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Electric Vehicle Battery

BMW Group Plant Leipzig to Start Battery Module Production in 2021

The BMW Group is further expanding its Germany-based production capacities for electric drives.

Solar Power Plant

BayWa R.E. Acquires Land in Sweden to Develop at Least 100MWp of PV

BayWa r.e. will construct a PV facility in Sweden with a capacity of at least 100MWp, as the renewables developer eyes a significant solar expansion in the coun…

Solar Power Plant

Solar to Manufacture Cool Drinks and Power the Grid Simultaneously

Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa is expanding the solar power generation capacity of its manufacturing facilities.

Thermal Plant

Iran: 1,200MW Added to Thermal Power Plants' Capacity

The Director of Planning at Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said that 1,200-megawatt electricity has been added to the current generation capacity of therm…

Coal Production

Glencore Closes More Australian Coal Capacity

Switzerland-based trading and mining firm Glencore will stop operating two of the five excavators at its 4.5mn t/yr Glendell thermal coal mine in Australia.

Wind Power Project

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm Energy Connects its Excelsior Wind Farm to the Grid

South African independent power producer BioTherm Energy has just connected its Excelsior wind farm to the grid. With a capacity of 33 MW, the installation is l…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

BeHydro Launches Long-Awaited Dual-Fuel Engines

Having been in the making for just over three years, BeHydro has now launched its first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel engine with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW).

Market Analysis

IAEA Forecasts Doubling of Nuclear Capacity by 2050 in 'High Case'

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has released its latest projections for energy, electricity and nuclear power trends through 2050.

Energy Storage Project

US Developer Turns Sod on 200MW Texas Storage

US developer Broad Reach Power has started constructing 200MW of battery storage capacity in Texas.

Market Analysis

Hydro Power Requires $100 bn Investment Annually: Roger Gill, International Hydropower Association

The Global hydropower generation capacity is set to grow 60 per cent to 2,000 Gigawatt by 2050 and that growth can be achieved in a sustainable way, Roger Gill,…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Apache Kicks Off Drilling Operations on Fresh Well Off Suriname

Apache Corporation has gathered further reservoir and technical data from its Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well located in Block 58 offshore Suriname and started drill…

Iran

Iran Launches Phase 1 of Qeshm Oil Export Terminal

Iranian president Hassan Rohani has inaugurated the first phase of a new oil export terminal on Iran's Qeshm island, at the mouth of the Gulf of Oman.

Turkey

Virtual Power Plant in Turkey Balances Renewables with Geothermal Capacities

Five geothermal power plant operators joined Pure Energy’s pool and now the electricity trader can optimize its operations in Turkey with the steady source via…

Energy Storage Battery

IIT-M Develops Alternatives to Conventional Li-ion Batteries

Its researchers have made significant advances in developing alternatives to conventional lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries for industrial usage.

Thermal Plant

COE Decides to Close 4 Loss-Making Power Plants

The Cabinet Committee on Energy on Thursday decided to close four loss-making power plants of state owned Gencos of low efficiency with an approximately 1500MW …