Power

LNG

Golar to Supply LNG to Norsk Hydro Aluminum Smelter

LNG and energy firm Golar Power signed a memorandum of understanding with fellow Norwegian firm Norsk Hydro to supply LNG to its Hydro Alunorte smelter.

Electricity Transmission

Queensland Announces Completion of Energex Electricity Project

The Government of Queensland in Australia has announced the completion of the A$100m ($70m) Energex electricity transmission project.

Gas power plant

European Investment Bank Supports Gas-fired Power Plant in Greece

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a loan to Mytilineos for the construction of an 826MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Greece.

LNG

Chan May LNG to Build Power Project in Vietnam with $6bn Investment

US-Vietnamese joint venture Chan May LNG has reportedly planned to invest nearly $6bn in a power project in Vietnam.

Wind Power Project

Ball Signs Agreements to Strengthen 100% European Renewable Energy Goals

The wind developments in Spain and Sweden will collectively enable Ball to reduce its Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions generated in Europe by approximately 60% …

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Soars by 30% in 12 Months

The statistics were revealed on the first day of RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind V-Fest (virtual festival), which is focusing on the major role that offshor…

Nuclear waste

Deep Isolation, NAC Extend Cooperation on Waste Canisterx

Deep Isolation has signed a long-term cooperation and licensing agreement with NAC International to design, manufacture and supply canisters to store and/or dis…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Gas-Fired Plants Convert Nearly Half of Fuel to Power

More than 60 percent of the energy consumed by U.S. utility-scale power generation facilities was lost in the conversion to electricity last year, according to …

Offshore Wind Power

Global Offshore Wind Pipeline Grows by 37 GW in a Year

The global pipeline of offshore wind energy projects which are operational, under construction, consented, or being planned has grown by 37 GW in the last twelv…

Uzbekistan

IAEA to Send Mission for Assessing Uzbekistan's Nuclear Program

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will arrive in Uzbekistan in December 2020, Trend re…

Solar Power Plant

Japanese Banks Back World’s Cheapest Solar Project

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corp. has announced financial close on the 800 MW Siraj-1 solar project with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation an…

Solar Power Plant

Sol Systems and Microsoft to Create 500MW Solar

Sol Systems has teamed up with technology giant Microsoft to create a portfolio of more than 500MW of solar projects in the US.

Nuclear Power Plant

Operating Licence Issued for Leningrad II Unit 2

Russia's Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision has issued a licence for the operation of unit 2 at the Leningrad II NPP.

Nuclear Power Plant

Kakrapar 3 Achieves First Criticality

Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in the Surat district of the Indian state of Gujarat has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time.

Wind Turbine

Cornwall Council Switches on First Smart-Grid Wind Turbine

This turbine claims to be the first of its kind in the UK and is able to make small adjustments to the output in order to support the grid’s stability.