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Power Construction

Nexans Scoops French Grid Upgrade Gig

Nexans has been chosen by Reseau de Transport d’Electricite for a three-year frame contract to deliver underground grid connections enabling further renewables…

Energy Security

European Parliament to Consider Resolution on Safety of Belarus NPP

The European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has approved a draft resolution on the safety of the Belarus NPP initiated by Lithuania.

Oil Field

Military Seizes Power in Resource-Rich Burma

The elected leaders of Myanmar have been arrested by the military, sending the resource-rich southeast Asian nation into a fresh political crisis.

Blockchain

Germany Launches Blockchain Energy Trading Project

Germany has launched a state-subsidised research project that will look at how to make use of blockchain technology in adapting power trading to the growing sha…

Thermal Plant

SK E&C to Modernize Mubarek Thermal Power Plant in Uzbekistan

SK Engineering & Construction announced on Feb. 1 that it has won a US$600 million project to modernize and upgrade a gas-fired power plant in Mubarek, Uzbekist…

Wind Turbine Blade

Siemens Gamesa Mulls Building US Blade Factory

Siemens Gamesa is considering opening a US turbine blade factory in Virginia in partnership with Dominion Energy.

Power Construction

Enel-Codensa Inaugurates First 100% Digital Electrical Substation in Colombia

The Portugal substation in the Engativá locality in the west of the capital Bogotá marks a milestone in the modernisation of Colombia’s electricity sector.

Nuclear Technology

Foratom and Canadian Nuclear Association Strengthen Collaboration

The Canadian Nuclear Association and the European Atomic Forum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding om 27 January to collaborate in nuclear energy and to p…

PowerGrid Technology

Video: How The U.S. Can Build A 100% Clean Grid

The U.S. electric grid is outdated. Designed for a world that runs on fossil fuels, our grid needs some major tech upgrades in order to transition to a more dis…

Combined Heat and Power

GE Secures Equipment Contract to Power 300MW Plant in Senegal

GE announced today that it has secured an order to supply gas power generation equipment for West African Energy’s 300MW combined-cycle power project in Cap de…

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Three Rounds of Tendering for 6.8 GW of Renewable Energy

The South African government is about to launch three qualification cycles for the production of 6,800 MW of renewable energy in the country.

Offshore Wind Power

Croatian Oil & Gas Company Eyeing Offshore Wind in the Adriatic Sea

Croatian oil and gas company INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE, d.d. plans to diversify into renewable energy and is specifically considering offshore wind and solar energy …

Offshore Wind Power

Biden Backs US Offshore Wind Expansion

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that includes fresh backing for the country's offshore wind sector.

Energy Storage Project

Foresight Solar Pivots to Grid Batteries

Foresight Solar Fund is seeking shareholder approval to amend the company’s investment policy to invest in grid batteries located with solar.

Geothermal Power Plant

Albioma Enters into Geothermal Market

Albioma has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the geothermal energy producer Gümüsköy; the remaining 25% has been acquired by Egesim, an indus…