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EV Market

Imported EV Sales Surge 8.5 Times in Korea in 2020

A total of 13,261 imported electric vehicles were sold in Korea in the first nine months of 2020, said the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Associati…

Oil Price

ConocoPhillips Becomes First Major U.S. Oil Firm To Pledge Emission Cuts

Unlike European oil majors – who have rushed to pledge various commitments to become net-zero energy companies – U.S. companies, including Exxon and Chevron, …

Solar Power Plant

EDF Swoops on 4.5GW US PV Portfolio

Deal closed to acquire Geenex Solar's pipeline of development projects.

China

China Moves to Explore Path Toward Carbon Neutrality Goal

Following Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent announcement that China aims to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060

Electricity Transmission

American Transmission Co. updates 10-Year Transmission System Assessment

"Our long-term planning efforts require flexibility to support an evolving, sustainable energy future," said Andy Dolan, vice president of system planning.

EV Market

India: Registration Fee Exemption for Electric Vehicles in Delhi

Delhi government has exempted battery-operated vehicles from paying registration fee to promote electric vehicles in the capital.

Clean emission

CSE to Introduce "First Run" to Encourage Cleaner Power Stations

As part of its initiatives to build an ecosystem of incentives and deterrence measures, the Centre for Science and Environment has developed a new concept calle…

Power Construction

Bengal Achieves 99.9 per cent Rural Household Electrification: Official

West Bengal has achieved 99.9 per cent rural household electrification with Darjeeling district getting completely electrified, a senior official of the state P…

Wind Power Project

European Energy Applies to Build Danish Offshore Duo

Danish developer European Energy has officially filed for permission to build the Omo South and Jammerland Bay offshore wind farms off the coast of Denmark.

Geothermal Power Plant

Croatia Issues Four Licenses for Geothermal Exploration

The Croatian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has issued licenses for geothermal exploration for energy production purposes at four locations in …

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla ‘WindCharger’, Canadian Province Alberta’s First Grid-Scale Battery Storage, is Online

10MW / 20MWh of Tesla Megapacks used for Alberta’s first-ever large-scale battery energy storage system have gone into action as TransAlta Renewables announced…

Wind Power in China

China Named Key Driver of Renewable Energy Development

Wind will make up 13.4% of the global energy mix by 2030.

Hydropower Plant

Scatec Solar to Buy SN Power

Norwegian firm Scatec Solar has signed a US$1.166 billion deal to acquire hydropower developer SN Power from Norfund.

SMR

Canadian Government Invests in SMR Technology

The Canadian government is investing CAD20 million of federal funds to accelerate development of Terrestrial Energy's Integral Molten Salt Reactor power plant.

Solar Power Plant

Windhoek Municipality in Namibia Plans Five Solar Plants

The Windhoek municipality plans to develop and install five solar power plants that could cost more than N$420 million over the next three years.