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Wednesday
14 Apr 2021

Solar

Solar Cell   / Perovskite Solar Cell with Larger Grain Size and 23.17% Efficiency

The result was achieved for a small area device with the size of 0.1 sq cm. The cell was fabricated with a Tin(IV) oxide electron transport layer modified with

Solar Power Plant   / Suntrace, BayWa re, B2Gold Commission ‘World’s Largest’ Off-Grid Solar-Battery System

Suntrace GmbH and BayWa re, together with B2Gold, have completed commissioning of what they say is the world’s largest off-grid solar-battery hybrid system for the mining industry at the Fekola gold mine in Mali.

Solar Power Plant   / Canadian Solar Begins Mass Production of 665-W, Large-Cell Modules

Canadian Solar Inc said on Monday that it has initiated mass production of solar photovoltaic modules with an individual capacity of up to 665 W and expects to deliver the first batch later this month.

Solar Technology   / Aussie Researchers Use Human Hair Carbon Dots to Improve Perovskites

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have found that carbon dots from human hair can enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells.

Solar Company   / Jinko Ranks First in the Japanese Component Market

Recently, the Japanese market research organization released a report on the 2020 Japanese module shipments market.

Solar Power Plant   / Duke Energy Division Planning $180M Indiana Solar Farm

The Hoosier Jack Solar farm would be located on leased land in southern Vigo County and northern Sullivan County.

Wind Power

Offshore Wind Power   / Hong Kong Dusts off Offshore Wind Farm Plans

Hong Kong is likely to have wind turbines dotted around in between its 263 islands in the coming years.

Wind Farm   / China Energy Engineering Completes 300-MW Offshore Wind Park

China Energy Engineering Corp Ltd announced on Monday that the 300-MW Zhuhai Jinwan offshore wind farm in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been hooked to the grid and is now fully operational.

Offshore Wind Power   / Offshore Wind Can Meet 90% of US Energy Demand by 2050 Says Study

A new report released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center states that using offshore wind energy, the US has the potential to meet 90% of its total energy demand by 2050.

Wind Farm   / Statkraft to Construct Wind Farms in Chile

Statkraft, one of Europe’s largest renewable energy generators, will build its first wind farms in Chile

Wind Turbine   / Samsung Heavy Industries Develops Eco-friendly Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Samsung Heavy Industries’ eco-friendly wind turbine installation vessel has been certified by the world’s top three ship classification agencies at the same time.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / Hitachi ABB Power Grids to Modernise 1.2GW Chinese Hydropower Plant

Chinese utility Hubei Qingjiang Hydropower Development Company has selected technology firm Hitachi ABB Power Grids to modernise its Geheyan hydropower plant in central China.

Hydropower Plant   / Baihetan Hydropower Station Begins to Store Water

The Baihetan Hydropower Station has officially started to store water recently, and the first batch of units will be put into operation in July 2021.https://www.energy-storage.news/

Hydropower Plant   / All Eight Units of Wudongde Hydropower Station have been Put into Operation Successfully to Achieve Stable Operation for 100 Days

Hydropower Plant   / Zarchob Small Hydro Plant Completed on Time in Uzbekistan

Hydropower Plant   / NIGERIA: BPE to Concession Zungeru Hydropower Plant

Pumped Storage   / First New Pumped Hydro Plant in Australia for Nearly 40 Years Approaches Financial Close

Pumped Storage   / Australian Renewable Agency Approves Funding for Pumped Hydro Plant

Hydropower Plant   / Wudongde Hydropower Station will Realize All Generating Units Put into Operation Before July 1st

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / Iran Says It will Enrich Uranium to 60%, Highest Level Ever

Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before though still remaining short of weapons-grade.

Energy Security   / Will Nuclear Energy’s No-Carbon Quality Outweigh The Fukushima Accident?

The global community has witnessed Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima — nuclear accidents that have left many skeptical.

Energy Security   / U.S. Expresses Support for Japan's Release of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water

The United States on Tuesday said Japan “appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards” in its decision to release water contaminated

O＆M   / Beaver Valley Unit 1 Nuclear Power Station Begins Refueling Outage

Energy Harbor Corp. announced today its Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, was taken offline at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, April 11, for scheduled refueling and preventative maintenance.

Thermal Power

Gas turbine engine   / Wärtsilä's New 132MW Gas Engine Power Plants Maintenance Contract in Nigeria

Combined cycle power plant   / ACWA Power Secures Funding for $1bn CCGT Plant in Uzbekistan

Combined cycle power plant   / Thailand’s First M701JAC Turbine Begins Operations at CCGT Plant

Biobattery   / JGC to Construct Biomass Power Plant in Japan

O＆M   / Reliance Bangladesh Signs GE for 718MW Plant O&M

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Battery   / Tesla will Surge 58% from Current Levels with Improved Battery Supply Set to Drive an $8 billion Energy Business, Canaccord Says

Tesla could surge 58% from current levels as it shifts focus to its energy storage business, Canaccord Genuity analyst Jed Dorsheimer said in a Monday note.

Hybrid Power Plant   / Malian Gold Mine Powered by 30 MW/15.4 MWh of Solar-Plus-Storage

The solar-plus-storage facility will reduce heavy fuel oil consumption by 13.1 million liters per year.

Energy Storage Battery   / Norwegian Thermal Battery Crew Seals €110m Investment

The new deal makes Infracapital the largest shareholder in EnergyNest

Hybrid Power Plant   / Apple to Build Battery-Based Solar Energy Storage Facility in California

Planned energy storage facility in California is Apple's latest step towards eliminating carbon emissions from its supply chain by 2030.

Energy Storage Battery   / A Safer, Less Expensive and Fast Charging Aqueous Battery

New Anode for Aqueous Batteries Allows Use of Cheap, Plentiful Seawater as an Electrolyte

Energy Efficiency

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

The number of new homes achieving top energy ratings appears to be on the rise in England, after government data published last week reveals the number of homes that received an energy efficiency rating of A or B rose five per cent in the final quarter of

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

According to a new report released by the Environment America Research & Development, building electrification over the next 30 years is vital for the US to achieve its 2050 carbon emissions reduction goal and to reach 100% renewable energy.

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

Energy-Eficient Building    / The Role of Smart Buildings in the Development of Smart Cities

Energy Saving   / Coca-Cola Reaches Energy Efficiency Milestone at Swedish fFacility

Rooftop PV System   / Subotica to Install Rooftop Solar Units on Nine Public Buildings

Power Grid

Power Cable   / Southwire Scores Cable Contract for Vineyard Wind 1

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced that Southwire, a

Power Construction   / IRENA and China State Grid Agree to Advance Transition Through Power System Enhancements

The International Renewable Energy Agency, and the State Grid Corporation of China, have today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two organisations work closely to support grid enhancements

Power Construction   / Belarus Disconnects Power Lines with Lithuania for Testing

Belarus has disconnected cross-border transmission lines with Lithuania as part of the ongoing tests of the reliability of the Belarusian energy system, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry said on 8 April.

Power Construction   / Namibia: Power Line Africa Wins N$660 million NamPower Tender

THE Tsumeb-based electricity infrastructure construction company Power Line Africa Ltd has won a tender to design and construct a power line for the national power corporation worth over N$660 million, excluding taxes.

Electrification    / ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa gets Support for Electrification Proce...

The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $500 million loan to Ethiopia.

Electricity Transmission   / Nicaragua to Upgrade and Expand Electricity System

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration has awarded a $40.1 million towards Nicaragua’s transmission system expansion.

Oil & Gas

Crude Oil   / U.S. Oil Production Still 2 Million Bpd Under Pre-Pandemic Levels

The EIA might be forecasting that the Permian Basin’s oil production will be rebounding soon, but overall, today’s U.S. oil production is still 2 million barr

Oil Price   / Crude Oil will Climb Above $70; Energy Security could Reappear on the Radar

Crude oil prices could shift higher again once the market shakes off the latest bout of coronavirus jitters

Oil&Gas Drilling   / Equinor Gets Drilling Permit for Two Wells in Norwegian North Sea

Equinor Energy has secured approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill wells 35/11-25 S and 35/11-25 A in the North Sea.

Oil&Gas Drilling   / Texas Regulator Issues Nearly 800 Drilling Permits

The Railroad Commission of Texas reported late last week that it issued a total of 798 original drilling permits in March 2021, which amounts to 54 more permits than its March 2020 total.

Oil Exploration   / Jordan to Allow Exploration in Nine Hydrocarbon Blocks, Energy Minister Says

The kingdom imports more than 90 per cent of its energy needs and is looking to diversify its mix

Coal

Coal Mine   / Sibanthracite Increased Volume of Mining Output in Q1 by 17%

In the first quarter of 2021, the Sibanthracite Group’s production volume amounted to 4,839,000 tonnes, of which 2,917,000 was UHG anthracite, and 1,922,000 wa

Coal Production   / India to Double Down on Coal Projects Amid Climate Warnings

India has set in motion the biggest ever auction of coal mines in the country despite the fossil fuel’s key role in contributing to global warming.

Thermal Coal   / China’s Epic Sandstorm Lifts the Price of Coal that Caused it

Chinese thermal coal prices rose a fourth day for a 13% gain this month, and they remain stubbornly above the 600 yuan a ton mark that in the past has prompted the state to step in.

Coal Mine   / New Coalfield Discovered in North Korea

A coalfield with an estimated deposit of dozens of millions of tons has recently been found in the northern part of South Phyongan Province in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Coal Trade   / Severe Storms Disrupt Australian Coal Exports

Rail network manager Australian Rail Track has closed the Hunter Valley railway, halting coal deliveries to the 211mn t/yr capacity port of Newcastle in New South Wales as heavy rain causes major flooding across the coal-mining region.

Market Analysis   / EIA: Less Electricity Generated by Coal than Nuclear in US i...

US coal-fired electricity generated totalled 774 million MWh in 2020, which is less than both natural gas-fired and nuclear-powered generation.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Project   / ScottishPower Submits Plans for UK's Largest Electrolyser

Hydrogen Project   / Russia Eyes 20-25pc in Global Hydrogen Trading by 2035

Hydrogen Project   / BayoTech and BIOVIC to Jointly Develop Hydrogen Projects in Spain

Hydrogen Technology   / Solar-to-Hydrogen Tech Sees "Remarkable" Efficiency Jump

Japan   / Japan, UAE Sign Hydrogen Co-Operation Deal

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Vehicle Battery   / LG Energy & SK Innovation Kiss & Make Up, Promise To Work Together In Harmony

Under pressure from the Biden administration, LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation have resolved their long running legal battle.

Electric Vehicle Battery   / China's Dynanonic Builds LFP Battery Plant in Yunnan

Chinese lithium-ion battery material producer Shenzhen Dynanonic is building a 150,000 t/yr lithium-iron-phosphate battery material facility in Qujing city in southwest China's Yunnan province.

Solar Technology   / German Researchers Couple PV to High-Voltage System to Extend EV Range

A group of German researchers and companies are working on a project to extend the range of a solar-powered light delivery electric vehicle by feeding the energy converted from sunlight into the high-voltage vehicle electrical system.

Electric Car   / Xiaomi to Invest $10 billion in New EV Unit Over 10 Years

The firm will initially invest 10 billion yuan in the wholly-owned subsidiary, with a total investment goal of $10 billion over the next ten years

Electric Vehicle Battery   / NIO Completes 2,000,000 Battery Swaps

On 24 March 2021, China-based electric vehicle maker NIO completed its 2,000,000th NIO Power Swap in Suzhou Delivery Center, China.

Geothermal

Energy Technology   / European Technology Unlocking Deep Geothermal Energy for All

Large-scale geothermal energy has long been constrained to volcanic areas where heat can easily be captured and turned into electricity.

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

The utility of the city of Speyer, Germany is looking at ways to expand renewable energy for its district heating systems with geothermal seen as a key option.

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

Geothermal Energy Advancement Association to Launch

Geothermal Power Plant   / Ecuador’s First Geothermal Plant Targeted for 2026

Geothermal Power Plant   / Australian Firm’s Mission to Repurpose North Sea Platforms for Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power Plant   / KENYA: AU and Wellington Agree to Develop Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power Plant   / DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. Completes Test for Geothermal Project

Decentralized Energy

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 Mozamb

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 Microgrids

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.

Microgrid   / Blockchain Meets Renewables for South African Microgrid Proj...

UK headquartered blockchain platform developer Cenfura is partnering with renewable solution provider DNA Global Energy on microgrid development.

Microgrid   / Sony CSL Launches Open-Source Microgrid Project to Automate ...

Sony CSL to work with The Linux Foundation’s LF Energy initiative on ‘Hyphae’ microgrid project

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Energy Economy

Energy Investment   / Chevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time

Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development and commercialization of floating offshore wind turbines.

Offshore Wind Power   / PSEG Completes 25% Acquisition of Ocean Wind

Ørsted and PSEG have completed PSEG’s acquisition of a 25% equity interest in the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm.

Hydropower Plant   / Aitken Spence Expands Its Portfolio in Hydropower

Wind Turbine Blade   / Wind Turbine Blade Services Providers GEV and WPL Merge

Hydrogen Project   / World’s First Clean Hydrogen Investment Fund Launched

Energy Investment   / Portugal to Leverage EIB Support to Develop Hydrogen Economy

Shell to Make First Oil Output Profit Since Pandemic

Hydropower Plant   / Akuo Expands Hydropower Portfolio in Bulgaria

Climate Change

Carbon Emissions   / U.S. Power Sector is Halfway to Zero Carbon Emissions

Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power-sector carbon emissions.

Carbon Neutral   / Shipbuilding Companies to Pursue Carbon Neutrality

The top six South Korean shipbuilding companies organized their carbon neutrality committee on April 8 and made a joint declaration to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Carbon Emissions   / Elevated CO2 Levels in Atmosphere Increase Plant Carbon Uptake but Decrease Soil Carbon Storage

Increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are boosting the uptake of carbon by plants but may decrease carbon storage in the soil.

Net Zero Emission   / Global CO2 Emissions far Off Net-Zero Trajectory

The global energy system has become greener over the last decade, but most countries are nowhere near on track to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of this century.

Carbon Emissions   / South Africa Proposes Cutting Emissions by One Third by 2030

South Africa recently published its draft climate plan which sees the country proposing ambitious cuts to its emissions by 2030.

Policy & Regulation

Climate Policy   / US Needs Strategic Energy Policy to Meet Aggressive Climate Goals: BNEF

Electricity Reform   / India: Govt to Frame New Electricity Policy

Personnel Appointment   / Ex-BP Officer Becomes Energy Institute Chief Exec

The U.S.-China Trade War Isn’t Over Yet

Uzbekistan   / Prospect of Cooperation With Russia on Nuclear Power Plant Clouds Uzbekistan’s More Immediate Energy Needs

Future Energy

Tidal Energy   / EMEC Wraps up Tidal Energy Decom Project

Study assessed long-term impact on deploying components in the high velocity Fall of Warness site

Biobattery   / Japan's BPA Eyes Biomass As Coal Alternative

Japan's biomass power association is promoting the use of biomass as a replacement fuel to make up nearly half of the insufficient coal-fired power capacity to be scrapped by 2030.

Wave Energy   / UK Universities to Unlock Wave Power Potential

Eight new projects will share £7.5m-worth of grants from the EPSRC to develop solutions

Tidal Energy   / Nova Innovation Fuels Shetland Vehicles with Tidal Power

Nova Innovation has announced that vehicles in Shetland are now fuelled by the power of the sea.

Tidal Energy   / Minesto and Schneider Electric form Alliance to Commercialize Marine Energy

Marine energy developer Minesto and Schneider Electric have entered a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop and build ocean energy farms based on Deep Green technology.

Exhibition & Forum