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Australia

More than 60 Australian Coal-Carrying Ships Kept Waiting to Unload off Ports in China

Labor presses Coalition to explain what it knows about delays as pricing agency says Beijing appears to be ‘singling out’ Australian imports

RCEP

RCEP Reaffirms Shift in World’s Economic Power Center

Trade is a natural extension of not being self-sufficient, and specialization through trade enhances the efficient production of goods and services that people …

China

China Unveils Boost for 2021 Renewable Subsidies, Solar Wins Biggest Share

China’s Ministry of Finance has revealed subsidies for renewable energy in the country will increase by nearly 5% next year.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Britain’s Richest Man Plans To Make Hydrogen Cars Mainstream

Yet, it’s battery-electric vehicles that have hit the fast lane. Meanwhile, their hydrogen-powered brethren appear to have stalled on the starting line.

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…

SINOPEC

Fitch Affirms Sinopec at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at ‘A+’.

Rooftop PV System

DRC: EIF OGEF Lends $4m to Bboxx for Electrification Via Solar Home Systems

UK company Bboxx obtains a $4 million loan from the Off-Grid Energy Access Fund of the Energy Inclusion Facility.

Germany

Oil Dynamics GmbH: Recertified for Quality and Environmental Management

The renewed verifications referring to the factory in Hockenheim will be valid for the next three years.

Energy Subsidies

UK Urged to Redirect Biomass Subsidies to Wind and Solar

BEIS receives open letter signed by 75 organisations that include public health bodies.

Personnel Appointment

Schneider Electric Appoints New Country President for UK and Ireland

Schneider Electric has appointed Kelly Becker as the company’s new zone president UK & Ireland.

Nuclear Power Plant

Hungary's Paks II Project Receives Construction Approval

The Hungarian Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (MEKH) has approved Atomerőmű Zrt's plan to construct two VVER-1200 reactors at the existing Pa…

LNG

France: Primagaz Opens the Vern-Sur-Seiche LNG Station

Produced in partnership with Avia, the new Primagaz service station in Vern-sur-Seiche completes a busy year of new sites.

Tidal Energy

International Consortium Unveils Plans for Grevelingendam Tidal Plant

A new consortium of international companies has been established under the name of Climate Power Plant Zeeland with the aim of building and operating a tidal po…

Energy-Eficient Building

Green Buildings are Key to Reducing Energy Consumption

Buildings presently account for about 40% of the world’s energy consumption, green buildings can help to reduce this consumption, writes Thabang Byl, Digital E…

Wind Turbine

What Happens When Wind Turbines Get Old?

WindEurope’s End-of-Life Issues and Strategies Seminar explored what happens when wind turbines reach the end of their operational life.