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Oil Field

CNOOC Starts up Fifth Project off China in 2020

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has produced first oil from the Liuhua 16-2 and 20-1 joint development project in the South China Sea.

Geothermal Power Plant

Deutsche Erdwärme Plans to Start Drilling for Graben-Neudorf Project in 2021

Geothermal developer Deutsche Erdwärme AG wants to build a geothermal power plant in Graben-Neudorf in the North of the city of Karlsruhe in the state.

EV Market

China's Didi, BYD to Launch Co-Designed Ride-Hailing EV

The move underscores how tech firms, from software makers for self-driving vehicles to car-sharing platforms, are disrupting traditional automakers amid major s…

Energy Storage Project

Hawaiian Slands Replace Coal with 300MW of Renewables Plus Storage

Hawaiian Electric has submitted eight contracts for new grid-scale renewable energy and storage projects on O‘ahu and Maui to the Public Utilities Commission f…

Offshore Wind Power

Faroes' First Offshore Wind Farm

Faroese power company SEV has announced plans to build an offshore wind farm near Tórshavn, in the Faroes Islands.

Solar Power Plant

Acme Looks to Sell 4.84GW Solar Projects

Acme Solar Holdings Ltd is looking to sell 4.84 GW of solar projects, three people aware of the development said, in a deal that may rank among the country’s b…

Power Construction

Schneider Electric Develops Equipment for DISCOS to Fix Grid Faults, Restore Power in Minutes

Schneider Electric has developed intelligent equipment that will help electricity distribution companies and others to fix major faults in the nation’s grid sy…

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Energy Firms Could Switch Off EV Chargers As Demand Peaks

New rules proposed in the UK could see electricity distributors switching off electric vehicle chargers at home connected to the smart meter system to prevent g…

Oil Price

Global Effort Begins Again to Stabilise Oil Prices, OPEC+ Meet May be Called in Oct

A bigger global effort to stabilise oil prices involving all major oil producers including Russia is again on the cards to see that the current crisis does not …

Market Analysis

Ambitious EU Emissions Target Needs Nuclear, Says Foratom

The European Commission (EC) has presented a plan to reduce European Union greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

Spain

Iberdrola Acquires Japan’s Acacia Renewables with Development Deal

Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola has agreed to buy out Japan’s green energy supplier Acacia Renewables.

US DoE Announces $1.5m in Funding for Carbon Capture Project with Total

The US Department of Energy has announced additional funding for a carbon capture technology research and development project with Total.

Offshore Wind Power

GIG and Iberdrola to Develop Japan’s Offshore Wind Market

Iberdrola has reached an agreement with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group to acquire 100% of the Tokyo-based developer Acacia Renewables.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Toyota and Denyo Develop Fuel Cell Power Supply Vehicle

Toyota Motor Corporation has partnered with outdoor power sources company Denyo to develop a fuel cell power supply vehicle which generates electricity from hyd…

Solar Power Plant

TUNISIA: Steg to Buy Electricity from Akuo Energy’s Solar Power Plant in Gabès

A power purchase agreement has just been signed between the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the consortium developing the 10 MWp Gabès photovoltaic so…