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Power Cable

Israel, Cyprus and Greece Agree to Link Power Grids via Subsea Cable

Cyprus, Greece and Israel on Monday signed an initial agreement to build the world's longest and deepest underwater power cable that will traverse the Mediterra…

Coal Gasification

Indonesia LPG Imports to Fall Sharply by 2025 as Coal Gasification Ramps up

Under a new presidential regulation last month, coal gasification features on a "priority" investment list, which offers incentives such as tax allowances or ta…

United Arab Emirates

UAE, IRENA Launch The National Integrated Energy Model

The importance of the model stems from the fact that it provides a common framework that brings together the stakeholders in the energy sector

Crude Oil

Oil Price Settles Near $70 as Traders Shrug off Saudi Terminal Attack

Brent oil erased gains as the market shrugged off an attack on the world’s largest crude terminal in Saudi Arabia.

Energy Storage Technology

Novel Copolymer Binder Extends the Life of Lithium-ion Batteries

One of the major causes for the drop in capacity over time in Li-ion batteries is the degradation of the widely used graphite anodes.

Hydrogen Project

Trinidad and Tobago Launches Green Hydrogen Initiative

Investigations are getting under way on the creation of a sustainable hydrogen economy for Trinidad and Tobago’s energy sector.

Germany

Wind Energy Replaces Coal as Germany’s Biggest Energy Source in 2020

The share of renewable energy in the amount of electricity generated and fed to the grid in Germany reached a new record, rising from 42.3 percent in 2019 to 47…

Substation

Dutch Crew Starts HKN/HKW Onshore Substation Job

BAM Infra Nederland says that work on the transformer at Beverwijk will be completed in November 2023

Biobattery

French Albioma Expands Biomass Capacity in 2020

French renewable energy provider Albioma increased its biomass-fired capacity in 2020, despite delays to plant conversions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hydrogen Project

Hidroelectrica Eyes Hydrogen Project with Verbund

Romanian state-owned hydropower generator Hidroelectrica will seek approval from shareholders this month to sign an initial agreement with Austrian utility Verb…

LNG

Australia’s January LPG Exports Rise by 45pc on Year

Australia's January LPG exports of more than 244,000t rose by 44.7pc from a year earlier but were around 14pc below December shipments, with the year-on-year ri…

Carbon Emissions

China Draws up Plan for Carbon Emissions to Peak by 2030, to Take Active, Well-Ordered Steps to Develop Nuclear Energy

China will draw up an action plan for carbon emissions to peak by 2030 and take active and well-ordered steps to develop nuclear energy on the basis of ensuring…

Market Analysis

NEA Assesses the Cause and Impact of Fukushima Accident

He added that the area covered by the evacuation order had been decreased to one-fifth of the original area.

Wind Farm

Acciona Supports Banco Santander’s Carbon Neutrality Target Through Its Oaxacas Wind Farm in Mexico

With this transaction, ACCIONA is contributing to Banco Santander’s goal of becoming carbon neutral in 2020 by offsetting approximately half of the entity’s o…

Microgrid

Blockchain Meets Renewables for South African Microgrid Project

UK headquartered blockchain platform developer Cenfura is partnering with renewable solution provider DNA Global Energy on microgrid development.