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Change of Energy Consumption Habits from The Mid-1850s to The Present

Various studies from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) provide a glimpse into changing individual energy consumption habits from the mid-1850s to t…

Gas power plant

Hong Kong to Invest 500 Million Dollars to Build Two LNG Power Stations

Hong Kong based CNTIC VPower YGI Limited is planning to invest over US$500 million to build a 400-megawatt LNG fired power station in Thaketa Township and a 150…

Gas power plant

Gas Should Play An Increasing Role in Meeting Sub-Saharan Africa's Demand for Power

There are 13 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa currently consuming gas for power generation and ten of those countries generate power from their own domestic gas …

Offshore Wind Power

Macron：France to Add 1GW Offshore Wind Every Year Between 2020-2024

France has committed to tendering up to two offshore wind projects annually and to ease the permitting hurdles facing the industry, the president has said.

Energy Investment

BlackRock Achieved $1bn Record for the Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) Fund

American investment company BlackRock has announced that is has achieved $1bn for the first close of its Global Renewable Power III (GRP III) fund. The company …

European Cities Commit Commit to Net Zero Carbon Buildings

On 4 December 2019, leading European cities and companies pledged to slash carbon emissions from their buildings to net zero. Helsinki, Finland and Valladolid, …

Solar Power Panel

Carlson Electric will Install 100-kW Solar System at Wisconsin Horseradish Farm

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish and the parent company of Silver Spring Foods, has won a $28,902.60 Focus on Energy g…

Solar Company

Australia’s Biggest Businesses Could Deliver “A Yallourn” of New Wind And Solar

ustralian companies that have committed to source 100 per cent of their electricity from renewable energy now represent almost one quarter of the value of the A…

EV Market

How India Will Try To Turn 200 Million Vehicles Electric In Just Six Years

In September 2017, India’s Minister of Road Transport and Highways provoked outrage when he told an audience of carmakers that he would require all of India’s…

Energy Storage Battery

Bloomberg Forecasts Another Large Drop in Battery Energy Storage Prices

BNEF’s 2019 Battery Price Survey forecasts that the average price for battery energy storage will be close to $100/kWh by 2023, down from $156/kWh this year.

Wind Power Company

Vestas' Giant Wind Turbine on a Roll in Red-hot Finland

Vestas secured another big project win in Finland for its largest wind turbine, with an order for the EnVentus V162-5.6 MW that continues a stellar run in the N…

Wind Capacity Exceeds Hydro, While Solar Tops Oil in US

New capacity placed into service that month included 359 MW of wind and 232 MW of solar but only 100 MW of natural gas.

Fossil Fuel Use Continues to Push Up CO2 Emissions

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry are expected to grow slowly in 2019 due to a decline in the use of coal, according to a study by …

Global CO2 Emissions From Coal Down This Year

Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities fell in 2019, according to research published Dec. 3, though ove…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Delays Restart of Cruas NPP Over Safety Fears

French energy major EDF has delayed the restart of unit 2 at its Cruas nuclear plant until 5 December while the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) continues …