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Saturday
31 Oct 2020

Solar

Market Analysis   / Global Solar PV Installations Predicted To Rise By 5%, Desiped Covid-19 Effects

Year-on-year growth in installations will continue every year to 2025, topping out at 145GW direct current, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.

Solar Power Plant   / Indian Firm Plans Construction of Storage Hybrid Power Plant in Niger

Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, India’s leading engineering, procurement and construction company, has announced plans to construct a Solar PV Battery Storage and Diesel Genset based hybrid power plant in Agadez, Niger in West Africa.

Solar Power Panel   / Canadian Solar Launches 640-665 W Panel Series

The HiKu7 CS 7N-MS series is available with power output ranging from 640-665 W and efficiency ranging from 20.6-21.4%.

Market Analysis   / China Could Annually Deploy 65 GW of PV in 2021-25 Period

Liu Yiyang, deputy general secretary of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, believes that PV development will accelerate under the nation’s 2060 carbon-neutrality target.

Rooftop PV System   / India Adds 883MW of Rooftop Solar in First Nine Months of 20...

India added 883MW of rooftop solar in the first nine months of 2020, despite COVID-19 and the implementation of lockdowns impacting the sector.

Solar Power Plant   / Yellow Door Energy Completes Massive Rooftop Solar Plant For...

Yellow Door Energy, a UAE-based sustainable energy provider for businesses, has successfully commissioned a 2 megawatt-peak solar plant for Future Pipe Industries.

Wind Power

Wind Power in China    / Phase 2 of China’s First Foreign-Backed Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction

EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation have kicked off the construction of the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind project in China.

Floating Offshore Wind    / Spain’s First Floater Nears Construction Kick-Off

Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE Renewables have awarded Ferrovial with a contract for the manufacturing and assembly of the DemoSATH floating wind turbine.

Floating Offshore Wind    / Ideol Strikes Floater Pact with Swedish Fabricator

Bygging Uddemann will deploy its knowhow in serial production of concrete structures.

Wind Power Project   / Ørsted Starts Construction of 298 MW Nebraska Wind Power Project

Ørsted continues to expand its footprint in the Southwest Power Pool via the acquisition and final investment decision of the 298 MW Haystack Wind Farm in Wayne County, Nebraska.

Wind Farm   / Scout Clean Energy Constructs Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in US

US-based renewable energy company Scout Clean Energy has enhanced its operational wind portfolio with the completion of 130MW Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Jay County, Indiana.

Hydropower

Ethiopia   / Ethiopia’s Mega Dam to Generate Electricity

Two turbines of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will start generating hydropower after five months, said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia.

Hydropower Plant   / Asonha Energie and Gabon Seal Deal for the Construction of the Kinguélé Aval Dam

Construction work on the Kinguélé Aval hydroelectric dam will begin in Gabon, before the end of 2020.

Hydropower Plant   / CAMEROON-CONGO: the 600 MW Hydroelectric Project on the Dja/Ngoko River Relaunched in 2021

Hydropower Plant   / PowerChina ChengDu Enguneering Corporation Won Equipment Project of Wairanie River Hydropower Station in Laos

Hydropower Plant   / GHANA: Kpong Hydroelectric Power Station is Operational Again

Pumped Storage   / Scottish Government Consents to Revised Coire Glas Pumped Storage Scheme

Hydropower Plant   / India: C'garh’s Hydropower Stations See Maximum Power Generation

Hydropower Plant   / Hydro and Lyse to Establish Joint Hydropower Company

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power Plant   / NRC Approves Power Uprate for Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase the generating capacity of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 by 1.4 percent.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Japan Postpones Decision on Release of Fukushima Water

Japan has deferred a decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site into the sea, in face of strong opposition from fishermen.

Micro Reactor   / Kenya Defers Nuclear Plans

Kenya’s nuclear development plans have been deferred beyond the previous 2030 timeline.

Nuclear Power Plant   / Decommissioning Deal for Six UK Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear clean up company Magnox has awarded a contract to industrial services group Altrad for support services across six nuclear decommissioning sites in the UK.

Thermal Power

South Africa   / Eskom’s Kusile Unit 2 Achieves Full Commercial Operation

Combined cycle power plant   / Study Finds CHP a Key Enabler of Europe’s Energy Transition

Clean Energy Transition   / Canadian Coal-Fired Plant Converts to Natural Gas Using GE Turbine

Clean Energy Transition   / New York to Transition Seven Peaker Gas-Fired Power Plants

Biomass Power Plant   / Japanese Firms to Develop Sendai Biomass Power Plant

Energy Storage

Energy Storage System   / Keppel and EMA to Pilot Floating Energy Storage System in Singapore

Offshore solutions provider Keppel Offshore & Marine and the Energy Market Authority have jointly awarded a research grant to pilot Singapore’s first floating

Energy Storage Technology   / Highview Enlasa to Develop Utility-Scale Cryogenic Energy Storage in Latin America

Highview Power and Energía Latina SAB have formed a joint venture to advance cryogenic energy storage in Chile and elsewhere in Latin America.

Graphene   / Strategic Elements Soars as Collaboration Aims to Develop Flexible Self-Charging Battery

The battery cells create electricity from humidity in the air or skin surface to self-charge themselves within minutes.

Energy Storage Project   / AFRICA: Azelio and Jet Energy to Store 45 MWh of Electricity Until 2025

An agreement has just been signed between the Swedish company Azelio and Jet Energy, a Moroccan company specialising in the construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic solar power plants.

Energy Storage Battery   / Rosatom Equips Cars with Lithium-ion Batteries for the First Russian Electric Kart Race

RENERA LLC, a subsidiary of the TVEL Fuel Company and Rosatom’s integrator for energy storage solutions, has organized the first electric kart race in Russia.

Energy Efficiency

Energy-Eficient Building    / Slovenian Parliament Unanimously Adopts Energy Efficiency Act

Energy efficiency legislation was separated from Slovenia’s umbrella energy law.

Energy Saving   / Energy Efficiency – the Often ‘Forgotten’ Option in the Energy Transition

Energy efficiency measures need more investment and innovation to accelerate their implementation, DNV GL argues in its latest ‘Transition Faster’report.

Carbon Neutral   / Helsinki Carbon Neutral Building Pledge to Improve Energy Efficiency

Energy Saving   / SA Industry Energy Efficiency Project Wins International Award

Energy-Eficient Building    / EU unveils Renovation Wave Strategy to Improve Buildings’ Energy Performance

Energy-Eficient Building    / EU Adopts Renovation Wave Strategy to Make Buildings Energy Efficient

Energy-Eficient Building    / SANEDI Highlights the Benefits of Energy Efficiency

Energy Saving Products   / Croatian Manufacturers to Get EUR 35 Million for Energy Efficiency, Renewables Projects

Power Grid

Strategic Development, Mission Responsibility——SPIC QingHe Maintenance Company

The journey of the first-class strategy of 2035" has written a new chapter in the company's strategic development.

Smart Grid   / NB Power to Modernise Grid with 350k Itron Smart Meters

Canadian utility New Brunswick Power will deploy Itron’s multi-purpose solution to modernise its electricity network.

Power Construction   / Customised Genset to Meet Platinum Mine’s Energy Needs

Accommodating the space constraints of a South African platinum mining customer, Zest WEG is constructing a large diesel powered generator set to be delivered later this year.

Electricity Trade   / Pakistan is China's Largest Transformer Export Market in the First Half of the Year

According to China Customs statistics, from January to June 2020, China’s exports of major transformers and parts and accessories were US$910 million, an increase of 14.0% over the same period in 2019.

Power Construction   / Abengoa is Awarded the Construction of a Substation in Chile

The project is part of the expansion plan of the country's national transmission system.

Market Analysis   / Global Power Systems ‘Need More Flexibility’

An increase in investments should be facilitated by ‘better-designed markets’, says new IEA report.

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Trade   / Turkey's Gas Imports up 6.5% in August 2020

Total natural gas consumption in August grows 19.5% year-over-year.

Oil Field   / BP Starts Gas Production from Qattameya Field, Offshore Egypt

BP has announced the start of gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.

Oil Price   / Oil Plunges To $35 As Lockdowns Return

Oil prices extended their 5-percent slump from Wednesday into Thursday morning, plunging by another 5 percent, with WTI Crude sliding to $35 a barrel.

Crude Oil   / OPEC Members Rebel Over Production Cut Extension

Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait - the biggest OPEC producers behind Saudi Arabia – are reportedly not particularly inclined to support a rollover of the cuts of 7.7 million barrels per day.

Oil&Gas Drilling   / Equinor in Two Oil Discoveries Offshore Canada

Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has made two oil discoveries offshore Newfoundland, Canada.

Coal

Coal Trade   / Indian Coal Imports Recover in September 2020

Mjunction’s latest data showed that India's coal import rose 11.6 per cent to 19.04 million tonnes in September 2020 as compared to 17.06 million tonnes in Sep

Carbon Neutral   / Japan’s Carbon-Neutrality Pledge a Fundamental Shift on Coal Power

Japan, an island nation that is currently heavily reliant on coal and gas power, will be carbon neutral in 2040, the country’s newly appointed prime minister Yoshihide Suga pledged in an Oct. 26 speech.

Coal Trade   / China Export 340,000 Tons of Coal in September

The country exported 340,000 tons of coal in September 2020, a year-on-year increase of 40.7% and a month-on-month increase of 100%.

Coal Production   / Indonesia to Develop Downstream Coal Sector

Indonesia should reduce coal exports and focus on adding value by boosting the downstream coal sector to help cut raw material imports by domestic industries such as steel and petrochemicals while creating jobs.

Coal Production   / China’s Ordos County Curbs Coal Output Capacity

Coal production in Ordos county in Inner Mongolia, one of China's most important mining districts, will not be allowed to exceed permitted levels, local authorities have warned - despite rising seasonal winter demand pressuring an already tightly supplied

Coal Trade   / VGK Increases Coal Shipments

The coal seaport of Shakhtersk, one of the key assets of VGK, shipped 8.3 million t of coal in 9 months of 2020, which is 1.4 million t or 20.7% more than in the same period in 2019.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle   / Bramble Energy Using FCEV for Day-to-Day Business

Energy Technology   / Iberdrola Launches 800MW Green Hydrogen Plan

Energy Technology   / Marine Hydrogen Technology Launched by OceansLab

Hydrogen Fuel Cell   / De Nora Joins Italian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

South Korea   / Hyundai Glovis to Develop World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier

New Energy Vehicles

Electric Vehicle Battery   / Tesla’s German Gigafactory Could Be Ready To Deliver Ahead Of Schedule

European reservation holders of Tesla’s Model Y could begin to receive their vehicles manufactured at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin earlier than expected, cit

EV Market   / China Sets Its Sights On Global EV Dominance

The world’s largest automotive market, China, is looking to become a dominant player in the rising global electric vehicle market.

Electric Vehicle Charging   / EV Charging Market Takes High Road at Smarter Mobility Africa

International automation company ABB will be showcasing its electric EV charging capability and expertise in the run-up to the Smarter Mobility Africa Live virtual summit from 27 to 29 October.

Electric Car   / BYD, Hino form Chinese Commercial BEV Joint Venture

Chinese auto manufacturer BYD has signed an agreement with Japanese vehicle producer Hino Motors to set up a joint venture in China to produce commercial battery electric vehicles.

Electric Vehicle Battery   / LG Chem to Produce New EV Batteries for Tesla

LG Chem's share price gained 3.57 percent on Oct. 22 when Tesla announced earnings which exceeded market expectations.

Geothermal

Geothermal Power Plant   / ETHIOPIA: DFC Awards $1.55 Million Grant to Tulu Moye Geothermal Project

The American Development Finance Corporation is providing a $1.55 million grant for the “technical development” of the Tulu Moye geothermal project in Ethiopia.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Ten Years of Geothermal Power in Iran

Iran’s energy ministry has announced that its first geothermal power plant will come online by March next year, with an operational capacity of 5MW, and plans to ramp up production to 50MW.

Geothermal Power Plant   / Consortium Launched to Explore and Develop Deep Offshore Geothermal in the UK

Geothermal Power Plant   / Kenya’s Geothermal Generation Picking up Steam

Geothermal Power Plant   / Croatia Issues Four Licenses for Geothermal Exploration

Geothermal Power Plant   / Mitsubishi Power Completes Renovation of Otake Geothermal Power Station

Geothermal Power Plant   / Jacobs Outlines Approach to Indonesian Geothermal Plant

Geothermal Power Plant   / KENYA: Construction of the Menengai Geothermal Power Plant is Completed

Decentralized Energy

Gas turbine engine   / Doosan Škoda Upgrades Steam Turbine at Swedish Biomass Plant

Doosan Škoda engineers and site operators teamed up to overhaul the DST-G20 steam turbine at a Swedish biomass power plant.

Microgrid   / Al Masaood Power Introduces Smart Microgrid Solutions During First Ever Virtual Edition Of WETEX

Use of microgrids is part of the UAE Energy Strategy 2050.

Microgrid   / Four Microgrids for California Water Treatment Facilities

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is preparing to build four new microgrids at its facilities.

Combined cycle power plant   / Siemens Energy to Help Togo Secure Energy Supply

Siemens Energy has delivered a gas turbine to a 65 MW combined-cycle power plant being built in Togo.

Distributed energy   / RWE and Kohler-SDMO Sign Grid Stability Pact for Emergency G...

German utility RWE has partnered with French emergency power generator company Kohler-SDMO to establish new energy generation solutions.

Microgrid   / Siemens Researching Microgrids with New Jersey Solar + Stora...

Siemens USA has launched a microgrid research and demonstration environment at its U.S. Corporate Technology headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Coal Mine   / ANZ Bank to Stop Funding Coal Mines & Power Plants

ANZ Bank has unveiled plans to adopt a net zero emissions test for loans, and to set a 2030 exit date for all direct investment in thermal coal mines and power stations.

Dominica   / Dominica Government to Promote the Development of Digital Economy

The Fourth Session of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament of Dominica on the 26th approved a government loan of 77.49 million Canadian dollars to promote the development of the digital economy.

Wind Power Company   / Vestas to Acquire Full Control of Offshore Turbine Business

US DOE Coal FIRST Initiative Invests US$80 Million in Net-Zero Electricity and Hydrogen Plants

Energy Investment   / Australia’s Largest Solar Farm to Progress as Neoen Completes AU$600m Financing

United Kingdom   / EDF Launches New Set of Emojis to Help Brits Discuss Climate Issues

Sweden   / Vattenfall Records Q3 Fall in Wind Profits

Energy Investment   / Gov’t Approves $575m Sale of Tullow Oil Plc Assets to Total

Climate Change

Energy Transition   / Wärtsilä Report Says G20 Net-Zero is Possible with Current Stimulus

Global technology company Wärtsilä has released a report that shows potential for G20 stimulus packages to accelerate energy transition towards renewable ener

Carbon Neutral   / S.Korea to Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050

According to the World Bank, in 2019, Korea ranked as the world's 12th largest economy. As of 2019, it is also the world's seventh largest emitter.

Carbon Neutral   / Japan PM Suga Sets 2050 Deadline for Carbon Neutrality

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments.

New Deal Between Australia and Singapore on Low-Emissions Technology

Australia and Singapore have agreed to collaborate on development of new technology to reduce emissions, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed on Monday.

Crude Oil   / Biden's Warning on Oil Tests Voter Resolve on Climate Change

The plan implied that he would wean the U.S. off oil and gas, but Biden wasn't so explicit about the industry's fate - until Thursday night.

Policy & Regulation

Solar Power Panel   / Restraining Order Issued Against Trump Bid to Close Bifacial Tariff Exemption

Serbia   / Zorana Mihajlović to be New Energy Minister, Irena Vujović to Head Environmental Protection Ministry

Crude Oil   / US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum

Hardy Takes Reins as Orsted US Offshore Chief

Deeper ExxonMobil Job Cuts Planned

Future Energy

Wave Energy   / Eco Wave Power Signs 50MW Vietnam Project Agreement

Collaboration with local outfit MSmart will include feasibility study comprising installation of a buoy.

Tidal Energy   / EMEC Partners on Isle of Wight Tidal

Orkney centre joins forces with the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre to develop large-scale site.

Biobattery   / Honeywell Installs 100th Biomethane Injection Station to GRDF

Honeywell on Oct. 13 announced the installation of its 100th biomethane grid injection station to GRDF, the primary gas distribution operator in France, to support its transition to more sustainable operations.

Wave Energy   / Eco Wave Power Strikes Portugal Partnership

Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has entered into a strategic collaboration with Portuguese company Painhas to provide technical support for a 20MW project it is developing in the country.

Biobattery   / UK Government to Issue New Biomass Strategy in 2022

The U.K. government announced on Oct. 15 that it intends to publish a new biomass strategy in 2022.

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