Dec

China

China Datang and Sinar Mas Held Completion Ceremony of PMU Acquisition

On December 23, China Datang Co., Ltd. and Sinar Mas Group held a video ceremony of PMU acquisition.

Xebec Announces Acquisition of HyGear, Inmatec

Xebec Adsorption Inc. in December announced the launch of its hydrogen strategy with the acquisition of HyGear.

Hydropower Plant

$400m Investment Inked for Another Hydro Project

Only infrastructure projects declared by the Council for the Development of Cambodia or an entity authorised by the Cambodian government of Cambodia can be the …

Microgrid

Bloom Energy Explores Hydrogen as 100% Renewable Option for Fuel Cell Technology

Asim Hussain, vice president of commercial strategy and customer experience at Bloom Energy, took time out during Microgrid 2020 Global to chat with Elisa Wood,…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

AES Gener Accelerates Closure of Chile Coal Plants

AES Gener accelerated the decommissioning of two coal-fired power stations in Chile, adding momentum to the country's decarbonization drive.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

RWE Power Takes First Plant off Grid – Unit D in Niederaussem

From 31 December 2020, RWE Power will decommission the 300-megawatt Unit D at its Niederaussem lignite power station.

South Korea

South Korea-U.K. FTA About to Take Effect

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Dec. 30 that the South Korea-U.K. FTA would become effective at 8:00 a.m. Jan. 1.

Oil Price

Oil Jumps On Significant Crude Inventory Draw

Crude oil prices rose further today after the Energy Information Administration reported an oil inventory draw of 6.1 million barrels for the week to December 2…

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Hot Test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 Ended Successfully

On December 29, 2020, the hot test of Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 6 was successfully concluded, marking a successful end to 2020 and bringing more hope for the u…

Oil Field

KrisEnergy Starts up Cambodia’s First Offshore Oil Field

KrisEnergy started producing oil from Cambodia’s first oil field in the offshore Block A concession on 28 December 2020.

Coal Trade

Australia Expects Coal Exports to Fall by 9% year-on-year in 2020

In the first three quarters, Australia exported 278 million tons of coal, a year-on-year decrease of 17.6 million tons or 6.0%.

Hydropower Plant

China's Largest Pumped Storage Plant: Last Unit of Jixi Pumped Storage Connected to the Grid

On December 20, the last unit of the Jixi Pumped-storage Power Station in Anhui Province was connected to the grid for power generation, marking that all 6 unit…

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Hydrogen Project

A.P. Moller Holding Invests Millions in Green Hydrogen Systems

Denmark’s A.P. Moller Holding, a parent company of shipping major Maersk, has decided to invest in compatriot Green Hydrogen Systems, a supplier of modular ele…

Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…