strengthening dollar weighed on sentiment, although another fall in U.S. oil output in January helped to limit the losses.

UPDATE 2-S.Korea March exports fall by slowest in 4 mths, sales to China stay weak

SEOUL, April 1 (Reuters) - Improved shipments of smartphones and steel in March helped South Korea post its slowest decline in exports for four months government data showed on Friday, but weakness in sales to China remained a worry for the world's sixth largest exporter.

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