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Wednesday
27 Jan 2021

Solar

Solar Power Panel   / Strata Solar to Use LONGi Bifacial Modules on 500 MW of Projects

Solar + storage installer Strata Solar has agreed to purchase 500 MW of bifacial solar modules over the next two years from LONGi Solar.

Solar Power Plant   / Iberdrola and Danone España Join Forces Behind the Creation of Europe's Biggest Photovoltaic Plant

Iberdrola and Danone have joined forces in their sustainability commitments with the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), which will drive the development of Europe's biggest photovoltaic plant.

Solar Technology   / The Impact of Solar Spectra on PV Module Performance

Scientists in Poland have measured the effect of solar radiation spectra in variable weather conditions on the performance of different kinds of PV module technologies.

Solar Power Plant   / JinkoSolar Supplied 2.3GW Modules to Vietnam in 2020

According to the export data, JinkoSolar, one of the world’s largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers, supplied more than 2.3GW high-efficiency modules to Vietnam in 2020, confirming to be No.1 Brand in the Vietnam market.

Solar Power Panel   / Trina Claims 3% Energy Gain with New Tracking System Over Tr...

The company’s integrated tracker manufacturer Nclave developed a new system designed primarily for large-form factor modules and with a new algorithm that promises to boost yield in diffuse light conditions.

Solar Power Plant   / Tata Power to Build 320MW Solar Power Project for NTPC in In...

India’s integrated solar company Tata Power Solar has received a letter of award from NTPC to construct a 320MW ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project.

Wind Power

Wind Farm   / KENYA: BioTherm Connects its 100 MW Kipeto Wind Farm to the KPLC Grid

Independent Power Producer BioTherm Energy is connecting its Kipeto wind farm to the grid of the state-owned Kenya Power Corporation.

Offshore Wind Power   / Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Project Celebrates Installation of 1st Turbine

The first of 90 turbines has been installed at the 857-MW Triton Knoll offshore wind project site in UK waters, it was announced on Sunday.

Wind Turbine   / First Turbine Installed at Gordonbush Extension

SSE Renewables' 38MW project is scheduled to be operational in mid-2021

Wind Turbine Blade   / Denmark Launches Blade Recycling Project

A consortium that includes Orsted has received funding from Innovation Fund Denmark for a project seeking to develop wind turbine blade recycling techniques.

Wind Farm   / China Makes European Offshore Wind Breakthrough as Ming Yang Bags First Italian Job

Manufacturer to equip 30MW pilot project off Italy with 3MW turbines as it steps into Senvion's shoes.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / Stortemelk Hydropower Project Receives Recognition for Sustainability

Using an industry-leading assessment tool, a small-scale hydro project in South Africa, Stortemelk, has been recognised as an impressive example of sustainable small hydro development.

Hydropower Plant   / Montenegro Stops Licensing New Small Hydropower Plants

The Government of Montenegro has decided to suspend the procedure of approving the construction of new small hydropower plants until the contracts concluded so far are reviewed.

Hydropower Plant   / Arunachal Pradesh: Kameng Hydro Power Plant gets fully commissioned

Hydropower Plant   / Zimbabwe: Lake Mutirikwi 5MW Power Plant Advanced

Hydropower Plant   / Wudongde Transmission System in Operation Ahead of Schedule

Hydropower Plant   / KIUC and AES to Develop Solar/Hydro Project

Hydropower Plant   / Philippines Unveils Latest Round of Renewables Bidding

Hydropower Plant   / Government Clears Eight Hydropower Projects On Indus River In Ladakh

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / Armenian Nuclear Power Plant’s License to Be Extended Until 2026

Armenia’s State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee will extend the license for the operation of the Armenian NPP until 2026 after the successful implementation of all activities planned for this year.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Bulgaria's NPP Kozloduy Reconnects Unit 5 to Grid after Emergency Shutdown

Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant Kozloduy said that its Unit 5 was reconnected to the grid at 23:08 local time on Friday, after being disconnected as its safety systems were triggered during routine operations.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Atommash Begins to Manufacture RPV Russia’s Kursk-II-2

Atommash, the Volgodonsk branch of Russia’s AEM-Technologies has started manufacturing the reactor pressure vessel for unit 2 of the Kursk-II nuclear power plant.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Bulgarian Cabinet Approves Plan for New Unit at Kozloduy

The Bulgarian Council of Ministers, at a meeting on 20 January, approved plans presented by the Minister of Energy to construct a seventh unit at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant using Russian-supplied equipment purchased for the Belene project.

Thermal Power

Gas power plant   / China First Floating Natural Gas Power Plant Officially Enters the Implementation Stage

Thermal Plant   / Ansaldo Energia to Supply Combined-Cycle Plant to Italian Steel Company

Thermal Plant   / Japanese Paper Mills to Boost Biomass Power Capacity

Market Analysis   / China's Coal Power Installed Capacity has Historically Dropped Below 50%

Thermal Plant   / Russia's Silovye Mashiny eyes overhaul of Serbian thermal power plant

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Project   / Eelpower JV to Boost UK Battery Storage

Eelpower has signed a JV with SUSI Partners to accelerate the rollout of the UK energy portfolio.

Energy Storage Project   / Azelio Signs MoU with Svea Solar

Azelio and Svea Solar have signed a MoU to develop projects using Azelio’s long-duration energy storage, TES.POD®, coupled to photovoltaic systems.

Energy Storage Material   / EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub

The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub is pleased to announce a free to attend webinar, focused on ‘Automated Fibre Deposition Technologies’, taking place at 15:00 GMT on Wednesday 17th February.

Energy Storage Battery   / Top 3 Countries to Dominate Asia Pacific’s Front-of-the-Meter Battery Storage Sector

A new report released by research firm Wood Mackenzie states that the cost of front-of-the-meter battery energy storage systems in the Asia Pacific is likely to record a 30% decline through 2025.

Energy Storage Battery   / Pacific Green and Shanghai Electric to Manufacture Battery Energy Storage Systems

Scrubber manufacturer Pacific Green Technologies has signed a battery energy storage system strategic manufacturing framework agreement MoU with Shanghai Electric Gotion New Energy Technology Co.

Energy Efficiency

Energy Saving Products   / IKEA Lowers Climate Footprint helped by Pandemic and Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs

Brand owner Inter IKEA said carbon emissions throughout the value chain - from the production of raw materials to customers' use and disposal - fell in its fiscal year (FY) 2020 to 21.2 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Energy Saving Products   / Trina Solar Launches New Tracker Capable of Increasing Efficiency by 8%

Trina Solar has launched the TrinaTracker Vanguard 600+ series in China, a product series the firm claims can increase efficiency by 2-8%.

Energy Technology   / USTC Obtains Pd-Pt Tesseracts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Natural Gas   / New Catalyst Can Make Natural Gas Burn Cleaner

Energy-Eficient Building    / Boston Zoning Change Would Require Net-Zero Emissions from New Buildings

Energy-Eficient Building    / Biden Administration to Focus on Building Efficiency, Clean Energy

Energy-Eficient Building    / Building Energy Efficiency to be Monitored from Space

Energy-Eficient Building    / DDEC Selects Developer for PROtech Project in Yabucoa

Power Grid

Digitalization   / Mott MacDonald Develop a Digital Solution to Renewable Energy Challenges

Mott MacDonald has launched Moata Smart Energy, a suite of digital tools that optimises performance and maximises returns from renewables.

Smart Meter   / EDF Orders Additional 650k Landis+Gyr Smart Meters for UK Rollout

UK utility EDF has ordered an additional 650,000 smart gas and electric meters from Landis+Gyr to meet its UK smart meter rollout target.

Electricity Transmission   / UK’s Second Electricity Link to France Starts Flowing at Full Capacity

IFA2, National Grid’s second electricity interconnector linking the UK and France, is now able to flow low carbon electricity between the two countries at full capacity.

Power Construction   / Acwa Power to Develop $2.5bn Worth of Power Project in Uzbekistan

The projects will deliver a total of 2.5 Gigawatts of power into Uzbekistan's grid upon completion

Power Construction   / China's power generation growth continues to accelerate in 2...

China saw its growth of power production continue to accelerate in 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Smart Grid   / Smart Grid Research Centre Inaugurated in Morocco

Construction has started on a new research centre for smart grids at the Green Energy Park in Ben Guerir in central Morocco.

Oil & Gas

Oil Exploration   / Russia’s Gazprom and LUKOIL Mull JV for Developing Fields in Nenets Area

The Vaneyvisskoye and Layavozhskoye fields have the aggregate recoverable reserves of 27.4 million tons of liquid hydrocarbons and 225.3 bcm of natural gas

Oil & Gas Trade   / IMF Sees Oil Prices Averaging $50 In 2021

Oil prices are set to average $50 per barrel for 2021, rising by 20 percent from the average last year, but still well below the average for 2019

Oil Price   / Covid-19 will Speed up Global Energy Transition and Dampen Oil Prices

All forms of energy needed' to meet 45% rise in energy demand by 2045.

Oil Exploration   / Eni Gets New Licence in UK North Sea

Italian oil and gas company Eni has been awarded a new production licence in the UK North Sea, resulting from an application made in the 32nd UK Offshore Licensing Round.

Oil&Gas Drilling   / Santos Gearing up for New Well Offshore Australia

Australian oil and gas giant Santos has filed an environmental plan for exploration drilling of the Dancer-1 well, located offshore Australia, to Australian authorities and the plan is now under assessment.

Coal

Coal Trade   / German Coal Imports Fell for 6 Consecutive Years

​The demand for coal in the German steel industry has fallen sharply, coupled with the continuous development of renewable energy, it is expected that in 2021.

Coal Trade   / Morocco Relying more Heavily on Russian Coal

Morocco's reliance on Russian coal imports increased in the first 11 months of 2020, as receipts from other sources fell sharply.

Thermal Coal   / South Korean Coal Prices Ease on Milder Outlook

Thermal coal prices for South Korea fell this week, with milder weather expected next month.

Market Analysis   / French Central Bank to Exit Coal, Cap Oil and Gas Investments

The French central bank said on Monday it would exit from coal and limit exposure to gas and oil in its investment portfolio by 2024 as part of a shift towards more environmentally friendly assets.

Coal Trade   / German Hard Coal Imports Could Fall by a fifth in 2021

The 2021 decline will mark the sixth consecutive year in which imports have dropped and brings the full-year result down to about half of the 57.2 million tonnes recorded in 2016.

Coal Trade   / Coal Exports from Port of Newcastle Strong Despite China's B...

While Australian coal remains off limits in China, the trade tensions have barely dented overall export figures from Australia's largest coal terminal, with producers finding other international markets.

Hydrogen

Liquid Hydrogen   / Kawasaki Heavy To Start Liquid Hydrogen Shipments Spring 2021

Hydrogen Fuel Stations    / 100 New Hydrogen Pumps Planned for the US

Hydrogen Project   / Imported Blue Hydrogen ‘Cheaper than Green’ in EU

Hydrogen Project   / Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy, ACWA Power, Air Products sign hydrogen deal

Hydrogen Project   / BioSolar to Raise $5m to Accelerate Development of Electrolyser Technology

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Car   / President Joe Biden Commits to Replacing Entire Federal Fleet with Electric Vehicles

The commitment, if it bears out, could give a boost to U.S. automakers, particularly those that have diverse portfolios that include passenger cars, commercial

Electric Vehicle Battery   / President Biden's Green Plans Will Require Loads Of Batteries

President Joe Biden’s emphasis on the environment is a welcome change, but the shift to a more sustainable economy won’t happen overnight.

Electric Car   / Geely Auto Group and Tencent to Cooperate on Intelligent Cockpits, Digitalization, Autonomous Drive, and Low-Carbon Development

Geely Auto Group and Tencent signed an agreement to carry out strategic cooperation in the fields of digitalization, intelligent cockpits, autonomous drive, and low-carbon development.

Electric Car   / EDF and Volkswagen Partner on E-Mobility in France

EDF’s renewable energy offerings will be recommended to buyers of Volkswagen Group electric vehicles in France.

Electric Car   / Audi and FAW Establishing New JV Company for Production of PPE-Based EVs in China

Audi and FAW are forming a new new cooperation company for the future production of PPE-based electric vehicles in Changchun in the northeast of China.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plant   / Yokogawa Wins Control System and Integration Service Order for Lahendong Geothermal Power Plant in Indonesia

Renewable energy continues to play a significant role in the company's sustainability efforts

Geothermal Power Plant   / KENYA: Government Receives GRMF 14.5 million for Geothermal Energy in Baringo-Silali

The Kenyan central government has just signed for a $14.5 million grant from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Fund (GRMF) for the implementation of the Baringo-Silali geothermal project.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Güriş Installs 50 MW Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey in Record Time

Geothermal Power Plant   / UK’s First Deep Geothermal Project Signs PPA, Looks to Future Sites

Market Analysis   / Does Geothermal Energy Have A Future Under The Biden Administration?

Geothermal Power Plant   / Successful Drilling at Geothermal Heat Project by Pharma Company, Belgium

Geothermal Power Plant   / The Geothermal Owner-Developer is Contributing to China's Strive for Carbon Neutrality

Geothermal Power Plant   / Mitsubishi Power to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

Decentralized Energy

Energy Storage System   / LA Company Secures Funding for 14k Distributed Energy Storage Systems

Distributed energy resources company Swell Energy is set to help utilities in three US states to ensure grid reliability by providing them with flexible energy

Distributed energy   / Schneider Electric Unveils the Energy Center for Distributed-Energy-Enabled Homes

Integrated service for solar, batteries, EV chargers and whole-home energy controls is starting to go mainstream.

Microgrid   / A Look at the Year Ahead and How Microgrids Are Shaping the Power Industry

2020 was a transformative year for the power sector, underlining both new challenges and potential opportunities.

Solar Power Plant   / Nigeria Electrification Project Energises Another Community

The Shimankar community has joined a number of communities across Nigeria that are experiencing social and economic progress facilitated by the solar mini-grids project under the Nigeria Electrification Project.

Microgrid   / Tata Power Arm Hits ‘100 Solar Microgrids’ Milestone

TP Renewable Microgrid has installed an aggregate 3 MW of solar microgrid capacity with its 100th project commissioned in Ratnapur, Uttar Pradesh.

Microgrid   / Bloom Energy Explores Hydrogen as 100% Renewable Option for ...

Asim Hussain, vice president of commercial strategy and customer experience at Bloom Energy, took time out during Microgrid 2020 Global to chat with Elisa Wood, editor-in-chief of Microgrid Knowledge.

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Energy Economy

Hydrogen Fuel Cell   / Transactions of Fuel Cell Energy Surge with Growing Hydrogen Economy

Last year’s transactions of fuel cell electricity showed a dramatic increase over 2019, driven by the expansion of the hydrogen economy.

Solar Company   / Samsung SDI to Withdraw from Solar Energy Business in China

Samsung SDI will completely pull out of the solar energy material business where China has solidified its leadership.

Electric Vehicle Charging   / Shell to Acquire UK's Largest Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Wind Power Company   / IWEA Rebrands As Wind Energy Ireland

Solar Power Plant   / Leeward to Buy 10-GW Project Platform from First Solar Tied to Panel Orders

Solar Power Plant   / Malaysian Power Company Buys BayWa r.e. Solar Farms

CCS   / Elon Musk To Give $100 Million To ‘Best’ Carbon Capture Technology

Israel   / Masdar And EDF Renewables Enter Strategic Alliance To Explore Renewable Energy Opportunities In Israel

Climate Change

Carbon Emissions   / Total Leads Europe’s Oil Majors in Clean Energy Push

Total has had the fastest start in the race between oil supermajors to achieve net-zero carbon emissions.has had the fastest start in the race between oil super

Energy Technology   / Researchers Advance New Route to Chemically Recyclable Plastics

As the planet's burden of rubber and plastic trash rises unabated, scientists increasingly look to the promise of closed-loop recycling to reduce waste.

Energy Technology   / Boosting the Efficiency of Carbon Capture and Conversion Systems

Systems for capturing and converting carbon dioxide from power plant emissions could be important tools for curbing climate change, but most are relatively inefficient and expensive.

Net Zero Emission   / Ofgem Recommends Independent Body to Steer Britain to Net Zero

BRITAIN-OFGEM/Ofgem recommends independent body to steer Britain to net zero

Carbon Emissions   / Ewec Invites Bids for Abu Dhabi's First Waste-to-Energy Plant

Company expects more solar power demand on the back of growing potential for green hydrogen in the UAE

Policy & Regulation

Oil&Gas Drilling   / Biden Readies Ban On New Oil, Gas Drilling On Federal Lands

Personnel Appointment   / Biden Names Democrats to Lead Nuclear, Pipeline Regulatory Agencies

Energy Subsidies   / CAMEROON: the Maroua and Guider Solar Power Plants Tax-Exempt

EU   / Fortum, Statkraft and Vattenfall Revise EU 2030 Climate and Energy Legislation

Personnel Appointment   / Department of Energy Announces New Senior Leaders

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions Collaborate on Wave Energy Project

CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions are primed to deliver an ‘industry advancing’ wave energy project after securing close to €500 000 from EEA Grants

Tidal Energy   / Canadian Government Invests in Nova Scotia Tidal Energy Project

WORLD leading tidal energy company Nova Innovation has secured $4 million from the federal government for Phase 1 of its 1.5 MW tidal energy project in Nova Scotia.

Flammable Ice   / China: Qingdao Made New Progress in the Field of Flammable Ice Mining

This is where Qingdao Haiti has once again made new progress in the research field of new methods of natural gas hydrate (flammable ice) mining.

Wave Energy   / Bombora Mitsui Eye Japanese Wave Opportunities

Mitsui OSK Lines has entered into an agreement with wave energy developer Bombora to identify wave energy potential across Japan.

Wave Energy   / Grid Connection Work Start for Israel Wave Pilot

Eco Wave Power has started grid connection works for the EWP-EDF 1 wave energy project in Israel’s Port of Jaffa.

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