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Energy Storage Project

Startup Verkor Teams up with Consultancy Capgemini for 16GWh Lithium-Ion ‘Smart Factory’ in France

Digital software company Capgemini is partnering with battery energy storage startup Verkor to help bring to life a 16GWh-capacity lithium-ion cell factory in F…

Solar Power Plant

Enel Starts Up 133-MW Part of Soon-to-be Gigantic Solar Complex in Brazil

Italian utility group Enel SpA said that the 133-MW expansion of its Sao Goncalo solar farm in Brazil has reached commercial operation.

Carbon Emissions

EU ‘on Track to Miss 2030 Emissions Target’

Wood Mackenzie has forecast the EU will fall short of achieving its 2030 emissions reduction target unless it accelerates wind and solar buildout.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Australian-First Hydrogen Production Plant Planned for Springfield City

Planning is underway to build a $20m cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell production plant in Springfield City, Australia.

Carbon Emissions

Amazon’s Climate Pledge Initiative Signs up 20 More Companies

The e-commerce giant co-founded the initiative to encourage companies to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement before they are due

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Indian Oil Signs Pact with Greenstat Norway for Hydrogen Fuel

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the government pledged to focus on generating hydrogen from green power sources as well as build more diverse and efficient ene…

Solar Power Plant

Eni to Grow Green Footprint in Spain After Buying Three Solar Power Plants

The plants have a total installed capacity of 140 MW, Eni said, adding it was in talks with X-Elio to develop more renewable energy projects in the country to r…

Hydrogen Project

Equinor and Engie Partner to Produce Blue Hydrogen from Gas

The partners will investigate the production and market potential for so-called "blue" hydrogen derived from natural gas, whereby resulting carbon emissions are…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Wins Power Link Contract for Dogger Bank

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has secured a contract to lay the third transmission link from the 3.6GW offshore Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Energy Security

Texas to Raise Energy Prices and Suspend Price Cap Amid Winter Storm

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has announced sweeping changes to the state’s energy pricing structure amid the ongoing winter storm, including highe…

Nuclear Equipment

Rosatom will Manufacture Unique Equipment for the BREST-OD-300 Power Unit

In particular, SCC and CKBM signed a contract for manufacturing and supply of equipment for the refueling complex.

Oil & Gas Trade

U.S. will Import 62% more Crude by 2022 Due to Domestic Production Declines, Says EIA

Throughout much of its history, the United States has imported more petroleum than it has exported.

Hydropower Plant

Construction on Inga 3 Hydropower Project could Start by Year End, Ambassador Says

Democratic Republic of Congo's ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, Jean Le'on Ngandu Ilunga has hinted that construction on the Inga 3 hydro-power pro…

Hydropower Plant

RusHydro Signs First Non-Regulated Agreement for Hydropower Supply

RusHydro is to supply electricity produced by the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant to gold producer PJSC Polyus after signing a bilateral power purchase agr…

Carbon Emissions

Skies of blue: Recycling Carbon Emissions to Useful Chemicals and Reducing Global Warming

Researchers optimize a novel process for the efficient conversion of carbon emissions into useful chemicals like acetate using microbes