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Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Licenses Second Unit of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant

Barakah's Unit 1 was connected to the national power grid in August and in December reached 100% of reactor power capacity during testing

Energy Storage Technology

Novel Copolymer Binder Extends the Life of Lithium-ion Batteries

One of the major causes for the drop in capacity over time in Li-ion batteries is the degradation of the widely used graphite anodes.

Hydrogen Production

Haldor Topsoe to Build Electrolyser Manufacturing Facility to Meet Demand for Green Hydrogen Production

Danish engineering firm Haldor Topsoe will build a solid oxide electrolyser manufacturing facility with a total capacity of 500MW per year to accommodate the “…

Solar Power Plant

Iberdrola Plans 750MW Solar Photovoltaic Capacity in Spain

Iberdrola has announced development of two solar photovoltaic plants with a combined 750MW capacity in Extremadura, Spain.

Wind Farm

Africa and Middle East Install 821MW Wind in 2020

According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, the Africa and Middle East region installed 821MW of new wind power capacity in 2020, bringin…

Biobattery

French Albioma Expands Biomass Capacity in 2020

French renewable energy provider Albioma increased its biomass-fired capacity in 2020, despite delays to plant conversions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China

The Two Sessions to Observe

Update the latest news of the two sessions in real time

Rooftop PV System

16 GW Worth of Solar Rooftop Capacity can be Created from MSMEs by the End of 2022

India has set a target of 175 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2022, out of which 40 GW is expected to come from solar rooftop projects.

Carbon Neutral

Japan on Track to Achieve 2030 Renewable Power Goal

Japan is on track to achieve its target for renewable power capacity installed by 2030, paving the way for its 2050 carbon neutral goal.

Video: Tesla Wins Huge New Contract in Australia for Its Megapack Line

Torque News has a new update about Tesla's Megapack line. Tesla is helping Australian Victoria to reach 50% renewable energy by 2030, by winning a new big contr…

Energy Storage Project

Puerto Rico’s 1GW RFP for Renewables Also Calls for 500MW of Energy Storage

Puerto Rico has issued a request for proposals to construct 1GW of renewable energy capacity and 500MW of battery energy storage on the island.

Gas power plant

Guinness World Records Recognises Dubai Jebel Ali Power Complex As Largest Gas-Fired Facility Globally

The site has a total capacity of 9,547 MW and is valued at over $12.3bn

Solar Company

GCL-Poly Continues to Ramp Production Capacity Commitments

The poly maker is making significant investment pledges into new production lines in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia.

Oil Refinery

Indian Oil Shares Gain Over 3% on Panipat Refinery Capacity Expansion Plan

IOC board approved capital investment for capacity expansion of Panipat Refinery from 15 MMTPA to 25 MMTPA.

Market Analysis

China's Coal Consumption Share Falls to 56.8% at End-2020

The rapid rollout of renewable-energy capacity and the growing use of natural gas has helped reduce the share of coal consumption from around 68% over the last …