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Wind Farm

Saudi Arabia’s First Wind Farm Begins Electricity Production

Dumat al-Jandal, the region’s largest wind farm, has been connected to the grid and began producing carbon-free electricity.

Solar Company

Q CELLS, LG, Mission Solar Join Petition to Extend Solar Panel Tariffs

The tariffs on imported solar cells and panels began in 2018 after U.S. manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld filed a Section 201 petition with the ITC

China

RES Secures O&M Contract for 100MW Minety Battery Storage Site

RES has won a tender to provide O&M services for China Huaneng Group’s Minety battery storage project, which began trading last month.

Cooperation case

First Traction Substation of China-Laos Railway Delivers Power

The first traction substation in the Lao section of the China-Laos Railway began to deliver power recently, providing power guarantee for the smooth operation o…

Offshore Wind Power

Doosan Heavy to Develop 8-MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

South Korean power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has announced the development of an 8-megawatt floating offshore wind turbine.

China

China Starts Up Turbines at 16-GW Hydro Project After Four-Year Construction Period

China in late June began operating two of the world’s first 1-GW hydropower turbines at the Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China.

Crude Oil

China’s Crackdown on Excess Capacity to Impact Crude Oil Imports

China’s drive to lower emissions, is expected to have a negative impact on crude oil imports from private refineries.

Energy Storage Battery

Victoria’s Tesla Big Battery Catches Fire

French renewable giant Neoen’s Victorian Big Battery at Geelong caught fire on Friday, only a day after it began operations.

Energy Storage Battery

Fire Hits Construction of 300MW Victoria Big Battery in Australia

At least one 3MWh Tesla Megapack battery storage unit being installed at a 300MW / 450MWh site in Victoria, Australia, was shown to be ablaze in pictures posted…

Substation

DEWA Inaugurates Three New Substations

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has commissioned three new substations with a conversion capacity of 450 megavolt-amperes.

Hualong One

Zhangzhou 1 Pressure Vessel Passes Factory Acceptance Tests

Zhangzhou unit 1, construction of which began in September 2020, is scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2024.

Energy Taxation

India May Oppose Carbon Border Tax at G20 Meet

Under a proposal by EU, the 27 EU nations will impose a border tax on imports of carbon-intensive goods. The tax plan, yet to be legally formalised, will come i…

India

Vision Mechatronics Delivers India’s First Mega Watt Scale Hybrid Energy Storage Project

All our work and products are developed and manufactured in India.

Energy Storage Battery

Amber Reaches Commercial Close on 50MW UK Battery

Project in west Lancashire will deploy Tesla’s Megapack and is due online by the end of 2022

Natural Gas

Pakistan, Russia Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement

The governments of Pakistan and Russia have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of the 16.5bn m³/yr Pakistan Stream Gas pipeline, which could a…