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Solar Technology

HZB Scientists Announce 24.16% Efficiency for Tandem CIGS Solar Cell

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ (ISE) CalLab has confirmed the new efficiency rating. The researchers have combined semiconductors, perovski…

China Cuts Subsidy for New Solar Projects in 2020

The total subsidy for solar will average $214m for the year.

US Power Demand Falls to Near 17-yr Low as Coronavirus Cuts Use by Companies

Electricity demand in the us last week fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years.

Nuclear Fusion

Jacobs Awarded Several Nuclear Fusion Contracts

US-based Jacobs said it has been awarded several contracts worth more than $25 million in total for work on nuclear fusion projects in the UK and France.

Nuclear Power Plant

Framatome Contracted for Taishan EPR Services

The contract covers nuclear plant outage and maintenance work, including spare parts supply and engineering services for eight years.

Coal Price

Seaborne Coal Prices Under Pressure as Demand Softens in China, India

The main buyers in China and India are starting to favour domestic supplies over seaborne imports.

Oil Shale

Nagpur: Petrol, Diesel Sale Just 10-15% of Earlier Level

The sale of petrol and diesel is now just 10-15 per cent of normal levels in the city proving the lockdown has been effective to a great extent. However.

Solar Power Plant

Massachusetts Doubles SMART Solar Program Capacity to 1.6 GW

The Massachusetts department of energy (DOER) increased the Massachusetts solar renewable energy goal program by 1.6 gigawatts.

Energy Technology

Researchers Pioneer Groundbreaking Hydrogen Technology

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have transformed optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel u…

Geothermal Power Plant

Finland’s First Geothermal Local Heating Network Planned for Finnoo, Espoo

A new residential area in Espoo, Finland - about 20km outside the country's capital Helsinki - is planning Finland's first geothermal district heating system bu…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Blades Depart Chinese Coastal City to U.S.

A total of 489 wind turbine blades departed from Dafeng Port in the city of Yancheng, eastern China's Jiangsu Province early this month for the port of Brownsvi…

Power Construction

Xinjiang to Invest 7.65 bln Yuan in Rural Power Grid Upgrades

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will channel over 7.56 billion yuan (about 1.07 billion U.S. dollars) this year, up 36.8 percent from 2019, t…

Coal Trade

Decommissioning coal – an opportunity for energy storage?

Coal has underpinned power generation for more than a century as a cheap, reliable and well understood technology, writes IHS Markit analyst George Hilton.

Offshore Wind Power

SSE Rolls Out Action Plan for UK to Reach 40GW Offshore Wind Goal

Developer building 3.6GW Dogger Bank megaproject says roadmap 'urgently needed' to hit 2030 government target.

LNG

China's GCL, Shell Sign Preliminary Deal on LNG Trading Joint Venture

A joint venture has been set up in eastern China to promote and trade liquefied natural gas (LNG).