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Nuclear Policy

Iranian Parliament Approve Bill Specifying Increased Uranium Enrichment

Iran’s parliament on 2 November approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran to produce at least 120kg of 20% enriched uranium a year at it…

Carbon Neutral

Liquid Wind Carbon Neutral Fuel Project Progresses

Swedish electric utility company Övik Energi will provide the carbon dioxide and site for Liquid Wind’s first commercial-scale electro-fuel facility that will…

Solar Power Plant

European Energy to Build Largest Solar Farm in Northern Europe

Last week at the local council in the municipality of Aabenraa, Southern Jutland, Denmark, a massive majority greenlit European Energy’s plans to build the big…

Microgrid

SEforALL Backs Mini-Grid Deployment in Sierra Leone and Madagascar

The Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing facility managed by Sustainable Energy for All, is now open – with its first wave devoted to supportin…

Microgrid

A Virtual-Oscillator-Based Control Strategy for Microgrids

Keeping the grid stable is often synonymous with keeping frequency within a narrow band.

Oil & Gas Trade

French Company Abandons Plans to Import US Gas

The company had been in talks on a nearly $7 billion contract to supply LNG from a liquefaction facility that NextDecade plans to build in Texas to use the ampl…

Electric Car

China to Push Forward with Electrification Targets

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China has now confirmed that the share of New Energy Vehicles in total new car sales in China is expected to rise…

Energy Storage Battery

Mobile Battery Project will Provide up to 3MW of Frequency Control Services in Netherlands

A new project in the Netherlands will see a number of mobile battery storage units used to power construction sites and outdoor events provide up to 3MW of freq…

Hydropower Plant

ANDRITZ Bags Equipment Contract for 32 Mw Hydro Power Plant in Nepal

ANDRITZ' Indian subsidiary with manufacturing facilities at Mandideep and Prithla is responsible for the execution of the contract.

LNG

Russia: Gazprom Opens Natural Gas Fuel Service Stations

Gazprom has launched two new infrastructure facilities for refueling motor vehicles with natural gas, eco-friendly vehicle fuel.

Wind Power Project

ENGIE Acquires $528m Wind Farm in Australia

ENGIE Australia & New Zealand has announced the acquisition of Hills of Gold Wind Farm, a A$750m facility from Wind Energy Partners.

Solar Power Plant

Harmony Energy to Make UK Solar Debut with Maiden 30MW Array in Yorkshire

Renewables developer Harmony Energy has secured planning permission from East Riding of Yorkshire Council for its first solar site in the UK.

Smart Grid

NB Power to Modernise Grid with 350k Itron Smart Meters

Canadian utility New Brunswick Power will deploy Itron’s multi-purpose solution to modernise its electricity network.

Hydropower Plant

Ashkot Hydropower Project | Technical Details

On 6 December 2017 the AJ&K Council gave its consent to PPIB for further processing and development of the 300MW Ashkot HPP.

Market Analysis

Global Power Systems ‘Need More Flexibility’

An increase in investments should be facilitated by ‘better-designed markets’, says new IEA report.