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Market Analysis

251GW New Chinese Wind Expected this Decade

China is expected to add 251GW of new wind capacity between 2020 and 2029 but additions will take a 16% hit from next year due to the end of subsidies.

Energy Technology

German Oil Refinery to Build 30 MW Hydrogen Electrolysis Plant

Germany agreed a national hydrogen strategy to help decarbonise the economy, including providing 9 billion euros to help promote new projects.

China

China to Add 251GW of New Wind Capacity by 2029

China is expected to add 251 gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity between 2020 and 2029, says Wood Mackenzie. The country’s wind power market could reach a cumu…

Oil Price

ExxonMobil Posts First Consecutive Quarterly Losses Since the Mid-80s

Oil major ExxonMobil reported a back-to-back quarterly loss for the first time in over three and a half decades.

Solar Power Plant

Australia Fast-Tracks $16 Billion Solar Power Export Project

Australia decided this week to fast track approvals for a A$22 billion project to supply solar power to Singapore via the world's longest subsea high voltage ca…

Selection of a consultancy firm/company to provide services

Tenders are invited for Selection of a consultancy firm/company to provide services for decentralized renewable energy solutions

South Africa

Eskom Wins Tariffs Hike Case, Overruling Energy Regulator

The judgement on the Eskom board review of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s decision on the Multi-Year Price Determination 4 was delivered on Tu…

Coal Production

Mongolia's Coal Production Drops by 50% in the First Half of 2020

Mongolia’s coal production from January to June 2020 was 12.474 million tons, a decrease of 12.48 million tons or 50.0% from the same period last year.

Nuclear Technology

America’s Big Plan To Bring Nuclear Energy To Space

The United States nuclear power sector has been in steep decline for years.

Solar Company

US Racking Company Moves Manufacturing to China

Despite strong revenue growth in its domestic market, Quick Mount PV – which was acquired by Netherlands-based Esdec last year – is abandoning its U.S. manufa…

United Kingdom

Nuclear Vital for UK Net Zero Plans

THE UK’s Energy Systems Catapult, an independent centre designed to accelerate the UK’s clean energy transition, has released a report assessing how nuclear e…

Energy Storage Battery

The Future Of Energy Storage Beyond Lithium Ion

Over the past decade, prices for solar panels and wind farms have reached all-time lows.

Nuclear Power Plant

Spain’s GDES Wins its First Decommissioning Contract in Sweden

Spain's GDES said on 24 July that it had been awarded a contract to provide qualified manpower for the dismantling service at Sweden’s Barsebäck and Oskarsham…

Distributed energy

Annual Spending on DER Management to Hit $5.9bn by 2029

The global market for distributed energy resources management technology is expected to grow by 24.3% per annum between 2020 and 2029.

Microgrid

Distributed Fossil Fuels Dominate in Microgrids Installed in the US

Distributed fossil fuel generation accounted for 86% of installed microgrid capacity in the US in 2019, according to a new report issued by Wood Mackenzie.