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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Energy Giant to Close Biggest Coal Generator in Germany After Just Five Years

Swedish utility Vattenfall wants to shut down its youngest and most efficient coal-fired power plant in Germany because it is unprofitable.

Energy Storage Technology

Supercapacitors Usurp Battery Technologies

Supercapacitors are on a path to overtake batteries, providing safety, faster charging and size advantages while helping to eliminate complex battery management…

Karsten Neuhoff on Germany's Clean Energy Revolution

James Edward Mills is a Black freelance journalist in Madison, Wisconsin, and the author of “The Adventure Gap: Changing The Face of the Outdoors.”

Solar Power Plant

ZIMBABWE: a Law to Regulate the Installation of Solar PV Systems is Under Study

The Government of Zimbabwe should soon put an end to the uncontrolled installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the country by regulating the sector.

Nuclear Technology

Framatome Partners with ADAGOS to Bring Artificial Intelligence to the Nuclear Sector

Framatome has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with France-based computer software provider ADAGOS to bring advanced.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Rig Platform Arrives in Mossel Bay Ahead of Drilling

The rig platform, the Deepsea Stavanger, arrived in Mossel Bay on 21 August ahead of its deployment to the Outeniqua Basin, where it is scheduled to work on the…

Energy-Eficient Building

SENEGAL: Akon City, the Green City Project is Launched at a Cost of $6 billion

The Senegalese-American RnB singer Akon has just announced the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the green and futuristic Akon City in west…

Power Construction

EMS Signs EUR 6.5 Million Contract for Second Phase of Trans-Balkan Corridor

Elektromontaža Kraljevo and Elnos BL have signed EUR 6.5 million contract on the works on the second phase of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor in Serbia.

Wind Farm

Brazilian JV Unveils 155MW Onshore Development

Brazilian renewables developer AES Tiete has formed a joint venture with Unipar to develop a 155MW wind farm in Brazil.

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Crew Plan 1.1GW Offshore Adventure

Australian oil and gas company Pilot Energy has started a feasibility study into the development of an 1100MW offshore wind farm off the coast of the mid-west r…

Offshore Wind Power

Huisman Skyhook Makes First Monopile Lift

Dutch heavy lift equipment specialist Huisman has lifted the first batch of offshore wind turbine monopiles with its 2600-tonne Skyhook quayside crane at the co…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Fuel Cell Technology Company to be Developed

The Development Bank of South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation have committed project development funding to create a South African stationary …

Oil Price

Russia’s Novak Says 2020 Oil Demand Could Fall by Up to 10 Million bpd

Global oil demand could fall by 9-10 million barrels per day this year due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on F…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Ninian Northern Loaded Onto Quay at Lerwick

The operation to load-in the 14,200 tonne Ninian Northern topside at Lerwick Harbour’s Dales Voe Base has been completed successfully.

Energy Storage System

Siemens Supports Transition to Renewables on the Azores

Siemens Smart Infrastructure, in partnership with Fluence, was awarded a contract by the Portuguese energy provider EDA – Electricidade dos Açores – to build…