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Microgrid

Alaska Forms A Model of Microgrid Development in the Cold And Remote Conditions

Alaska's challenges — cold weather and the high cost of delivered energy — are part of the reason the state is a model of innovative microgrid development, wi…

Coal Trade

China's Caofeidian Port Restrictions are Targeting Both Thermal and Metallurgical Coals

Caofeidian port in northern China has halted custom declarations for all coal imports effective July 16, which is being interpreted by the market as a signal of…

Market Analysis

Who Is The Best Employer - Decentralised Renewables or Central Grid?

Power for All has released the results of a study which looks at employment creation within the decentralised renewable energy industry as Asia and Africa striv…

Microgrid

Microgrid at The Center of $630 Million London City Airport Expansion

The London City Airport microgrid, now under development, will nearly double the size of the airport’s electricity distribution infrastructure, from 3.6 MVA to…

LNG

Korea Gas Corp.'s LNG Sales in June Dropped 14%, Due to Weaker Demand for Power Generation

South Korean state-owned Korea Gas Corp.'s LNG sales in June dropped 14% from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline in 32 months, due to weaker demand for…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Chinese Oil Giants Fast-Track Investments to Boost Domestic Output

Will increasing capital spending by the Chinese companies be a winning bet and generate profitable returns, considering the soaring development costs in China’…

Worldwide Investments in Clean Energy Projects have Hit a Six-Year Low

Investments slowed in all three major markets -- the U.S., Europe and China -- but China’s decline was especially pronounced as the country continued its shift…

Nuclear Power Plant

Uzbekistan Adds Second Plant to Nuclear Power Goal

Uzbekistan has decided it now wants to build four nuclear power units and not just two as previously stated, Alisher Sultanov, the country's energy minister, sa…

Microgrid

Japanese Giant Sumitomo Enters US Microgrid Market with Investment in LO3

Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo has entered the US microgrid market with an investment in New York-based blockchain innovator LO3 Energy, a company perhaps best …

EU Carbon Prices Hit an 11-year High

After a decade of single-digit prices, the cost of carbon has been rising for the last 19 months following moves by EU lawmakers to reduce the number of free pe…

Colombia Sets Sights on October for Delayed Renewable Auction

Colombia’s first ever renewable auction is to be held eight months after anti-trust concerns forced its postponement, the government has decided.

Smart Grid

Canada Launches First Utility-Scale Microgrid System

Ontario-based municipal utility North Bay Hydro Services has partnered with smart grid solutions firm S&C Electric Company to launch Canada’s first utility-sca…

India Plans $330 Billion Renewables Push by 2030 Without Hurting Coal

India said on Thursday it needs $330 billion in investments over the next decade to power its renewable energy dream, but coal would remain central to its elect…

Octopus Energy Investments Changes Name

UK onshore renewables investor Octopus Energy Investments has decided to change its name to Octopus Renewables, it was announced on Monday.

Offshore Wind Power

How to Reduce the Costs of Offshore Energy

Higher capacity wind turbines, advanced drone technology, big data and machine learning - the costs of developing, deploying, and maintaining ever more efficien…