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United States

US Contractor Books 185MW Illinois Wind Build

US contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has won a contract from Cordelio Power to build the 185MW Glacier Sands wind farm in Mason County, Illinois…

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted to Divest 50% Stake in 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind farm

Danish power company Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest 50% ownership stake in its 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan to Quebec’s Cai…

Natural Gas

PetroChina to more than Double Sichuan Shale Gas Output by 2025

That will surpass a target set by Sinopec, which led China's shale gas development with the first commercial find at Fuling, also in the Sichuan basin, and whic…

Electricity Transmission

Sterlite Power and AMP Capital Join Hands to Invest $1 bn in Transmission Projects

The projects will provide the infrastructure required for evacuating power from multiple renewable energy projects.

Nuclear Reactor

Korea's Artificial Sun Just Ran for 20 Astonishing Seconds

At 100 million degrees, that's easily a world record for fusion.

Coal Trade

Australia Expects Coal Exports to Fall by 9% year-on-year in 2020

In the first three quarters, Australia exported 278 million tons of coal, a year-on-year decrease of 17.6 million tons or 6.0%.

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

China to Reduce Tariffs on Imported Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components to Boost Development of the Technology

China will lower tariffs on fuel cell-related components imported to the country in 2021 to promote development of the technology.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eni: New Oil Discovery and New Production in the Western Desert of Egypt

New oil resources discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt with a new exploration well in Meleiha Concession. The new discovery adds 10,000 barrels of oil per …

Solar Power Plant

MOZAMBIQUE: Solar Century to Install a PPP Solar System for Syrah

Australian graphite mining company Syrah Resources wants to install an 11.2 MW solar-hybrid system at its operations in Balama, Mozambique.

Solar Power Plant

Sonnedix Closes €160m of Financing in Italy

Sonnedix has secured €160 million of non-recourse financing for solar PV projects in Italy.

Germany

Berlin Confirms New Renewables Laws from 1 January

New framework contains conditions for future expansion.

Brexit

RenewableUK Calls for Future EU Interconnection Benefits

Framework for post-Brexit electricity trading will not be in place for 1 January 2021.

Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…

Hydropower Plant

Video: Hydropower Station Tower Constructed in Engineering Miracle

Wudongde Hydropower Station, the world's seventh largest, began transmitting water power from Southwest to South China on July 31.