Search
Video Policy & Regulation Exhibition & Forum Organization Purchase Information Belt and Road Products
Asia
Asia
Africa
Africa
Europe
Europe
America
America
Oceania
Oceania

Headlines

Sunday
20 Jun 2021

Solar

Solar Power Plant   / Banks Renewables’ Leeds Solar Farm Gets Go Ahead

A new solar farm set to have an installed capacity of up to 50MW has been approved by Leeds City Council.

Solar Cell   / Saules Technologies Opens Perovskite Solar Cell Factory in Poland

The Polish perovskite solar cell specialist claims to be the first company in the world to have commissioned commercial production of the technology.

Solar Power Plant   / Madagascar: Ambatolampy Solar Plant to be Expanded

Jirama, state utility in Madagascar, has announced plans to extend the capacity of the Ambatolampy solar PV power plant and add battery storage.

Solar Company   / Solis Wins Multiple Awards at SNEC 2021

The 15th SNEC (2021) International Photovoltaic Power Generation and Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition brought some exceptional results and recognition from Industry.

Solar Power Plant   / TANZANIA: Dodoma Agrees with AFD on a 150 MWp Solar Plant in...

The Tanzanian government has just signed an agreement with the French Development Agency to finance a 150 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant.

Solar thermal   / Shanghai Electric Makes Progress At Dubai CSP Project

The company recently announced that the first molten salt tank hydro test for the Parabolic Trough Plant-II of the fourth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park was carried out in May

Wind Power

Offshore Wind Power   / Saitec Begins the Processing of the First Offshore Wind Farm in the Basque Country

With a total power of 45 MW and with three wind turbines.

Wind Power Project   / VetroSGC JSC has Obtained the Permit for the Berestovskaya Wind Farm Construction in the Stavropol Krai

VetroSGC JSC obtained the permit for the construction of the Berestovskaya wind farm with a total capacity of 60 MW in the territory of Petrovskiy urban district, the Stavropol Krai.

Wind Power Project   / Iberdrola has Signed a Cooperation Agreement with GS Energy to Develop Projects in Korea and Other Asian Regions

The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding, in the framework of the Spain-Korea Business Summit, which was attended by the Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism.

Wind Power Project   / Shell Plans to Bid in Norway’s Offshore Wind Energy Tender

Shell teamed up with Norwegian utilities BKK and Lyse to bid in the Nordic country’s first offshore wind power tender expected next year, the companies said on Thursday.

Wind Turbine   / Siemens Gamesa Enters Mobile Floater Tech Partnership

Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile offshore wind outfit Odfjell Oceanwind.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / BURUNDI: Mpanda Hydropower Project Receives REPP Funding

The future run-of-river plant will have a capacity of 10.2 MW.

Hydropower Plant   / All Units of Wudongde Hydropower Station are Put into Operation!

The last unit of the Wudongde Hydropower Station on the Jinsha River successfully completed the 72-hour trial operation

Hydropower Plant   / NHPC, BSHPC Sign Pact to Set up 130.1-MW Hydro Power Project in Bihar

Hydropower Plant   / IHA publishes 2021 Hydropower Status Report

Hydropower Plant   / Kidston Pumped Storage Project Breaks Ground

Hydropower Plant   / Suki Kinari Hydropower to be Put into operation in 2022

Hydropower Plant   / Five of the World’s Top 12 Hydropower Stations are in China

Hydropower Plant   / Primeo Energie France Secures Hydro PPA

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / UAE Records '100 million Safe Man-Hours' at Barakah NPP

ENEC says the milestone sets a new benchmark for industrial safety for nuclear new-build projects around the world.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Hongyanhe 5 Achieves First Criticality

Unit 5 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Fusion: ITER Solenoid Ships and General Fusion Plans UK Plant

Components of the ITER fusion project are ready for shipping, and a Canadian fusion company has announced a UK project.

Nuclear Technology   / Rosatom’s Superconductors Successfully Tested for Future Colliders

The European Organization for Nuclear Research has successfully completed the acceptance testing of Russian-made niobium-tin superconductors made in the framework of the Future Circular Collider CERN Conductor Development Program

Thermal Power

Biomass Power Plant   / Côte d’Ivoire to get Africa’s First Grid Tied Biomass Power Plant

Gas power plant   / Wartsila to Set up 30-MW Power Plant for Oil India in Assam

Gas turbine engine   / Mitsubishi Power Creates EMEA Gas Turbine Combined Cycle Business Unit, To Be Headquartered In UAE

Combined Heat and Power   / MPC Energy Solutions Invests Puerto Rico CHP Project

Steam turbine   / Doosan Škoda to Supply Eurbine for Polish Waste-to-Energy Plant

Energy Storage

Energy Storage System   / Hitachi ABB to Provide Battery Storage for TVO

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been awarded a contract to provide Teollisuuden Voima with one of Europe’s largest battery energy storage systems to the island of

Energy Storage System   / NAWA Technologies Begins Production of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Material for Energy Storage Systems

NAWA Technologies has begun manufacturing its Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube material at its Aix-en-Provence facility in southern France.

Energy Storage Battery   / LG Energy Solution's New TR1300 Operational At World's Largest Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Project

LG Energy Solution, South Korea's leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries, recently supplied Vistra's Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility with its latest innovative Transportable Rack.

Energy Storage System   / Falck to Acquire 60% of Italian Energy Storage Firm

Padua-based SAET also designs and constructs high voltage electrical systems

Energy Storage Battery   / Lithium-ion Battery Modules for Energy Intensive E-Transport Applications

Swiss manufacturer Leclanché will build the new battery modules at its manufacturing facility in Yverdon-Les-Bains. These products can be used for transport applications such as marine, commercial vehicle, and railway.

Energy Efficiency

Energy-Eficient Building    / Green Buildings to Help Poland Reach Climate Goals

Poland needs to decarbonise the country’s construction sector as buildings play a crucial role in Poland’s effort to meet the 2050 net-zero emissions goal, a new study shows.

Energy Saving Products   / CESL and Ladakh Sign MoU to Set up Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects

Under the MoU, various clean energy and energy efficiency programmes will be implemented, the company said

Energy-Eficient Building    / Energy Efficient Homes Could Save us £9.5bn

Smart City   / HanmiGlobal Lands Project Management Order for Smart City Construction in Saudi Arabia

Energy-Eficient Building    / Biden Budget Will Mean Better Buildings for All

Energy-Eficient Building    / Keppel Saves $68 million from Energy-Efficient Initiatives

Energy-Eficient Building    / AP Housing Scheme to Use Energy-Saver Tech

Energy-Eficient Building    / My-PV Uses Photovoltaic Power for Thermal Building Component Activation

Power Grid

Power Cable   / Nexans Secures Cables Supply Contract for Viking Wind Farm

The Viking Wind Farm will become operational in 2024 and have a peak output of 443MW.

Power Construction   / DEWA Commissions 438 11kV Substations In The First 4 Months Of 2021

These stations are at Dubai Marina, Umm Nahad 3, Al Yafra 2, and Al Qusais Industrial Area 5

Electricity Transmission   / $570 million Power Transmission Line to Link Four West African Countries

The governments of Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso and the Niger Republic have put together the final touches to the execution of a planned $570 million transmission line which runs across the four countries.

Energy Security   / Texas Faces Another Power Crisis Amid Heat Wave

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has asked Texans to reduce power consumption through Friday of this week.

Electricity Trade   / China Three Gorges to Enter in Spain Electricity Retail Mark...

The European unit of China Three Gorges in Luxembourg did not reply to an email seeking immediate comment.

Power Construction   / South Africa: Embedded Generation Threshold to Increase to 1...

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa today announced the increase of the embedded generation threshold from 1MW to 100MW.

Oil & Gas

Crude Oil   / Crude Oil Prices Steady Near Multi-Year Highs

Crude oil prices hovered near multi-year highs on Thursday, buoyed by falling U.S. crude inventories which limited the impact of a stronger U.S. dollar.

Oil Price   / Biden, Putin Did Not Discuss Oil Prices Or OPEC+ Deal

The leaders of the United States and Russia did not discuss oil prices or the OPEC+ deal at their summit in Geneva on Wednesday

Crude Oil   / Oilfield Services Receive A Major Boost As Oil Prices Rally

The steady and substantial climb in oil prices has led to more business for oilfield service providers and higher prices.

Natural Gas   / Equinor Extends Heimdal Gas Center’s North Sea Service Contract to 2023

New wells at Valemon will extend profitable operations at Heimdal, which is processing gas from Valemon.

Crude Oil   / GS Caltex to Import 2 Million Barrels of Carbon Neutral Oil

GS Caltex will introduce two million barrels of carbon-neutral crude oil certified as carbon-neutral crude oil from Lundin Energy, a Swedish energy company.

Coal

Coal Mine   / New Elk Coal Commences Coal Mine Operations in Colorado

With all regulatory approvals in place, New Elk Coal has started production at its Weston, Colorado mine, and will be scaling up operations for the export of co

Coal Trade   / South Korean Coal Imports Drop in May

Competitive gas prices and coal-fired plant restrictions trimmed South Korean thermal coal imports on the year in May, although receipts from Australia are at a record-high in 2021.

Coal Mine   / Vietnam’s May Coal Imports Decline

Vietnam's coal imports nearly halved in May from a year earlier, as a steady rise in hydropower and renewable energy output pressured coal burn.

Coal Production   / Chile, NE Asia Bolster Drummond's Coal Exports

A spike in Chilean demand and firm loadings for northeast Asia supported Colombian coal producer Drummond's thermal coal exports in May, company figures show.

Coal Production   / Indian Coal Market Sees Growth Despite Global Challenges

India’s coal production is expected to grow from 777 Mt in 2020 to 827.8Mt in 2021, a 6.4% increase.

Coal Mine   / Poland Plans to Close Europe's Most Polluting Power Plant by...

PGE abandoned a plan to develop an open-pit lignite coal mine in Zloczew to fuel the Belchatow plant after concluding the project would be loss-making, the document said

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Project   / MOROCCO: Irena Supports the Development of Green Hydrogen

Hydrogen Project   / UK Urged to Raise 5GW Hydrogen Target

Hydrogen Project   / Worley to Design 50MW Green Hydrogen Facility in Ireland

Ammonia   / The World's First Direct Zero Carbon Emission Ammonia Synthesis Method Comes Out

Hydrogen Fuel Cell   / Dongyue Future Hydrogen, Ballard to Explore Hydrogen Fuel Cell Proton Membranes

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Car   / Kia to Expand Sales of Electric Vehicles in Europe with Uber

Kia and Uber have signed a partnership that offers purchase benefits for Kia's electric cars such as Niro EV to Uber drivers in Europe

Electric Car   / Amsterdam Expands EV Charging Stations with TotalEnergies

Oil and gas majors continue to play a critical role in accelerating the electrification of the transport sector as the energy transition intensifies.

Electric Vehicle Battery   / Schlumberger New Energy, Panasonic Energy Partner on New Lithium Production Process

This collaboration paves the way for improved lithium production solutions that will help meet the expected surge in demand for lithium as the electric vehicle market takes off worldwide.

Electric Car   / Apple in Talks with CATL and BYD over Batteries for Apple Car

Apple is in talks with China’s CATL and BYD about the supply of batteries for its self-driving electric vehicle scheduled to come out around 2024, Reuters reported on June 8.

Electric Vehicle Battery   / Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers Increasing Procurement from Australia

LG Energy Solution announced on June 8 that it acquired 7.5 percent of QPM, an Australian smelting company, by investing 12 billion won.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plant   / Kenya's Electric Power Firm Starts Drilling Geothermal Well in Central Ethiopia

Kenya's state-owned electric power producer said Wednesday it has started drilling the first geothermal well at Aluto site in central Ethiopia for the country's state utility firm Ethiopian Electric Power.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Shell joins the International Geothermal Association

The International Geothermal Association (IGA) has kicked off the geothermal decade and is well positioned to drive the geothermal technology agenda in the coming years.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Promising New Well at Nesjavellir Geothermal Plant, Iceland

Geothermal Power Plant   / DJIBOUTI: KenGen to Start Geothermal Drilling at Galla Le Koma by June

Geothermal Power Plant   / Dandelion Energy Expands Geothermal Heating & Cooling Service to Vermont

Geothermal Power Plant   / Google Turns to Geothermal Energy to Power its Carbon-Free Moonshot

Geothermal Power Plant   / Geothermal Power Plant Adds Mitsubishi Power’s TOMONI Intelligent Digital Solutions To Improve Efficiency And Reliability

Market Analysis   / Geothermal Energy Market to Hit $50 billion by 2027

Decentralized Energy

Distributed energy   / New Distributed Generation Hits Record in Argentina

A record almost 1MW of new distributed generation was installed in April in Argentina, the country’s energy ministry has announced.

Microgrid   / Groups Announce Renewable Energy Microgrid Project

A joint venture of energy management company Schneider Electric and Huck Capital, a power sector investment firm, has announced a partnership with energy infrastructure developer ClearGen.

United States   / Enchanted Rock Builds 3.5-MW Microgrid for Texas Manufacturing Plant

Enchanted Rock has developed a 3.5-MW microgrid to provide resiliency for a butene manufacturing plant in Baytown, Texas.

Microgrid   / Solad Connects Thousands of Nigerian Businesses to Reliable Power

Solad Power Group has across its portfolio of minigrids in Nigeria has connected its 10,000th small business to affordable and reliable power, the company recently announced.

Microgrid   / Thailand’s Largest Private-Owned Microgrid Announced

Thai energy company Impact Solar has announced that it is developing Thailand’s largest private-owned microgrid in Sriracha.

PowerGrid Technology   / NREL Study Explores Security Benefits of 5G for Distributed ...

Network-slicing characteristics of 5G to provide enhanced control, protection, and monitoring of distributed energy systems.

Purchase Information

Organization

Energy Economy

Crude Oil   / Shell Considering Sale of Holdings in Largest U.S. Oil Field, Worth up to $10 billion

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is reviewing its holdings in the largest oil field in the United States for a possible sale as the company looks to focus on its most profitable oil-and-gas assets and grow its low-carbon investments.

Electric Car   / GM To Boost EV Investments By 35% By 2025

GM plans to increase investments in electric vehicles by 35 percent from earlier plans over the next five years to $35 billion as the company eyes one of the top spots in this market.

Energy Investment   / Thailand Coal Power Company Acquires Solar Farms in Australia

Hydrogen Project   / Report: Egypt to Invest up to $4B in Green Hydrogen Project

Coal Mine   / Vale to Pay US$2.5 billion to Acquire Coal Assets

Substation   / SPX to Sell Transformer Solutions Business to GE-Prolec

China   / Shares in Group Linked to China’s Three Gorges Dam Surge on Debut

Energy Investment   / Singapore Places $1.8 billion for Green Investments

Climate Change

Net Zero Emission   / UK Struggling to Cope with Climate Change Effects

In a new report published as part of the UK’s third climate change risk assessment, the Climate Change Committee has warned that the country’s inability to ad

Carbon Emissions   / German Energy Agency Urges Negative Emissions Plan

Germany needs a strategy to rapidly upscale and deploy negative greenhouse gas emissions technologies, the country's energy agency Dena said today.

Carbon Emissions   / G7 Plans to Announce the Goal of Halving Greenhouse Gas by 2030

​The Group of Seven summit to be held in Cornwall, England in 2021 will be closed on June 13 local time.

Net Zero Emission   / Canada’s Top Oil Sands Firms Set Up Net-Zero Emissions Alliance

The biggest oil sands producers in Canada announced on Wednesday a net-zero collaboration initiative to achieve net-zero emissions from oil sands operations by 2050 to help Canada to meet its net-zero aspirations.

Energy Transition   / Lithuania Sets Records in Speed and Scope of Energy Transition

While EU governments are still debating whether they need new pipelines or can get off the natural gas tap, Lithuania has been transforming its heat supply at record speed to be able to use domestic biomass.

Policy & Regulation

SimpliPhi Initiative Supports Clean Energy Projects in Haiti, Myanmar

Uzbekistan   / Uzbekistan Implements Large-Scale Reforms to Strengthen Energy Industry

Energy Subsidies   / RWE’s Sanbostel-Bevern Wind Farm Awarded Subsidy

Biobattery   / Netherlands Temporarily Ceases New Subsidies for Biomass Heat

Iran   / Why Iran’s Presidential Election is the ‘Most Important Political Milestone’ of 2021 for the Global Oil Market

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / Orkney Sea Trials Begin for Wave Energy Prototype

The prospect of generating clean energy from waves moved a step closer as Mocean Energy begins testing its Blue X wave energy prototype at the European Marine E

Tidal Energy   / Turning the Tide: Harnessing Tidal Energy

Scottish energy company Nova Innovation has created the first ever electric vehicle charge point using a source of tidal energy, on the island of Yell in Shetland.

Wave Energy   / Eco Wave Power Signs MoU with Brazilian Port

Eco Wave Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pecem Complex, in Brazil, in relation to a proposed wave power project in the port area.

Tidal Energy   / ORPC Plans to Advance Tidal Energy in Cook Inlet

ORPC Inc, a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, has submitted a preliminary permit application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Tidal Energy   / Simec Atlantis Japanese Tidal Plant Passes Local Test

Simec Atlantis Energy's tidal power generation facility in Naru Island, Japan, has passed the Japanese government’s pre-use inspection tests.

Exhibition & Forum