Energy

Russian Federation

Huge Blast Rips Through Gas Station in Russian City of Volgograd, Injuring at Least 13

At least 13 people are injured following an explosion sparked by a fire at a gas station in Volgograd, Russia, with 10 of the victims being rushed to the hospit…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

New Zealand Government Backs Hiringa's Nationwide Hydrogen Fueling Network

The Infrastructure Reference Group has provisionally approved $20 million for Hiringa Energy to establish New Zealand’s first nationwide network of hydrogen fu…

Electric Car

China's NEV Output Sees First Yearly Growth in July

China's July new energy vehicle (NEV) production and sales increased for the first time in 2020 compared with a year earlie

Nuclear Power Plant

French Regulator Releases IAEA Report on Flamanville 3

France’s Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire on 5 August posted online the report of an International Atomic Energy Agency pre-OSART mission which took place in m…

Offshore Wind Power

MingYang Hits 1 GW Milestone with CGN’s Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Farm

MingYang Smart Energy now has 1,000 MW in installed offshore wind turbines, according to the company’s social media post from 11 August.

Energy Storage Battery

Kiwi Power Fully Commissions 30MW Somerset Battery System

Kiwi Power has commissioned the final 5MW of capacity at South Somerset District Council’s 30MW Fideoak Mill battery storage installation in Taunton.

Spain

Spain-Based Iberdrola Takes Over Infigen Energy

It proposed to buy the Australian producer for $638m.

Gas power plant

Siemens and BP to Expand Largest Gas-to-Power Project in Latin America

Brazil-based State Power Investment Corporation, has signed a deal with EIG Global Energy Partners, bp and Siemens to acquire a 33% stake in the largest gas-to-…

LNG

Sempra Energy Says Cameron LNG Plant Launches Full Commercial Operations

US energy company Sempra Energy said late Monday its $10 billion Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana has started full commercial op…

Solar Power Plant

Spark Infrastructure Secures Approvals for Bomen Solar Farm in NSW

Spark Infrastructure has secured approvals from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and TransGrid to commercially operate the Bomen Solar Farm.

Wind Farm

EDPR Signs Sale and Purchase Agreement with Portugal’s Finerge

Wind energy producer EDP Renewables has signed a $500m sale and purchase agreement with Portugal’s renewable energy company Finerge.

Chad

Chad Considers Construction of 200 MW Solar-Plus-Storage Plant

The minister of finance and budget and the minister of energy have signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina-based Alcaal Group relating to the feasib…

United States

Sasol Sees Loss With $6.3 Billion in Writedowns, Oil Slump

Sasol Ltd. said it will swing to a full-year loss per share after writedowns on U.S. chemical assets contributed to 112 billion rand ($6.3 billion) of charges a…

Provision of services for the transfer of heat energy

Provision of services for the transfer of heat energy and heat carrier in the perm territory

Wind Power Project

China Energy in South Africa Holds Open Day Event on Wind Power Project

​An Open Day to showcase operations, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, and resumption of work at the De Aar wind power project, South Africa's…