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Market Analysis

Renewable Energy Sources Provided more than a Quarter of Total U.S. Electrical Generation in April

Electrical generation by renewable energy sources set a new record in April 2021 and accounted for 25.7% of total U.S. production.

Oil Field

China's First Solo-Operated Deepwater Gas Field Starts Production

Shenhai-1, meaning deepsea, is expected to produce up to 3.39 billion cubic meters of gas every year, or roughly 2% of China's total gas output, the energy majo…

Market Analysis

Consumers Energy to Quit Coal by 2025, Speeding Closure of Five Units

Michigan’s largest energy provider Consumers Energy will stop using coal as a fuel source for power generation within the next four years—15 years earlier tha…

Oil Refinery

Finland's Porvoo Refinery Restarts After Maintenance

Finnish firm Neste has restarted production at its 197,000 b/d Porvoo refinery after completing a major turnaround at the plant.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom’s Angarsk Facility Wins Contract for Decommissioning Projects

The work will be carried out within the framework of the Federal Target Programme “Ensuring Nuclear and Radiation Safety for 2016-2020 and for the Period until…

Offshore Wind Power

Vestas Wins Offshore Wind Energy Order for Arcadis Ost 1

Vestas has secured a firm order for wind turbines for Parkwind’s 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, to deliver 27 V174-9.5 MW turbines 19 km northeast of…

Wind Power Project

AES Brasil Awards Nordex a 314 MW Wind Power Contract in Brazil

Wind farm comprises 55 N163/5.X wind turbines from the Delta4000 series.

Wind Power Company

Ørsted Celebrates Installation Milestone

Danish energy company Ørsted has erected its 1000th turbine in UK waters.

Nuclear Reactor

EDF Reaches AGR Decommissioning Agreement

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the deal, which was signed yesterday, will save the UK taxpayer about GBP1 billion, as EDF and …

Energy Storage Battery

Zenobe to Begin Construction on 100MW/107MWh Battery Following Santander Financing

Battery storage firm Zenobe has announced it is to start construction on its 100MW/107MWh battery at Capenhurst, near Chester.

PowerGrid Technology

Grid Enhancing Technologies Advocated to Boost Renewables in US

The Efficient Grid Interconnection Act of 2021 has been introduced to expand access to clean energy and reduce grid congestion in the US.

Hydropower Plant

Drax Kicks off Cruachan Expansion Planning Process

Project to expand the pumped hydro plant in Scotland to over 1GW is expected to create nearly 900 jobs

Smart City

K-City Network Global Cooperation Program to Commence Soon

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on June 23 that this year’s K-City Network Global Cooperation Program would be initiated in 11 sel…

Oil Price

Russian Domestic Oil Prices Soar to All-Time High

Traders said oil for July delivery at the regional metering points jumped to between 36,700-37,100 roubles per tonne, up from 32,900-33,600 roubles a month earl…

Oil&Gas Drilling

BP Starts up Manuel Project in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico; 20,100 boe/d

bp announced the safe start-up of the Manuel project in the US Gulf of Mexico, the fourth of five major projects expected to be delivered globally in 2021.