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Crude Oil

Iran Clears Oil Spill in Northern Gulf Region

Iranian teams have cleaned up an oil slick near field in the northern region of the Gulf that had extended over a six-square-km area.

Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Announces Operation of First Arab Nuclear Power Plant

The United Arab Emirates announced the start-up operations of its first nuclear power plant in capital Abu Dhabi.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China's New Coal Projects Account for 90% of Global Total in H1

China built more than half of the world's new coal-fired power plants this year and accounted for 90 per cent of new planned capacity, a study showed on Monday

Distributed Solar

New Zealand Government’s Solar Plans key to 2050 Goal

The New Zealand government’s planned solar installations across six of its institutional campuses announced earlier in July.

Energy Transition

Asia Reassesses Energy Transition Strategies

Asia has reassessed its energy transition strategies by accelerating utility digital transformation.

Hydropower Plant

IFC Study Assesses Human and Eenvironmental Impact of Nepal Hydropower Project

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation has released recommendations of its Cumulative Impact Assessment of the Trishuli River Basin.

Nuclear Technology

US Announces Plan to Put Nuclear Power on the Moon

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, the managing and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory.

Combined cycle power plant

ADB to Finance RBLPL’s 718MW Power Plant in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide $200m to Reliance Bangladesh LNG and Power to construct and operate a 718MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plan…

Solar Power Plant

Octopus Renewables Buys 14 French Solar Farms for $69.7m

Energy supply company Octopus Renewables Infrastructure has acquired 14 solar photovoltaic farms in France.

Wind Power Project

Chevron and Algonquin to Co-Develop Renewable Energy Projects

Chevron USA has signed a four-year agreement with Algonquin Power and Utilities to co-develop renewable power projects.

Tanzania

TANZANIA: Tanesco Appoints Three Consultants for Two Hydropower Projects

Multiconsult Norge AS, a Norwegian consulting engineering firm has recently been chosen by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) to provide con…

Germany

EnBW Soars on Stellar Renewables Return

EnBW banked adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of €426m from its renewables division for the first six months of 2020

Wind Turbine

Nordex Delivers First Turbines under 300MW UKA Agreement

Nordex has delivered turbines for the first project in Germany that forms part of a 300MW framework agreement with wind farm developer UKA.

Floating Offshore Wind

Gran Canaria Floater Takes Shape

Construction has started on a floating offshore wind platform developed by the PivotBuoy consortium ahead of installation this autumn off the Canary Islands, Sp…

Siemens Gamesa Hires New Onshore Chief Executive

Siemens Gamesa has appointed Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, formerly co-chief executive of MHI Vestas, to lead the group’s onshore wind business, replacing Alfonso Fau…