Energy

Carbon Neutral

Italy's Snam Sets 2040 Carbon Target in Cean Energy Drive

Italian gas group Snam aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 and will increase spending to get its network ready for hydrogen and the transition to cleaner energy s…

Smart Energy

Shanghai Electric and Siemens Energy to Establish Smart Energy Empowerment Center

The cooperation aims to build a smart energy empowerment center that can serve domestic and global energy industries.

Hydro Generator Unit

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $35 Million in Funding for Hydrokinetic Turbine Development

SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.

Wind Farm

Alcazar Energy Announces Commercial Operation Of Shobak Wind Farm In Jordan

Shobak wind farm has a generation capacity of 45 MW, enough to power over 30,000 homes annually.

Battery Recycling

Fortum Announces “Breakthrough” in Battery Recycling

Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries.

Electric Car

Hyundai Motor Group Places 4th in Global Electric Vehicle Sales

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. placed fourth in global electric vehicles in the January-September period of 2020.

Japan

Japan’s KHI Exits Nuclear Sector to Focus on Hydrogen

Japanese engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has decided to withdraw from its nuclear power-related business operations, shifting its focus to hydrogen i…

Coal Production

As More Countries Pledge Zero Emissions, Coal Finance Evaporates

Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions amid an energy transition sweeping the world.

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Completes Transmission Build in Mississippi Backwaters in Record Speed

Because the line is located in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many protected species, replacing it required a unique level of effort.

Energy Storage Project

BYD Provides 75-MW Energy Storage System to Mustang Solar Project

BYD “Build Your Dreams” announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to provide advanced battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings Cou…

Energy Storage Technology

EDP Brasil Partners with Embraer to Develop Battery Technologies for Electric Aviation

EDP and Brazil-headquartered Embraer are partnering to advance energy storage and battery charging technologies for electric aviation.

Rooftop PV System

DRC: EIF OGEF Lends $4m to Bboxx for Electrification Via Solar Home Systems

UK company Bboxx obtains a $4 million loan from the Off-Grid Energy Access Fund of the Energy Inclusion Facility.

Energy Subsidies

UK Urged to Redirect Biomass Subsidies to Wind and Solar

BEIS receives open letter signed by 75 organisations that include public health bodies.

Submarine Cable

UK Launches Subsea Cable Monitoring Project

SHARC will develop techniques for real-time condition monitoring.

Energy Investment

Enel to Invest 160 bln Euros by 2030 in Clean Energy Drive

ENEL-PLAN/ (UPDATE 1)UPDATE 1-Enel to invest 160 bln euros by 2030 in clean energy drive.