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Energy Storage Battery

Pylontech Ready for ESS Capacity Expansion Following Shanghai Stock Exchange Listing

Pylontech has said it will have 4GWh of battery energy storage system manufacturing facilities in operation within three years, after it raised around US$300 mi…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Sinopec to Build more Hydrogen Refueling Stations

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation plans to build about 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations and petrol-hydrogen combined stations in the next five years to pr…

Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa Extends Gemini Contract

It will service the 600MW Dutch North Sea site for a further five years.

Solar Power Plant

Eni to Grow Green Footprint in Spain After Buying Three Solar Power Plants

The plants have a total installed capacity of 140 MW, Eni said, adding it was in talks with X-Elio to develop more renewable energy projects in the country to r…

Carbon Neutral

Maersk Says it will Launch a Carbon Neutral Vessel by 2023, Seven Years Ahead of Schedule

Shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday it would launch a carbon-neutral vessel by 2023, seven years ahead of schedule, as it attempts to reduce its environmental …

Crude Oil

U.S. Oil Production On Course To Hit Record Levels In 2023

U.S. oil production fell sharply in 2020, but the Energy Information Administration is expecting it to pick back up and even set new records in just two years, …

Oil & Gas Trade

Nigeria's Crude Oil Exports Hit Three-Year Low

West Africa's oil exports slumped to the lowest level in at least three years last month as infrastructure woes for some of Nigeria's biggest streams combined w…

Nuclear Power Plant

Energoatom Marks Life Extension of Ukraine's Zaporozhye 5

The design life of unit 5 at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been extended by 10 years, nuclear utility Energoatom reported.

Nuclear Power Plant

Major Overhaul of Russia’s Balakovo 4 Completed

Storage pool racks have been replaced at unit 4 of Russia’s Balakovo NPP, after many years of work, the plant announced on 27 January.

Floating Solar Project

Large Scale Floating PV to Sell Power at $0.0368/kWh in Indonesia

A new report from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) shows that PV has not been growing significantly in Indonesia in recent years, despite the …

Smart Grid

Emerging Market Countries will Deploy 148 million Smart Meters over the Next Five Years

A new report released by research firm Northeast Group states that emerging market countries will deploy 148 million smart electricity meters over the next five…

Croatia

Croatian Firm Končar Celebrates 100 Years

Croatian electrical, transport and energy company KONČAR has just turned 100 years old.

Electric Car

President Joe Biden Commits to Replacing Entire Federal Fleet with Electric Vehicles

The commitment, if it bears out, could give a boost to U.S. automakers, particularly those that have diverse portfolios that include passenger cars, commercial …

Solar Power Panel

Strata Solar to Use LONGi Bifacial Modules on 500 MW of Projects

Solar + storage installer Strata Solar has agreed to purchase 500 MW of bifacial solar modules over the next two years from LONGi Solar.

Coal Trade

German Coal Imports Fell for 6 Consecutive Years

​The demand for coal in the German steel industry has fallen sharply, coupled with the continuous development of renewable energy, it is expected that in 2021.…