Electric

Hydropower Plant

ABD Approves Loan for New Hydropower Construction in India

A $231 million loan from the Asian Development Bank will be used to construct the Lower Kopili Hydroelectric power plant in Central Assam, India.

Wind Farm

SOUTH AFRICA: BioTherm Connects its Golden Valley Wind Farm to the grid

BioTherm Energy, a South African independent power producer (IPP), has just connected its Golden Valley wind farm to the South African electricity grid.

Electric Vehicle Charging

MOROCCO: the Kingdom Unveils Its First Charging Station for Electric Cars

Morocco equips itself with its first charging station for electric cars.

China

China's Exports of Low-Voltage Electrical Appliances have been Increasing

According to China Customs statistics, China's exports of low-voltage electrical appliances in the first 10 months of 2020 were US$13.73 billion, a year-on-year…

Electric Car

SK Innovation to Make Massive Investment in Battery Business in U.S.

SK Innovation will invest about 1.1 trillion won to build a second battery plant in Georgia despite the spread of the new coronavirus.

Solar Inverter

NEP Releases 500-W Microinverter for Large-Format Panels

Silicon Valley-based Northern Electric Power Technology has released a new 500-W microinverter.

Wind Farm

Construction Starts on 80MW Dutch Wind

Kroningswind will begin producing its first electricity at the end of 2022.

Market Analysis

Spain Generates 43.6% of Power from Renewables in 2020

Spain produced 43.6% of its electricity with renewable energy technologies in the year to December 11, Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de Espana said in the…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Bremen Orders Five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Buses with Solid-State Batteries

Bremen’s public transport provider Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) has ordered five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses equipped with solid-state batteries.…

Crude Oil

China's Top Refiner Sees Oil Product Demand Peak By 2025

China's largest refiner, Sinopec, expects domestic demand for oil products to peak by 2025 due to COVID impacts and the rise of electric vehicles, citing Sinope…

Nuclear Power Plant

Bradwell B Granted Electricity Generating Licence

A final decision has yet to be made to actually construct the plant, planned to feature a Chinese-designed Hualong One reactor.

Wind Farm

Windfarms in Great Britain Break Record for Clean Power Generation

Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weather.

Floating Solar Project

Masdar Joint Venture to Develop Indonesia’s First Floating Solar Plant

Masdar and PT PJBI, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state electricity company PT PLN, have formed a joint venture to develop Indonesia’s first floating solar PV p…

Electric Vehicle Battery

LG Energy Solutions to Supply NCMA Batteries to Tesla

LG Energy Solutions has preempted the next-generation battery market as it will supply its nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum (NCMA) batteries for U.S. GM a…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Ten More Hydrogen Buses Planned for the Netherlands

Ballard Power Systems’ fuel cell modules will power another ten Van Hool A330 model fuel cell electric buses in Emmen, the Netherlands, as part of the JIVE2 fu…