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Energy Subsidies

CAMEROON: the Maroua and Guider Solar Power Plants Tax-Exempt

The future photovoltaic solar power plants in Maroua and Guider will be tax-exempt for 10 years.

Solar Power Plant

JinkoSolar Supplied 2.3GW Modules to Vietnam in 2020

According to the export data, JinkoSolar, one of the world’s largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers, supplied more than 2.3GW high-efficiency m…

Solar Power Plant

Leeward to Buy 10-GW Project Platform from First Solar Tied to Panel Orders

First Solar Inc has struck a deal to sell a 10-GW utility-scale solar project platform to the development arm of US independent power producer Leeward Renewable…

Wind Farm

100MW Kipeto Wind Farm Connects to Kenya’s Power Grid

Kipeto Energy Plc, today announced it has connected Kipeto wind farm to the national grid and will start generating power in the next week.

Coal Trade

Morocco Relying more Heavily on Russian Coal

Morocco's reliance on Russian coal imports increased in the first 11 months of 2020, as receipts from other sources fell sharply.

Energy Storage Material

EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub

The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub is pleased to announce a free to attend webinar, focused on ‘Automated Fibre Deposition Technologies’, …

Crude Oil

U.S. Proved Oil Reserves Remain Flat, Natural Gas Reserves Decline

Lower crude oil and natural gas prices reversed in 2019 a two-year trend of record high proved reserves in the United States as operators revised down their tot…

CCS

Elon Musk To Give $100 Million To ‘Best’ Carbon Capture Technology

Elon Musk will be giving a prize of US$100 million to the best carbon capture technology, the entrepreneur tweeted, adding that he would unveil details on this …

Nuclear Power Plant

Bulgarian Cabinet Approves Plan for New Unit at Kozloduy

The Bulgarian Council of Ministers, at a meeting on 20 January, approved plans presented by the Minister of Energy to construct a seventh unit at the Kozloduy n…

Crude Oil

Iran Claims it is Ramping up Oil Production to Pre-Sanctions Levels

Iran's output fell following US sanctions in 2018 over its nuclear ambitions

Solar Power Plant

Nakheel Malls And Total In Partnership For Solar Panel Installation

Around 12,000 PV panels will be installed on the rooftops of Ibn Battuta Mall and Dragon Mart., spanning around 35,000 sqm

Israel

Masdar And EDF Renewables Enter Strategic Alliance To Explore Renewable Energy Opportunities In Israel

Under the agreement, Masdar and EDF Renewables Israel, a wholly owned subsidiary established in 2010, will look to collaborate on existing renewable energy proj…

Energy Investment

China's CEIC, China Reform set up $1.55 bln New Energy Fund

Upon launch, the fund is expected to generate about 50 billion yuan worth of financing in projects using wind, solar and hydrogen and energy storage, the State-…

Solar Power Plant

Lightsource BP and RIC Energy Partner up on Spanish Solar Projects

Through the partnership, Lightsource bp, a company specialising in the development and management of solar energy projects, has acquired a 1.06 GW project portf…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Energy UK Welcomes Future Homes Standard’s 31% Carbon Reduction Target

The solar sector has welcomed the UK government’s 31% home carbon emissions reduction target as part of the long-awaited Future Homes Standard update.