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Solar thermal

Video: China's Largest Molten Salt Solar Thermal Power Station in Gobi Desert

With 12,000 mirrors, China's largest molten salt solar thermal power station in the Gobi Desert can reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tonnes, eq…

Solar Materials

China's Polysilicon Output Rises in 2020

China's polysilicon output rose in 2020 on firm demand from consumers in the downstream photovoltaic and semiconductor sectors.

Coal Trade

Indonesian Coal Exports Stutter in January

Indonesia exported another record-high volume of coal to China in January, but overall shipments stuttered amid weather-related disruptions and fewer loadings f…

Nuclear Power Plant

TVEL Unit Launches CFR-600 Fuel Production Site

Elemash Machine-building plant has launched a production site for the fabrication of fuel for China's flagship fast neutron reactor, the CFR-600.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Number of Germany's Electric Vehicle Charge Points Rise 10% Since December

The number of charging points for electric vehicles in Germany has increased by more than 10% in the past three months to reach 39,538, energy industry associat…

Energy Transition

Poland Sees Energy Transformation Costing $120 billion by 2045

Poland still generates most of its electricity from coal, but plans to reduce its share in power production amid rising carbon emission costs.

Nuclear Power Plant

Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia Sign SMR MOU

Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of small modular reactors in Estonia.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group Finalise Fuel Cell Joint Venture

Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have finalised a joint venture agreement for the development, production and sale of fuel cell systems for heavy-duty vehicles.

Climate Policy

Global CO2 Emissions Continue Upward Trend Despite Pandemic

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell by 5.8% in 2020, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel and economic activities, acc…

Electricity Reform

South Sudan Renews Push to Reduce Power Deficit

South Sudan is directing massive effort to develop the power sector to reduce a deficit of 170 megawatts by building several generation plants, implementing Sou…

Oil & Gas Trade

India Calls On OPEC+ To Ease Cuts And Stop Pushing Oil Higher

India is calling again on the OPEC+ coalition to boost production from April, because the world’s third-largest oil importer is not particularly happy with thi…

Oil Field

EnQuest Starts Shutting Down Don Fields in North Sea

UK oil and gas company EnQuest has started the cessation of production activities on the Northern Producer floating production facility at the Don fields in the…

Gas power plant

Guinness World Records Recognises Dubai Jebel Ali Power Complex As Largest Gas-Fired Facility Globally

The site has a total capacity of 9,547 MW and is valued at over $12.3bn

Hydrogen Project

Plans Unveiled for Major Hydrogen Injection Project in Canada

Plans for one of Canada’s largest green hydrogen projects for injection into a natural gas distribution network in Quebec are underway.

Solar Company

GCL-Poly Continues to Ramp Production Capacity Commitments

The poly maker is making significant investment pledges into new production lines in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia.