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Hydropower Plant

New Transformer Boosts Capacity at ManapōUri Power Station

Intake of Manapouri hydroelectric power station at Lake ManapouriMeridian Energy has completed the commissioning of a new transformer at the Manapōuri Power St…

Oil & Gas Trade

Fuel Oil Leaks From Stranded Tanker Near Hokkaido Beach

The Sanwa Maru remains stranded on a reef about 20 meters from shore in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Jan. 8.Fuel oil has leaked from a 3,919-ton tanker that ran agrou…

Brazil

Port of açu and Yamna Earmark Land for 1 Mtpa Green Ammonia Plant

As disclosed, Yamna plans to establish a new ammonia plant with a production capacity of up to one million tons per year (mtpa) in the port industrial complex o…

Biomass Power Plant

Organic Thermoelectric Device Generates Energy at Room Temperature

The innovative minds at Kyushu University in Japan have proposed an organic thermoelectric device with a new power generation mechanism, generating energy at ro…

Photovoltaic （PV）

California Winery Installs Solar With Dual-Axis Tracking

The Del Dotto Winery in Napa Valley, California, has installed a solar project with large dual-axis solar trackers from Mechatron Solar.The vineyard is expected…

LNG

Seaboard Marine Adds Third LNG-Powered Newbuild to the Fleet

With 247.9 meters in length and a capacity of 3,500 TEU and over 1,000 refrigerated container plugs, Seaboard Verde will serve ports across the Americas, includ…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Sekisui Chemical Launches Pilot Perovskite PV Projects in Japan

Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical announced it is collaborating with Japan’s Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ F…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

On the Boil: How Toyota Is Paving a New Hydrogen Path

Hydrogen development today tends to focus on more prosaic transport, such as delivery vehicles, but Toyota’s projects err to the exciting.Back in the 2021…

Solar Battery (Storage)

In First, Tel Aviv Apartment Building Turns to Solar Energy Storage for Emergency Use

An apartment block fitted with solar panels (but not storage) in the northern city of Acre, through the Sun for All initiative.A Tel Aviv apartment building has…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Iran Plans to Increase Renewable Energy-Based Power Generation

Iran intends to reach a total of 4,800 megawatts of renewable energy-based electricity generation by the end of next year (March 20, 2026), aiming for a substan…

Biofuel

EIA: Ethanol Capacity up in October, Biobased Diesel Capacity Unchanged

U.S. operable biofuels production capacity increased slightly in October, with a small gain for ethanol, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Informati…

Biorefinery

Renova: Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Facility Resumes Operations

Japan-based Renova Inc. on Dec. 27 announced that the Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant has resumed operations following the completion of an improvement proj…

United States

Clean Fuels: 2024 Saw Rapid Growth for Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel

The U.S. is on pace to surpass 5 billion gallons of biodiesel and renewable diesel consumption for the first time, capping a 2024 that saw increased efforts fro…

Japan

Renova: Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Facility Resumes Operations

Japan-based Renova Inc. on Dec. 27 announced that the Tokushima Tsuda Biomass Power Plant has resumed operations following the completion of an improvement proj…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Eskom Connects Koeberg Nuclear Plant Unit to South Africa’s National Grid

Unit 2’s 930MW capacity supports Eskom’s goal to add 2.5GW by March 2025.Eskom has connected the Koeberg nuclear power station’s Unit 2 to Sou…