Energy

Geothermal Power Plant

$7.2m DOE Grant to Fund Geothermal Exploration at Cornell University

Announced last week, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding of around $28 million to 5 projects on various elements of geothermal development and tec…

Energy Transition

Croatian President Sets up Energy Transition Council

Croatian President Zoran Milanović has set up an energy transition council, which will be tasked with organizing expert consultations on important issues in th…

Equinor Names New Chief Executive

Anders Opedal has been named as Equinor’s new president and chief executive, with a vow to accelerate the company’s growth in renewables.

Tidal Energy

Sustainable Marine Energy Seals Canadian Tidal Triple

Sustainable Marine Energy is to supply three next generation Plat-I floating tidal energy systems, each rated at 420kW, to Spicer Marine Energy for a project in…

Solar Power Plant

Irish Developer Secures 194MW Solar Trio

Highfield Energy has secured the rights to develop three solar farms totalling 194MW in Ireland's first Renewable Electricity Support Scheme auction.

Electricity Transmission

Mozambique: EDM to Review Transmission Integration Study

Energy developer Ncondezi Energy announced that it has submitted a power transmission integration study to Electricidad de Moçambique for its integrated 300MW …

Nuclear Power Plant

Poland's Cabinet to Approve Nuclear Energy Plan Update in Q3

Poland generates most of its electricity from burning coal and sees nuclear energy as a way to help it reduce emissions as required by the European Union.

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa’s in-House Turbine Test Facility First to Win IECRE Approval

Wind energy major Siemens Gamesa’s blade test centre in Aalborg, Denmark, home of the world’s largest test stand.

Wind Power Project

Facebook to Buy 170MW of Windpower in Landmark Renewables Deal

Renewable energy developer Apex Clean Energy has announced a power purchase agreement with Facebook for approximately 170MW.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco Profit Collapses But Oil Giant Retains $75bn Dividend

State oil giant Saudi Aramco saw profit collapse nearly 75 per cent in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic decimated oil prices around the world.

Solar Inverter

Sungrow Debuts 1500V Lithium-ion Energy Storage Solution at SNEC 2020

Sungrow, a global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, debuted its latest 1500V LFP Lithium-ion energy storage system (ESS) solutions for a full r…

Electric Vehicle Charging

China: Beijing's First Tesla V3 Super Charging Station Landed

On August 7, Tesla officially announced that the V3 super charging station in Beijing China Central Place was officially completed and put into use.

Coal Mine

Deutsche Bank to End Lending for Coal Mining by 2025

Would not finance projects in the oil and gas sector that use hydraulic fracturing in countries with scarce water supplies, new projects in the Arctic region, a…

How Gasification Turns Waste into Energy

Turning waste into energy has usually meant incineration - that is, burning our trash.

Energy Saving

EBRD Announces €10 Million Energy Efficiency Finance Package for Sarajevo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union have announced €10 million in funding for the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovin…