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Pumped Storage

Major Hydropower Station Begins Water Storage in Tibet

The first large-scale hydropower project in Tibet with an installed capacity of over one million kilowatts-Huadian Suwalong Hydropower Station in the upper reac…

Crude Oil

Iraq Raises Crude Oil Exports In January

Iraq’s oil exports increased slightly in January 2021 compared to December 2020, data from the country’s oil ministry showed on Monday, suggesting that Iraq i…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

First Hydrogen Refuelling Station for Long Range Vehicles Inaugurated in Spain

Spain’s first refuelling station for long range fuel cell vehicles will demonstrate the viability of hydrogen as a fuel for transport.

Tidal Energy

Sabella Acquires GE's Tidal Assets

Sabella has acquired the tidal energy assets of GE Renewable Energy.

Solar Power Plant

European PV Players Launch 4GW Solar Developer

Hartree Partners, AGP Group and NaGa Solar have formed a new JV to develop at least 4GW of solar projects across the UK, the Netherlands and Germany.

Crude Oil

Belarus to Raise Export Duties on Oil

Belarus will raise export duties on oil and oil products for destinations outside the Eurasian Economic Union, on Feb. 1, 2021, the government said in a stateme…

Offshore Wind Power

Saipem Awarded French Offshore Wind Contract

The contract is subject to a Notice To Proceed, which is contingent upon EODC making a positive final investment decision.

Energy Storage Project

Siemens Energy to Build Black-Start Battery Storage for Gas-Fired Plant

Siemens Energy will handle engineering, procurement and construction duties to build a battery-based, black-start generation system at a California power plant,…

Solar Power Plant

Rooftop Solar Booming in Hawaii as Ytility Launches ‘Quick Connect’

Hawaiian Electric has announced that rooftop solar installations increased by 55% in 2020 despite the global pandemic.

Hydrogen Project

Countries Roll Out Green Hydrogen Strategies, Electrolyzer Targets

Countries are increasingly embedding green hydrogen’s potential to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors within ambitious strategies.

Oil Exploration

Exxon and Chevron CEOs Discussed Potential Merger

Talks were "preliminary" and are not ongoing, but could be rekindled later.

Oil Field

Military Seizes Power in Resource-Rich Burma

The elected leaders of Myanmar have been arrested by the military, sending the resource-rich southeast Asian nation into a fresh political crisis.

Electric Car

CATL Builds Fourth Phase of Jiangsu Battery Plant

Major Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amparex Technology has started constructing the fourth phase of its power Major Chinese battery producer Contemporar…

Blockchain

Germany Launches Blockchain Energy Trading Project

Germany has launched a state-subsidised research project that will look at how to make use of blockchain technology in adapting power trading to the growing sha…

Paris Climate Agreement

Australia Hints at Net-Zero Emissions Target by 2050

Australia has hinted that it may adopt a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, moving away from its prevailing stance of achieving this in the secon…