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Sunday
24 Oct 2021

Solar

Solar Power Plant   / ESWATINI: Frazium to Invest $115 million for 100 MWp Solar Power Plant with Storage

[22/Oct]  The project will require an investment of $115 million.

Solar Power Plant   / STEAG Solar Plans 480MW of Greek Projects

[21/Oct]  German-Austrian JV will build 12 clusters in the country next year

Solar Power Plant   / Summit Ridge Begins Construction of 44-MW Solar Portfolio in Maine

[15/Oct]  US community solar projects specialist Summit Ridge Energy LLC on Tuesday said it has started constructing the first solar project in a 44-MW portfolio in Maine.

Solar Power Plant   / Solar Module Maker SEG Expands Production in Cambodia to 500 MW

[15/Oct]  California-based SEG Solar Inc said on Thursday that it has raised the annual manufacturing capacity for its SEG 540W+ 182mm modules at its site in Cambodia to 500 MW and is getting ready to begin production this month.

Solar Power Plant   / Masdar to Develop Solar Projects in Republic of Iraq

[13/Oct]  Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, announced that it signed a strategic agreement with the Republic of Iraq to develop five solar PV projects in the country with a combined capacity of 1 GW.

Solar Materials   / New Solar Glass Production Lines and a New Big Wafer Deal

[10/Oct]  Luoyang Glass is planning to deploy two solar glass production lines with an annual capacity of 1,200 tons each and wafer maker Wuxi Shangji has secured a big supply agreement from Longsheng New Energy.

Wind Power

Wind Power Project   / Enel Green Power Begins Operation of 206-MW Wind Farm in Brazil

[22/Oct]  Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes Ltda has commenced the commercial operation of its 206-MW Cumaru wind farm in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state.

Wind Power Tower   / Nabrawind Certifies with DNV the Design of the Tallest Wind Tower in the wWorld

[22/Oct]  The Spanish company has certified the entire Nabralift 2.0 tower family, made up of three tower configurations that cover hub heights of between 140 and 190 meters.

Offshore Wind Power   / Ocean Winds Celebrates the Official of the SeaMade Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium

[22/Oct]  Wednesday 20 October, the SeaMade offshore wind farm at the Ostend Hippodrome was officially inaugurated. SeaMade is the second wind farm built by Otary

Wind Turbine   / RWE Builds Wind Turbines on a Sea Dike Dam in the Netherlands

[21/Oct]  Oostpolderdijk Wind Farm in Eemshaven demonstrates future opportunities for sea dikes.

Wind Power Project   / Egypt’s 500MW Wind Farm in the Gulf of Suez to Commence Operations

[18/Oct]  The Prime Minister of Egypt, Moustafa Madbouli, has attended the signing of two agreements on establishing a 500MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez area.

Hydropower

Hydropower Plant   / Toshiba Wins Turbine Contract for 420MW Hydropower Plant in Indonesia

[11/Oct]  The companies won the order from a hydropower plant project company affiliated with construction company Bukaka.

Hydropower Plant   / RusHydro to Build New Small Hydropower Plants

[11/Oct]  RusHydro has announced that it is to build three new small hydropower plants in the Northern Caucasus, following a competitive selection process.

[23/Sep]  Hydropower Plant   / Toshiba Wins Turbine Contract for 420MW Hydropower Plant in Indonesia

[20/Sep]  Pumped Storage   / Pumped Storage Hydropower Ideal for Clean Energy Systems

[18/Sep]  Hydropower Plant   / RFP issued for 500MW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage in California

[15/Sep]  Hydropower Plant   / Three Gorges Project Operates at Full Capacity

[12/Sep]  Hydropower Plant   / '300GW Hydro Black Hole' in Climate Fight

[09/Sep]  Hydropower Plant   / Uganda Promotes Chinese-Built Power Plants As Superstructure Tourism Sites

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Reactor   / Energoatom Plans Rapid Start to AP1000s

[22/Oct]  Work on Ukraine's first AP1000 project could begin before the end of this year, the acting president of Energoatom, Petro Kontin, has said.

Nuclear Reactor   / Privatisation to 'Make Possible' Angra 3 Completion

[21/Oct]  The Brazilian government's plans to privatise its Eletrobras electricity group have been given a key approval.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Pressure Vessel in Place at Zhangzhou 1

[21/Oct]  The reactor pressure vessel has been hoisted into place at unit 1 of the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province. Zhangzhou unit 1, the first of two Hualong One units at the site, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024.

Energy Investment   / IAEA Calls for Ramp-up in Nuclear Investment Ahead of COP26

[18/Oct]  As we head toward [COP26], it is time to make evidence-based decisions and ramp up the investment in nuclear.

Thermal Power

[13/Oct]  Biofuel   / Veolia Produces 12.4MW of Clean Power with New Biogas Plants

[11/Oct]  Coal-Fired Power Plants   / Bulgaria Mulls 2040 for the End of Coal

[05/Oct]  Combined cycle power plant   / Siemens Energy to Deploy HL-Class Turbines for 877MW Plant in Greece

[01/Oct]  Energy Transition   / Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition at Risk After Coal Power Pivot: IEEFA

[30/Sep]  O＆M   / Cement Producer Renews O&M Agreement for Its Nigerian Power Plant

Energy Storage

Energy Storage Battery   / EIT InnoEnergy Backs Serbian Battery Dev ElevenEs' 16 GWh Gigafactory Project

[22/Oct]  EIT InnoEnergy, a European early-stage investor in clean technologies, said on Thursday that is has invested in Serbian battery developer ElevenEs to support it

Energy Storage Project   / Anesco to Build 100MW UK Storage Duo

[21/Oct]  Contract with Foresight Group, on behalf of the JLEN and FSFL funds, for two 50MW projects in England and Scotland

Energy Storage Project   / SB Energy Orders 2GWh of Iron Flow Long-Duration Storage Systems

[09/Oct]  SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank, has entered into an agreement with battery manufacturer ESS for the deployment of 2GWh of iron flow long-duration energy storage systems.

Market Analysis   / 'Global Storage Set to Triple in 2021’

[08/Oct]  Annual global energy storage deployments will nearly triple year-on-year, reaching 12GW by the end of 2021.

Energy Storage Project   / Pacific Green to Acquire 249MW Battery Storage Project in Kent

[02/Oct]  Pacific Green Energy Storage is to acquire a 249MW battery energy storage development in Kent.

Energy Efficiency

Energy-Eficient Building    / GGF Supports Novus in Building Energy-Efficient Supermarkets

[13/Oct]  The Green for Growth Fund – GGF joined the EBRD in providing a USD 100 million senior loan to Novus to finance the construction of energy-efficient supermarkets and the first green distribution center in Ukraine.

Energy-Eficient Building    / Connecticut Losing Ground on Building Emissions Despite Efficiency Programs

[13/Oct]  Climate activists say the state’s progress on reducing building emissions has been far too slow given the pace of the climate crisis, and that it needs to end incentives for energy-efficient natural gas heating.

[13/Sep]  Energy Saving Products   / Ultra-Efficient Tech to Forge Sustainable Energy Future

[01/Sep]  Energy-Eficient Building    / Scotland Appoints World’s First Zero-Carbon Buildings Minister

[22/Aug]  Energy-Eficient Building    / Egypt to Replace 1.5 million Streetlights with Energy-Saving Alternatives

[13/Aug]  Solar Cell   / ARMOR ASCA's Organic Solar Cells can Even be Integrated into Safety Glass

[12/Aug]  Energy-Eficient Building    / Energy Commission Adopts Updated Building Standards to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Emissions From Homes and Businesses

[06/Aug]  Energy-Eficient Building    / Lithuania to Renovate Private Residential Buildings and Cut Emissions with EU Help

Power Grid

Power Construction   / Anbaric Submits New York Grid Upgrade Plan

[16/Oct]  Downstate Clean Powerlink will help accommodate 3GW of anticipated offshore wind power

Electricity Trade   / German Industrial Power Prices Hit New High

[15/Oct]  German industrial power prices have reached another record high, energy-intensive industry association VIK said.

Power Cable   / EDF and SP Group to Connect Singapore and Indonesia with Subsea Cable

[14/Oct]  Singapore Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French multinational electric utility EDF Group to develop a subsea energy transmission line connecting Singapore with Indonesia.

Substation   / Aker to Develop Scotland’s First Offshore Wind Underwater Substation

[12/Oct]  Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilise Scotland’s first offshore wind underwater substation as part of its bids for major offshore windfarms.

HVDC   / Iberdrola and Partners Bid in Chilean HVDC Power Line Tender

[12/Oct]  The project also involves building two converter stations and upgrading the region's existing power stations.

Smart Grid   / Black & Veatch to Design, Build Canada's First Electric 'Sma...

[11/Oct]  Ontario project seeks to cut consumer energy costs, lower emissions and bolster electric grid's resilience, reliability

Oil & Gas

Oil and Gas Equipment   / Largest North China Gas Storage Facility Starts up

[21/Oct]  China's state-controlled Sinopec's Wei11 gas storage facility commenced operations on 18 October, marking the completion of the largest group of underground gas

Oil Refinery   / Dalian Revives Plan to Relocate PetroChina Refinery

[21/Oct]  But the long-mooted plan faces financial and potential regulatory hurdles and may increase petrochemical competition in the region.

Crude Oil   / Saudi Energy Minister Dismisses Calls for Extra OPEC+ Barrels

[16/Oct]  OPEC leader Saudi Arabia dismissed calls for speedier oil output increases, saying its efforts with allies were enough and protecting the oil market from the wild price swings seen in natural gas and coal markets.

Crude Oil   / IEA: Global Energy Crisis Could Boost Oil Demand by 500,000 barrels per day

[15/Oct]  But Britain could run out of gas this winter, says Ineos chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Oil Refinery   / Mexico’s Tula Refinery Halted Since Last Week

[15/Oct]  Mexico's 315,000 b/d Tula refinery in the state of Hidalgo stopped processing crude late last week because of full product stocks after a rail blockade choked its main shipping route, a source from the plant told Argus.

Coal

Coal Trade   / US, Canada Coking Coal Exports Shift Towards Asia

[13/Oct]  US and Canadian coking coal exports to China and India rose in August, while Atlantic buyers turned to Australian cargoes at lower prices.

Market Analysis   / New GHG Targets Dampen Coal Outlook in South Korea

[13/Oct]  South Korea's power sector will have to reduce its net 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by at least 44.4pc from 2018 levels to meet the newly proposed nationally determined contributions target

Coal Price   / China’s Coal Prices Soar To All-Time High As Floods Shut Down Sixty Mines

[12/Oct]  Coal futures in China closed at a new record high on Monday

Coal Production   / Coal Demand Outstripping Domestic Supply in India

[12/Oct]  Producers are only meeting 60% to 65% of annual demand.

Coal Price   / China Coking Coal, Coke Rally on Growing Supply Fears

[11/Oct]  Coking coal scales contract high, coke hits 4-week peak

Coal Production   / Coal Crisis: Fear of Power Supply Disruption Misplaced, Says...

[11/Oct]  The coal stock at power plants is sufficient for more than 4 days’ requirement and as supply is being ramped up by Coal India, the stock position at plants would gradually improve.

Hydrogen

[21/Oct]  Ammonia   / Fertiberia backs Swedish Green Ammonia Project

[15/Oct]  Hydrogen Project   / Repsol Unveils Hydrogen Strategy

[15/Oct]  Hydrogen Project   / Air Products to Build Blue Hydrogen Plant in Louisiana

[14/Oct]  Hydrogen Project   / Scatec to Build Green Hydrogen Project in Egypt

[14/Oct]  Hydrogen Project   / KP Engineering, OMNI to Collaborate on Developing Green Hydrogen Projects

New Energy Vehicles

China   / China's September EV output, sales refresh highs

[13/Oct]  China's new energy vehicle production and sales continued to hit fresh highs in September in line with the country's aim of hitting peak carbon dioxide emission

Electric Vehicle Charging   / Controlling EV Charge Loads to Minimise Impact on the Grid

[10/Oct]  “I believe that EV charging is one of the top transformation opportunities for our customers and our industry. Being prepared for what is coming, actually what is already among us is crucial.”

Electric Car   / Farasis Energy Reports 25% Energy Boost for EV Batteries with Group14 SCC55 Silicon-Carbon Anode

[09/Oct]  Group14, a provider of silicon-carbon composite materials and China-based Li-ion battery maker Farasis Energy reported a 25% boost in energy density for EV batteries made with Group14’s silicon-carbon anode material.

Electric Car   / China's Electric Carmakers Make Their move on Europe

[03/Oct]  Nio Inc, among a small group of challengers, launches its ES8 electric SUV in Oslo on Thursday - the first foray outside China for a company that is virtually unheard of in Europe even though it's valued at about $57 billion

EV Market   / Ford Announces Massive EV Investments In Tennessee And Kentucky

[28/Sep]  The company will build its largest auto production complex and a total of three battery gigafactories.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plant   / Geothermal Energy: Participation in Transforming Heat Supply System

[16/Oct]  With a “Scenario Workshop,” the GECKO project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is about to enter its final phase.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Dutch Geothermal Energy Company Interested in Germany

[16/Oct]  Dutch geothermal company Yeager Energy from the Netherlands, an operator of geothermal energy systems and district heating networks, recently joined the German Geothermal Association.

[19/Sep]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Rystad Energy: Geothermal Power on the Rise

[14/Sep]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Geothermal has Huge Potential As Future Energy Source

[02/Sep]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Vermont Digs in On Incentives to Boost Geothermal Heat Pumps

[25/Aug]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Geothermal Power for the People

[23/Aug]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Ormat Wins Contract for Polaris Geothermal Project

[13/Aug]  Geothermal Power Plant   / Central Coast Secures New Geothermal Power Source

Decentralized Energy

Distributed energy   / $50 Million to Ramp up Microgrids in Regional Australia

[24/Sep]  On behalf of the Australian Government, the ARENA has today announced the launch of the $50 million Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program to support micro

Microgrid   / US Airport goes “Off-Grid” with Solar Hybrid Microgrid

[21/Jul]  Pittsburgh International Airport has become the first airport in the world to be completely powered by an onsite natural gas and solar microgrid, serving to increase the airport’s resilience and reliability by isolating it from potential power grid outage

Microgrid   / Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic Microgrid Inaugurated

[11/Jul]  Quebec state utility Hydro-Québec and Lac-Mégantic have formally launched the energy microgrid in the Canadian city’s new downtown.

Microgrid   / Engie Energy To Deploy 300 Mini-grid Projects Across Nigeria By 2025

[05/Jul]  Following federal government’s opening of the power sector to private investors, Engie Energy Access Nigeria, has unveiled a strategic investment initiative that will see a phased deployment of Mini Grid power stations across underserved rural communities

Hybrid Power Plant   / World's First 100% Solar-Plus-Storage-Only Community Grid

[23/Jun]  Horizon Power, Western Australia's regional and remote energy utility, and PXiSE Energy Solutions have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free power grid that enabled a town to power itself entirely with fossil-free distributed energy

Distributed energy   / Blockchain Crowdfunding Platform to Scale Solar, Mini-Grids ...

[22/Jun]  Engie Energy Access and Energy Web are to develop a decentralised finance crowdfunding platform to support electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Oil & Gas Trade   / Middle East Oil Exporters To See Fast Economic Growth In 2022

[22/Oct]  The six major Middle Eastern oil and gas producers part of the Gulf Cooperation Council are set to book faster economic growth in 2022 than previously expected, if oil prices don’t pull back significantly next year.

China   / Vestas to Combine Its China and Asia-Pacific Business Regions

[22/Oct]  The turbine manufacturer aims to allocate its resources most efficiently by combining the two business regions.

[18/Oct]  Energy Investment   / BayWa r.e Acquires Scottish Wind Project on Restored Coal Mine

[16/Oct]  Shell’s Wetselaar Heads to Top Spot at Cepsa

[14/Oct]  Natural Gas   / Two more UK Energy Firms go Bust as Prices Soar

[14/Oct]  Oil Field   / Occidental Sells Stakes in Two Ghana fields for $750 million

[12/Oct]  Chile   / Sonnedix Awarded 39% of Total Energy Supply in Chile

[11/Oct]  Hydrogen Project   / SK E&S and Plug Power Form Joint Venture

Climate Change

Net Zero Emission   / Rio Tinto Outlines 6GW Australia Renewables Plan

[21/Oct]  Mining giant plans wind and solar investment to decarbonise iron ore and smelting operations

Australia   / Australia’s Tasmania Targets Net-Zero Emissions by 2030

[14/Oct]  Australia's Tasmania state has released draft legislation to target net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

Net Zero Emission   / Chevron Adopts Net Zero Emissions 'Aspiration'

[12/Oct]  Under pressure to move more aggressively on the energy transition front, US oil producer Chevron committed to a 2050 net zero "aspiration" for operational emissions.

Carbon Emissions   / Energy Crisis Sets Stage for Record Global Carbon Emissions

[10/Oct]  Greenhouse gas emissions had already been surging this year

United Kingdom   / Net Zero Electricity Grid by 2035 Target Announced to ‘Strengthen Britain’s energy security’

[10/Oct]  The UK has set a new 2035 target for fully decarbonising the electricity system following a tumultuous period for the sector.

Policy & Regulation

[11/Oct]  China   / Energy-Starved China Forced To Accept Australian Coal

[10/Oct]  Coal Production   / China to Boost Energy Supply to Ensure People's Basic Living Needs, Stable Economic Performance

[08/Oct]  Nuclear Policy   / US Suspends Authority to Ship Nuclear Materials to China

[06/Oct]  Nuclear Policy   / Romanian Energy Policy will See Nuclear Double

[05/Oct]  Electricity Reform   / Power Sector Reforms Launched in Mexico

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / Eco Wave Power, CIMC OEI ink MOU for Power Tech Dev’t in China

[18/Oct]  The MOU is effective for two years but it can be extended by the parties.

Wave Energy   / Eco Wave Power Signs MoU to Commercialise Technology in China

[13/Oct]  Sweden-based Eco Wave Power has embarked on a partnership that will enable the commercialisation of its wave energy technology in China.

Biobattery   / IVORY COAST: Movis to Transport Biomass from the Ayébo Power Plant

[12/Oct]  Movis Ivory Coast has signed a partnership agreement with the company Biovea Energie. The subsidiary of Movis International will transport biomass to supply the future Ayébo power plant in the south-east of Ivory Coast.

Tidal Energy   / European Commission Backs Floating Tidal Innovation Project

[16/Sep]  The project aims to develop a multi-vector energy system that will combine predictable floating tidal energy, wind generation, grid export, battery storage and green hydrogen production.

Biobattery   / Grupo Cocal Secures Funding for Sao Paulo Biogas Project

[07/Sep]  Brazilian electricity provider Grupo Cocal has secured funding from international financial institutions to implement its biogas energy production project in Sao Paulo.

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