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EV Market

Nissan to Stop Selling ICEs in China by 2025

Nissan plans to sell only electric and hybrid cars in China from 2025.

Electric Vehicle Battery

China and Japan Ahead of Korea in EV Battery Materials

Korea’s three major electric vehicle battery makers -- LG Chem, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation -- are expanding their presence in the global EV battery market. …

Solar Power Plant

Sudan, UAE Sign MoU to Construct Solar Energy Plants with a Capacity of 500 MW

Sudan and the United Arab Emirates signed a Memorandum Of Understanding for the construction of solar energy plants with a capacity of 500 megawatts.

Nuclear Power Plant

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Passes Restart Review

Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority today approved the operational safety programme submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company for its seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Ka…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

J-Power to Close Old Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

Japan's Electric Power Development Co Ltd plans to shut old and low-efficiency coal-fired power plants by 2030, in line with government policy.

Wind Power Project

Scotland Ups 2030 Offshore Wind Target

The Scottish Government has increased its offshore wind target from the current 8 GW to 11 GW of capacity to be installed by 2030.

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Announces Acquisition of Haystack Wind Project in US

Denmark-based green energy company Ørsted has announced the acquisition of the Haystack Wind project in Wayne County, Nebraska, US, with a capacity of 298MW.

Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Approves Power Uprate for Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase the generating capacity of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Postpones Decision on Release of Fukushima Water

Japan has deferred a decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site into the sea, in face of strong oppositio…

Carbon Neutral

Japan Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, Says Prime Minister Suga

Japan Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, Says Prime Minister Suga.

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Carbon-Neutrality Pledge a Fundamental Shift on Coal Power

Japan, an island nation that is currently heavily reliant on coal and gas power, will be carbon neutral in 2040, the country’s newly appointed prime minister Y…

Coal Production

China’s Ordos County Curbs Coal Output Capacity

Coal production in Ordos county in Inner Mongolia, one of China's most important mining districts, will not be allowed to exceed permitted levels, local authori…

Biomass Power Plant

Japanese Firms to Develop Sendai Biomass Power Plant

Japanese renewable power developer Renova and four other companies are planning to develop the 74.95MW Sendai Gamo biomass power plant in northeast Japan.

Geothermal Power Plant

Ten Years of Geothermal Power in Iran

Iran’s energy ministry has announced that its first geothermal power plant will come online by March next year, with an operational capacity of 5MW, and plans …

Carbon Neutral

Japan PM Suga Sets 2050 Deadline for Carbon Neutrality

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the…