Dec

Energy Storage Battery

Construction of the First Centralized Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Station has Begun in Shanxi Province, China

It is expected to be put into operation at the end of December this year.

Japan

Tokyo Olympics Games to be Held Behind Closed Doors; State of Emergency Declared

Surging Covid-19 cases in Japan has forced the first major sporting event to showcase the power of hydrogen, the Tokyo Olympic Games, behind closed doors.

Crude Oil

Brazil Plans To Be 5th-Largest Crude Exporter By 2030

Brazil’s expected oil output surge this decade will make it the world’s fifth-largest crude exporter in 2030, Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuqu…

Electricity Transmission

Nigeria: NDPHC Commences Work on 33kV Power Line to Electrify Community

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has commenced work on a new 15-kilometre 33kV line to restore power supply to a community in Nigeria that has been…

Microgrid

Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic Microgrid Inaugurated

Quebec state utility Hydro-Québec and Lac-Mégantic have formally launched the energy microgrid in the Canadian city’s new downtown.

Solar Power Plant

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce Invests in Kowry Energy’s Off-Grid Solar Systems

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has invested in Kowry Energy. The German start-up finances and builds decentralised solar systems with storage for commercial customer…

Tidal Energy

Sustainable Marine’s Tidal Turbine Rotors Pass Rigorous Testing

Sustainable Marine’s new turbine rotors have proven they can survive for two decades in the field, following rigorous tests at a leading European marine energy…

Crude Oil

Oil Prices Climb as U.S. Reports Rapidly Declining Crude Stockpiles

Oil rebounded after a U.S. government report showed rapidly declining inventories and record-high fuel demand in the midst of the peak summer travel season.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Speeds up Chile Coal Power Retirements

US utility AES is accelerating the shutdown of 1,097MW of coal-fired power generating units in Chile, in line with the greening of its corporate strategy and th…

Mexico

Mexican Oil Giant Says No Environmental Damage from Raging Gulf Fire

Just days after video of a massive ocean surface blaze near a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico went viral, Mexico's national oil company has declared th…

Crude Oil

OPEC+ Fails To Hike Oil Production, Delays Decision Again

OPEC+ much-awaited resumption of talks today has now been delayed, indicating that Saudi Arabia and the UAE have not been able to broker any agreement after the…

Microgrid

Engie Energy To Deploy 300 Mini-grid Projects Across Nigeria By 2025

Following federal government’s opening of the power sector to private investors, Engie Energy Access Nigeria, has unveiled a strategic investment initiative th…

Coal Production

India's Coal Production Drops Marginally by 2% to 716 million Tonnes in FY'21

India's total coal production registered a marginal decline of 2.02 per cent to 716.084 million tonnes during the last fiscal year

CCS

DOE Announces $12 Million For Direct Air Capture Technology

Six R&D Projects Aim to Decrease Cost Barriers to Deploying the Clean Energy Technology Needed to Eliminate Greenhouse Emissions

Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Pauses Preparation for 40-Year Licence Renewals

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to discontinue its considerations of regulatory and other changes to allow reactor operators to apply for 40-ye…