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Solar Power Plant

JRE’s 80MW Solar Power Plants Go Online

Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE) and SMFL MIRAI Partners Co., started the commercial operations of the 80-megawatt JRE Yamato Takamori 1 and 2 Solar Pow…

Malawi

Agreement Signed to Build 351MW Mpatamanga Hydropower in Malawi

The Government of Malawi, IFC, Scatec and EDF signed a binding commercial agreement to co-develop the 350MW Mpatamanga hydropower project in Malawi.

Oil Price

Oil Prices Climb on Tight Supply Worries

Oil prices rose by as much as $1 per barrel on Thursday after dropping below key technical support levels in the previous session, as an energy standoff between…

Net Zero Emission

Toyota, Honda, Nissan Get Greenpeace Thumbs-Down for Decarbonisation Efforts

Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp, Honda Motor Co and Nissan Motor CO ranked at the bottom of a new Greenpeace study on 10 automakers' decarbonisation effor…

Natural Gas

Exxon and Shell Look To Sell $1.5 Billion Natural Gas Venture

Supermajors ExxonMobil and Shell are looking to sell their 50/50 NAM natural gas producing joint venture in the Netherlands in a potential sale worth up to $1.5…

Wave Energy

California Wave Energy Developer Completes Long-Duration Ocean Pilot

US-based wave energy developer CalWave has completed its open-ocean wave energy pilot after 10 months of continuous operation off the coast of San Diego, Califo…

Natural Gas

French Urged to Cut Energy Use by 10%

Saving energy could help France avoid rolling blackouts and energy rationing this winter, the French President has said

Natural Gas

Siemens Energy: Don’t Understand Gazprom View on Nord Stream 1

Siemens Energy said on Tuesday it does not comprehend Gazprom's presentation of the situation with the Nord Stream 1 pipeline

Wind Power Project

Vestas V236-15.0 MW Wind Turbines Ready for Testing?

The V236-15.0 MW wind turbine pushes the boundaries of offshore wind power, with a single turbine capable of producing up to 80 GWh/year depending on site-speci…

Energy Transition

Transport Group CMA CGM Launches $1.5 Bln Energy Fund

French transport giant CMA CGM is creating a five-year investment fund of 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) aimed at accelerating its energy transition in shippi…

IRENA Joins Forces with Industry Giants to Drive Decarbonisation

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), co-founding partner Siemens Energy and 13 companies across all industry sectors have launched the Global Alli…

Energy Transition

Indonesia Seeks G20 Buy-in for Energy Transition Agenda

Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar shakes hands with President of COP26 Alok Sharma during the G20 Environment and Climate Minister…

Smart Grid

$10.5 billion programme for US grid upgrades launched

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input on a $10.5 billion programme for smart grids and other upgrades to strengthen the country’s electricity grid…

Electric Vehicle Battery

ANZ to Lend Hyundai-LG Energy JV $711 Mln to Make EV Batteries

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has set up a $711-million lending facility for a joint venture between Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution that makes b…

Crude Oil

Crude in U.S. Emergency Reserve Falls to Lowest Since Dec. 1984

Crude inventory in the U.S. emergency reserves fell by 3.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 26, according to data from the Department of Energy.