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Thursday
13 May 2021

Solar

Solar Cell   / Novel ‘Molecular Glue’ Boosts Reliability of Perovskite Cells

A research team from Brown University in the US has found a way to strengthen a key weak point in perovskite solar cells, dramatically increasing their function

Solar Power Plant   / EGYPT: Sungrow to Install Inverters for the Kom Ombo Solar Power Plant (200 MWp)

Chinese company Sungrow Power Supply has been chosen by Saudi Arabian independent power producer Acwa Power to supply the inverters for the Kom Ombo solar photovoltaic plant.

Solar Power Plant   / Austria’s Conex Invest to Develop 60 MW Solar Plant in Croatia

Austria’s Conex Invest Finanzierungs, through local firm Photo Volt, is investing in the construction of a 60 MW ground-mounted solar power plant in Croatia, with a projected annual electricity output of nearly 77 GWh.

Solar Power Plant   / Polish Solar Output Reaches Record High

Polish solar generation has reached record highs two days in a row this week, as the country intensifies a push to expand its renewable capacity.

Solar Power Plant   / Total Eren Flush for 100MW Uzbekistan Solar

A subsidiary of Total Eren is to receive almost €88m in funding for a 100MW solar farm in Uzbekistan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Solar Inverter   / Sungrow Wins Supply Contract for Egyptian PV Project

Sungrow will supply its 250kW inverter solution and its MVS6650-LV medium-voltage turnkey station for the $160m project.

Wind Power

Offshore Wind Power   / Biden Administration Approves 800MW Vineyard Offshore Wind Farm

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and CIP, has passed the final major step in the federal review process, which means it will likely be

Offshore Wind Power   / South Korea Takes Step Away from Fossil Fuel with Offshore Wind Farm

South Korea will build the world's largest floating offshore wind farm, calling it one of the cornerstones in developing clean energy, according to President Moon Jae-in.

Wind Power Project   / Ivicom Energy Kicks off Construction of Krivača Wind Farm

Ivicom Energy has started the construction of the Krivača wind farm in the municipality of Golubac.

Wind Power Project   / Avangrid Expects the Approval of its Vineyard Wind Power Plant in 2023

Avangrid executives say they expect federal regulators to issue a final decision on the Vineyard Wind offshore wind plan in coming days, and to be sending energy into Massachusetts in 2023 with the first truly utility-scale U.S. project.

Wind Turbine   / Siemens Gamesa Supplies 10 Wind Turbines to Wind Power in Sweden

The company will install 10 SG 5.8-170 wind turbines at the Furuby wind farm in southern Sweden. Each wind turbine will have a blade tip height of 220 meters.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / Work on Tarbela 5th Extension to Begin in July

WAPDA chief voices hope cheap electricity generation will stabilise tariff

Hydro Generator Unit   / Chelan PUD and GE Team up for Rock Island Rebuild

Chelan PUD and GE Renewable Energy have reached an agreement that will see the eight 42-year-old turbines at Rock Island Powerhouse II rebuilt one by one starting in 2022, at an estimated cost of $210 million.

Pumped Storage   / Terna to Start Building 730 MW Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant in October

Pumped Storage   / Buccleuch to Market Pumped Hydro and Wind Site

Hydropower Plant   / Hydropower Can Help States Afford to Meet Net-Zero Emissions Targets by 2050

Hydropower Plant   / Refurbishment of Existing Hydropower a Key Topic at IRENA Meeting

Hydropower Plant   / Nepal Inaugurates Small Hydro Power Plant Built with Indian Assistance

Hydropower Plant   / Energy Storage Tech Tested for Small Hydropower Generation

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6: Successfully Connected to the Grid for the First Time

China National Nuclear Corporation Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully connected to the grid for the first time.

Ukraine   / Ukraine Tests Zaporozhe for ENTSO-E Synchronisation

Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Energoatom and the country's transmission system operator Ukrenergo completed tests last week at unit 1 of the Zaporozhe nuclear power plant for the provision of ancillary frequency maintenance reserve services

Nuclear Fuel   / Iran has Enriched Uranium to up to 63% Purity, IAEA Says

"Fluctuations" at Iran's Natanz plant pushed the purity to which it enriched uranium to 63%, higher than the announced 60% that complicated talks to revive its nuclear deal with world powers.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Torness Power Station Outage Complete After 14,000 Pieces of Work Finished

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND scheme which saw more than 14,000 separate pieces of work carried out at Torness Power Station is complete.

Thermal Power

Biomass Power Plant   / Doosan Lentjes Wins Polish Waste-to-Energy Plant Contract

Gas power plant   / SSE Thermal And Equinor to Build Gas-Fired Plant in Scotland

Coal-Fired Power Plants   / Kansai Electric and Marubeni drop coal power plant plans

Combined Heat and Power   / Cogeneration Solutions Attract UK’s Manufacturing Sector

Gas power plant   / EnergyAustralia Plans 300MW Hybrid Hydrogen and Gas-Fired Plant

Energy Storage

Hybrid Power Plant   / Voltalia Wins a Mixed Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Power Plant in French Guiana

Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, will expand its Toco complex which, thanks to this new contract, confirms its position as the largest b

Energy Storage Battery   / POSCO to Set Up Joint Venture Lithium Production Plant with Australian Company

POSCO will establish a joint venture with Australian mining company Pilbara Minerals to build a lithium hydroxide production plant at the Yulchon Industrial Complex in Gwangyang on the nation’s southern coast.

Energy Storage Project   / Agilitas Energy Starts Construction of Rhode Island Energy Storage Project

Northeastern distributed energy developer Agilitas Energy is starting pre-construction work of its latest battery energy storage project, a 3 MW/ 9 MWh lithium-ion system in Pascoag, Rhode Island, US.

Battery Recycling   / Primobius Firms up German Battery Recycling Plant Costs

Australia's Neometals and Germany's SMS Group have finalised capital and operating cost estimates for their first lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Germany with an anticipated processing capacity of 18,250 t/yr.

Wind Farm   / Enel Pairs US Wind Farms with Battery Storage

The developer is adding a large battery storage component to an existing wind farm, and is building new hybrid projects in Texas

Energy Efficiency

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

Initially, 50 engineers will be trained as master trainers who can impart the training by themselves to other engineers

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

Thanks to this storage concept, my-PV utilizes saving operating costs.

Energy-Eficient Building    / The Role of Energy Efficiency in Achieving Net Zero Targets

Energy-Eficient Building    / Energy Efficiency: 84% of New Homes in England Built to EPC Grade A and B

Energy-Eficient Building    / Electrifying US Buildings Critical to Achieving 2050 Emissions Target

Energy-Eficient Building    / Energy Efficiency Helps Turkey Save $158 million in 2020

Energy Saving Products   / Investigating the Role of Cobalt in Rechargeable Batteries to Develop more Effective Cobalt-Free Cathodes

Energy-Eficient Building    / Three Ways to Decarbonise Europe’s Building Stock

Power Grid

Power Construction   / Siemens Energy Awarded Grid Stability Contracts

Siemens Energy has been awarded three contracts from ESB, Ireland’s leading energy company, to provide state-of-the-art Static Compensator technology to manage

Power Construction   / Worst Brazil Drought in 20 Years to up Pressure on Power Grid

Brazil's worst drought in two decades will force the country to depend more heavily on costly thermal power plants to compensate for reduced hydroelectric generation, the National Electric Grid Operator director-general said.

Electricity Transmission   / EGYPT-LIBYA: Towards Increasing Electricity Exchanges Between the Two Countries

The Egyptian government is considering increasing its electricity exports to neighbouring Libya.

Power Cable   / NKT Invests €150m to Expand Cable Production

New facilities include a test centre in Cologne, Germany, and extrusion tower in Karlskrona, Sweden

Market Analysis   / South West England’s Grid Goes 100% Green Over the Weekend

South West England’s electricity grid became 100% green at times over the past weekend, thanks to nuclear power contributions from Hinkley Point B and strong solar output.

Carbon Neutral   / Hitachi ABB Power Grids Supports Iberdrola’s Efforts Toward...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been contracted to install Spain’s first eco-efficient EconiQTM high-voltage breakers as part of a substation refurbishment in the southern region of Murcia.

Oil & Gas

United States   / Colonial Pipeline Hack Exposes Lack of Federal Cybersecurity Oversight for U.S. Energy Industry

The temporary shutdown of Colonial's pipeline follows warnings by U.S. officials in recent months of the danger of cyberattacks against privately held infrastru

Crude Oil   / U.S. Main Fuel Pipeline Operator Aims to Restore Operation This Week After Cyber Attack

The operator of a main U.S. fuel pipeline declared on Monday its goal of restoring operational service by the end of the week after all pipeline operations temporarily halted due to a cybersecurity attack.

Oil Field   / Keppel Snatches Contract to Build FPSO for World’s Largest Deepwater Oil Field

Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a $2.3 billion worth contract with Keppel Shipyard to build the P-78 FPSO, the seventh unit to be installed in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area.

Oil Field   / Fire Erupts at Kuwait's Largest Oil Field; Two Injured

The injured workers were in stable condition and receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.

Oil & Gas Trade   / Yemen Takes First Batch of Saudi Oil Products at Aden

The first shipment of Saudi oil products exported to Yemen as part of a grant agreed with the internationally recognized government there arrived at the Yemeni port of Aden yesterday, which the war-torn state will use as feedstock for power generation.

Coal

Australia   / World’s Biggest Coal Exporters Cry Foul Over Financing

Denied insurance, rebuffed loan applications and struggling to refinance: Australia’s coal export industry, the world’s largest, says it is being squeezed out

Coal Production   / China Accounted For Half Of The World’s Coal Generated In 2020, Says Study

Coal-fired power in China gained 2% in 2020, accounting for 53% of the overall coal-fired generation portfolio worldwide

Market Analysis   / Greece Commits to 2025 Coal Phase-Out

Greece’s Public Power Corp., the country’s biggest energy company, has announced that its coal-fired thermal power plant Ptolemaida 5 will be converted to gas in 2025, three years earlier than planned.

Chile   / Engie Says will Ditch Coal in Chile

The group reaffirmed a commitment to close six coal-fired plants, two of which have already been shut down, that generate nearly 1.5 GW of electricity, a statement said

Clean Coal   / Eastern Mining Company Present Concept of ‘Green Coal Clust...

VGK, one of the ten largest coal mining companies in the Russian Federation, intends to create a ‘Green Coal Cluster’ in the Uglegorsk District of the Sakhalin Region.

Coal Mine   / NSW Commission Consents to Tahmoor Coal Mine Extension

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has granted development consent for a proposed extension to the Tahmoor Coal Mine, on Sydney’s southwestern outskirts, imposing stringent conditions to improve environmental and social outcomes.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Project   / Serbia Plans to Install Floating Facility for Hydrogen Production

Ammonia   / Waggaman Ammonia Plant Temporarily Shut Down

Hydrogen Project   / Canada's Suncor and ATCO to Develop Country's Largest Hydrogen Project in Alberta

Hydrogen Production   / Scientists Develop New Eco-Technologies for Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen Fuel Cell   / Volvo Sees a Greener Future in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Vehicle Battery   / CATL Expanding Business in the United States

CATL is about to supply lithium iron phosphate batteries to Ohio-based electric vehicle manufacturer Workhorse.

Electric Car   / Bolt EV Nabs First Place in Imported EV Sales in April

The Bolt EV became the best-selling imported electric vehicle in April by selling 148 units.

EV Market   / BYD New-Energy Vehicle Sales Nearly Double in April

China's leading new-energy vehicle manufacturer BYD reported surging sales in April.

Electric Car   / Chinese Electric Vehicle Maker Nio Launches Its 1st Overseas Store in Norway

The company, backed by Chinese tech giant Tencent, has delivered over 100,000 cars since it was set up in 2014, almost all of them in China

Electric Car   / CATL Continuing to Excel in Global EV Battery Market

Market research firm SNE Research reported on May 3 that the global EV battery energy consumption volume was 47.8 GWh in the first quarter of this year, up 127 percent from a year earlier.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plant   / Why Oil Giants Like Chevron and BP are Investing in Geothermal Energy

Miles below the Earth’s surface, there’s a source of renewable energy that could sustain all of humanity for the foreseeable future.

Geothermal Power Plant   / KENYA: GDC Calls for Tenders for Direct Use of Geothermal Steam

The Kenyan state-owned Geothermal Development Company has launched a call for expressions of interest for the direct use of geothermal steam at the Menengai site in the Rift Valley in western Kenya.

Energy Technology   / EXERGY Supplies ORC System to EDC

Geothermal Power Plant   / EXERGY to Supply Equipment for Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

Geothermal Power Plant   / Eden Project to Start Drilling for ‘Hot Rocks’ to Generate Geothermal Energy

Energy Technology   / European Technology Unlocking Deep Geothermal Energy for All

Geothermal Power Plant   / Geothermal District Heating Explored by Speyer, Germany

Geothermal Power Plant   / First Drilling of the 150MW Tulu Moye Geothermal Project Completed

Decentralized Energy

Distributed energy   / SP to Deploy Distributed Generation Platform in Singapore

SP Group is to deploy Opus One Solutions’ GridOS platform for distributed energy resource integration and optimisation in the island state.

Distributed Generation   / Major Milestones for Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap

Energy Minister Bill Johnston today released a report showing the major milestones achieved a year into WA's implementation of the DER Roadmap.

Microgrid   / Mozambique: Tender for Five Solar-Powered Minigrids

Belgian development agency Enabel has issued a tender for the design, procurement and construction of five minigrid in Zambézia and Nampula provinces in Mozambique.

Rooftop PV System   / India can Learn from Australia to Accelerate Distributed Energy Transformation

In addition to the ambitious renewable energy target of 450GW by 2030 and media reports suggesting consideration of a mid-century net-zero emissions target, Prime Minister Modi wants India to be a 100% electric vehicle nation by 2030.

Hydrogen Project   / Distributed Hydrogen Systems Begin Driving Clean Energy Micr...

Hydrogen, an energy carrier solution, is enjoying a resurgence among energy ecosystem and clean transportation stakeholders.

Microgrid   / Microgrids with Hydrogen Fuel Cells Installed in Rural India

Methanol and hydrogen fuel cells provider SFC Energy has completed the delivery and installation of 48 EFOY Pro 12000 Duo fuel cells (500W) for remote sites across four north-eastern Indian States.

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Energy Economy

Hydropower Plant   / Additional Investment Announced for Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link Project, Canada

Additional investment of around $3 million has been approved to support the potential development of a hydroelectric and fibre-optic link that would connect communities in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut to Northern Manitoba, Canada.

LNG   / MIC Approves $2.5bn Investment for Myanmar Power Plant

MIC announced the investment at a meeting chaired by State Administration Council member and MIC chairman, Lieutenant–General Moe Myint Tun, along with other members of MIC.

Energy Investment   / The OPEC Fund to Support Renewable Energy Projects in Nepal

United Arab Emirates   / First Green Mortgages Issued in UAE Through HSBC Bank

United Arab Emirates   / Dana Gas Year on Year Profits Leap 41pc in Q1

Siemens Energy Reports Moderate Drop in Q2 revenue

Energy Investment   / UN Chief Urges Banks to Halt Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Financing

United States   / Siemens Energy to Shut Olean Plant

Climate Change

Clean Energy Transition   / UAE Set to Double Clean Energy Output in 2 Years As IEA Eyes New Global Record

Renewable power generation grew worldwide at the fastest rate in two decades in 2020, and that trend is set to continue in the aftermath of the pandemic led by

Carbon Neutral   / Beijing 2022 Committed to Achieving Carbon Neutrality

The organizers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics held a workshop on Friday in an effort to honor their commitment of carbon neutralization for the Games.

United States   / Biden Wants ‘Clean’ Electricity By 2035. A Pandemic-Driven Fall In Solar Jobs Complicates That

The U.S. solar industry will need to nearly quadruple its workforce by 2035 in order to meet President Joe Biden’s goal of a carbon-free electricity industry, after the solar workforce suffered a 6.7% drop in employees in 2020 fueled by the Covid-19 pande

Carbon Emissions   / Carbon Emissions from Energy Dropped 10 per cent in the EU Last Year

Eurostat said in a statement Friday that emissions fell in all of the EU's 27 member nations compared to 2019 as governments imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus

Carbon Neutral   / Vermont Electric Plans for Carbon Neutrality by 2023, Renewable Energy by 2030

Vermont Electric Cooperative plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2023 and transition fully to renewable, carbon-free energy sources by 2030, according to an announcement released last month.

Policy & Regulation

Energy Subsidies   / Dutch Govt Grants $2.4 billion in Subsidies to Huge Carbon Storage Project

Nuclear Fuel   / Pakistan Calls for Probe into Seizure of Uranium in India

India   / India Turns to OPEC Nations Saudi, UAE for Oxygen

Personnel Appointment   / A New Energy Minister for Ukraine

Global Energy Association President to Deliver GECF Lecture on 3 May

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / EWP-EDF Wave Project Nears Construction Milestone

Pursuant to the engineering co-ordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa Eco Wave Power has announced that it nears completion of the wall reinf

Wave Energy   / Wave Energy Trial to Power Oil & Gas Platforms

Lundin Energy Norway is collaborating with Ocean Harvesting Technologies on new R&D study to determine if wave energy converters could potentially provide clean, stable and cost-effective electricity to Lundin's offshore oil and gas platform.

Tidal Energy   / Magallanes Tidal Unit Reinstalled at EMEC

2MW Atir device will be reconnected to the national grid in the coming weeks

Wave Energy Converter   / Enel Team Installs First Wave Device in Chile

Enel Green Power Chile and Ocean Power Technologies have installed the PB3 PowerBuoy wave energy converter off the coast of Las Cruces in the Valparaiso region of the South American country.

Tidal Energy   / ‘World’s Most Powerful Tidal Turbine’ Gears up for Operation

A tidal turbine weighing 680 metric tons and dubbed “the world’s most powerful” has been launched from the Port of Dundee in Scotland, marking another significant step forward in the development of the U.K.’s marine energy sector.

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