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Natural Gas

China's Guangdong to Boost Natural Gas Consumption by 65.5% in 2021-2025

China's Guangdong province will boost gas consumption by 65.5% in the five years to 2025 on the back of industrial coal-to-gas switching and new natural gas-fir…

Net Zero Emission

Governments Need a More Strategic Approach to Clean Energy Spend – IEA

Clean energy spend by governments responding to the COVID-19 crisis has risen by 50% over the past five months, mostly in developed nations, according to the In…

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall to Lowest on Record

5.1 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions marks seven consecutive years of decline.

Natural Gas

US Natural Gas Storage Rises 15 Bcf, Lifting Stocks to 1.397 Tcf as Deficit Grows

US natural gas storage activity flipped back to net injections in the first week of April with an undersized addition to stocks widening the deficit and provoki…

Hydropower Plant

Canadian Government Funds Atlin Hydroelectric Expansion Project

Canadian government officials made a C$32.2 million investment in the Atlin Hydro Expansion Project, an existing Indigenous-owned and operated 2.1 MW hydropower…

Floating Offshore Wind

EDF Consults on Location for Floating Wind Project

Gwynt Glas is expected to generate 1GW of renewable energy to power up to 920k homes.

Hydrogen Production

Swiss Hydropower Project to Begin Hydrogen Production

H-TEC SYSTEMS and Groupe E will deploy a hydrogen project in western Switzerland, using two H-TEC SYSTEMS ME450/1400 PEM electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen…

Meta Signs 156-MW PPA on EDP Renewables Texas Solar Project

Facebook parent company Meta has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 156 MW of the 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, Texas.

Rooftop PV System

Trina Solar Brings 425 W Rooftop PV Module to Europe, with 21.9% Efficiency

Chinese PV module manufacturer Trina Solar has revealed that it has started selling a new panel for rooftop applications – the Dual-Glass Vertex S+ Module.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Bosch Unveils Hydrogen-Compatible Stationary Fuel Cell System

Bosch’s new solid oxide fuel cell prototype has an electrical efficiency of more than 60% and an overall efficiency above 85%. It also has a targeted power out…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Australian Offshore Oil Exploration Well Imminent for SapuraOMV

The Malaysian-Austrian joint venture company SapuraOMV Upstream will spud early next month the Kanga-1 oil exploration well offshore Western Australia.

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Major Nordex Hit by Cyber Attack

Germany-headquartered wind turbine manufacturer, Nordex Group, experienced a cyber security incident on 31 March 2022.

Carbon Neutral

How Google Plans to Use 100% Carbon-Free Energy in Its Data Centers by 2030

Google has set out a notably aggressive goal to operate on 24-7 carbon-free energy by 2030.

Public Clean Energy Spending Jumps 50% to $710b Since October 2021

Government clean energy spending globally in response to the pandemic surged 50% in the last five months, reaching $710b, according to the International Energy …

China

Global Onshore Wind Capacity Rises 72.5GW in 2021

The global onshore wind market in 2021 saw a 72.5 gigawatts (GW) increase in capacity with China and US leading in installations, but is 18% lower than in 2020,…