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Oil Pipeline

Bulgaria Expects to Finish Russian Gas Pipeline on Time

Bulgaria says it aims to build on time its stretch of a pipeline that will bring Russian gas to Europe, despite unforeseen delays due to the COVID pandemic.

Wind Farm

Voltalia Brings Live 163-MW Wind Farm in Brazil

France's Voltalia SA today announced the full commissioning of its 163-MW VSM 1 wind farm in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state.

Biobattery

UK Electricity Plant Nears Full Switch away from Coal

As the coronavirus pandemic undermines the production of cleaner renewable fuels, the UK's biggest electricity plant is close to using only biomass following a …

Gas turbine engine

GE Completes Italy Gas Turbine Upgrade Despite COVID19

GE and Italian energy firm Tirreno Power have revealed how they managed to complete an upgrade on a gas turbine at a major power plant during the peak of Italy…

Oil Shale

Oil Explorers Revert to Pre-Shale Drilling Level Across U.S.

Oil explorers are drilling at the slowest pace in more than a decade as the pandemic-driven collapse in energy demand wipes out cash flow, jobs and even entire …

Policy & Regulation

IRS Grants Wind and Solar Sectors Critical COVID-19 Reprieves

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has granted a one-year extension of the continuity safe harbor, providing much-needed relief for many wind developers, which, …

Energy Investment

Global Energy Investment to Plunge 20% This Year: IEA

Global energy investment is set to face a “staggering” decline this year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemi.

Biobattery

Fortum and KPA Unicon Unveil 49 MW Biomass Plant in Finland

A bio-heating boiler plant delivered for clean energy company Fortum to Espoo, Finland, has been officially handed over for commercial use.

Electric Car

China's Chery Auto Plans to Sell Cars in EU, United States: Chairman

China's Chery Automobile, which has a manufacturing partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, is planning to sell its own-branded cars in the European Union and Unite…

Market Analysis

OPINION: How Electricity Reforms Could Help Boost Indian Economy

The Covid19 pandemic has pushed economies around the world to a near-collapse not seen outside of wartime since the 1930s.

Nuclear Power Plant

Illinois Nuclear Power Plant Set a Record for Outages During Covid-19

Four of Exelon Generation's six Illinois nuclear plants safely completed refueling outages during the COVID-19 pandemic, setting new operational records at each…

Oil Price

Oil Rises on View that Demand may Rebound Beyond Pre-Virus Level

Oil rose as the head of the International Energy Agency forecast demand will likely grow past its level before the global pandemic.

Biobattery

IEA Bioenergy Highlights Potential for Biomass Amid Covid-19

The biofuels arm of the international energy agency, IEA Bioenergy, promotes the potential of biomass energy to alleviate energy concerns during the covid-19 pa…

Microgrid

Sunverge to Install Nanogrid-Style Virtual Power Plant for Maryland Utility

Sunverge Energy has landed a contract to build a residential virtual power plant for Delmarva Power in Maryland, using a nanogrid controller platform.

Renewable Energy

Global Green Energy Growth to Fall for First Time in 20 Years: IEA

Global growth in new renewable energy capacity will experience its first annual decline in 20 years this year amid the coronavirus pandemic but is expected to p…