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Energy Security

Texas Faces Another Power Crisis Amid Heat Wave

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has asked Texans to reduce power consumption through Friday of this week.

Wind Turbine

Nordex Could Install 1 GW of Wind Power in Australia

Nordex and Acciona Energía are in advanced contract negotiations and are about to reach an agreement in principle for the supply and installation of up to 180 …

Nuclear Reactor

Chinese EPR Experiences 'Performance Issue'

Unit 1 of the Taishan nuclear power plant is operating at full power and there has been no release of radiation at the plant or in the surrounding area.

Wind Farm

Telstra Wind Farm Deal Boosts Renewables Commitment

Telstra detailed plans to further reduce its carbon footprint and become a leader in renewable energy, unveiling a new wind farm partnership in New South Wales.

Hydropower Plant

Kidston Pumped Storage Project Breaks Ground

Genex Power yesterday marked the construction of its flagship 250MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Queensland, Australia, with an official ground break…

Solar Power Plant

National Grid’s New 40-MW Michigan Solar Portfolio Now Operational

National Grid Renewables announced its 40-MW MiSolar portfolio recently began operation.

Solar Power Plant

LONGi Provides 134MWp Hi-MO 5 Modules to the Largest Solar Power Plant in Bangladesh

LONGi announced that it will supply 134MWp high-efficiency Hi-MO 5 modules to Orion Group for its project in Khulna, Bangladesh.

Energy Storage Project

Highview Enlasa Developing 50MW/500MWh Liquid Air Energy Storage Facility in the Atacama Region of Chile

Latin America’s first cryogenic energy storage project to enable 24/7 baseload renewable energy

Coal Mine

Vale to Pay US$2.5 billion to Acquire Coal Assets

With the settlement of the project finance, all conditions precedent for the completion of the transaction for the acquisition of Mitsui's stakes in the Moatize…

Coal Production

Chile, NE Asia Bolster Drummond's Coal Exports

A spike in Chilean demand and firm loadings for northeast Asia supported Colombian coal producer Drummond's thermal coal exports in May, company figures show.

Hydrogen Project

ABB and Axpo to Collaborate on Affordable Green Hydrogen Project

ABB has joined forces with Swiss utility Axpo to develop modular green hydrogen production plants in Italy, with the aim of creating an optimum operating model …

Substation

SPX to Sell Transformer Solutions Business to GE-Prolec

US-based infrastructure company SPX has signed an agreement to sell its Transformer Solutions business to GE-Prolec Transformers, together with its affiliates P…

Energy Storage Battery

Northvolt Raises $2.75bn to Increase Battery Production Capacity

Northvolt plans to increase the annual production capacity of its gigafactory from 40GWh to 60GWh.

Electricity Trade

China Three Gorges to Enter in Spain Electricity Retail Market, Cinco Dias Reports

The European unit of China Three Gorges in Luxembourg did not reply to an email seeking immediate comment.

LNG

China to Overtake Japan as World's Top LNG Buyer in Weeks, ICIS Says

It estimated China's 2021 total LNG demand at 81.2 million tonnes, above 75.2 million tonnes for Japan.