Energy

Energy Storage System

Wärtsilä to Deliver 70MW Energy Storage System in California

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is set to finalise the delivery order of a 70MW energy storage and energy management system in California.

Historic Shift: U.S. Energy Production Outpaced Consumption in 2019, EIA Says

Energy hasn’t felt this groundbreakingly productive since Elvis Presley was electrifying audiences with “All Shook Up.”

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Great Britain Sets No-Coal Record as Pandemic Reduces Demand

Great Britain broke the record for the longest period of electricity generation without coal, according to energy data analyst EnAppSys.

Offshore Wind Power

Nestlé UK signs 15-year PPA Agreement with Ørsted

Nestlé UK has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish renewable energy company Ørsted.

Solar Company

KKR to Buy 317MWp of Solar Energy Assets from India’s SP Infra

Global investment firm KKR has signed a definitive agreement with Indian infrastructure developer Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital (SP Infra) to acquir…

Construction Begins on World’s Largest Solar Powered Hydrogen Plant in China

China’s Baofeng Energy Group said it started construction on the largest solar-powered hydrogen pilot plant in the world.

Solar Technology

BNEF Says Solar and Wind are now Cheapest Sources of New Energy Generation

Solar PV and onshore wind are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population. Those two-thirds live in locati…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Arcola and Optare Launch New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus for the UK and Beyond

Arcola Energy and bus manufacturer Optare Group have today launched a hydrogen fuel cell double deck bus product for the UK and international markets.

Solar Power Plant

World’s Largest Solar Project Will Also Be Its Cheapest

Abu Dhabi has set a global record-low solar price as authorities confirmed the winning bid in a 2-gigawatt tender. Upon its expected completion in mid-2022, it …

Energy Technology

Work Begins on World's Largest Solar-Powered Hydrogen Plant

China's Baofeng Energy Group said it started construction on the largest solar-powered hydrogen pilot plant in the world.

Energy Storage Material

China's Export of Rare Earth up 19.2 Pct in March

China's export of rare earth increased by 19.2 percent year on year to reach 5,551 tonnes in March, according to data from the General Administration of Customs…

Crude Oil

U.S. Oil Companies Begin Sending Crude To Strategic Petroleum Reserve

U.S. oil companies have started sending oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Bloomberg reports, citing a Department of Energy official.

Poland to Help Energy Groups Hit by Lower Demand by Easing Rules

Poland plans to help energy groups free up capital by easing some rules on electricity sales on the power exchange, the government said on Tuesday.

Hydropower Plant

AFRY India to Work on 1200MW Pinnapuram Pumped Storage Project

AFRY India has been contracted by independent power producer Greenko Energy Projects Ltd to provide detailed design engineering services for the 1200MW Pinnapur…

Pumped Storage

New DOE Report on Environmental Effects of Pumped Storage Hydropower

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a new report as part of its HydroWIRES initiative: A Comparison of the Environmental Effects of Open-Loop and Closed-…