Energy

Wind Power Project

JSW Renew Energy Signs Wind PPA in India

Indian power company JSW Energy’s subsidiary, JSW Renew Energy, has signed a 540MW power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India for blen…

Total Acquires Interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH from wpd

Total has signed an agreement with wpd to acquire a 23% interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH, the owner of Yunlin offshore wind farm located off the coast of Taiwan,…

Offshore Wind Power

Rystad Energy: Set for Surge in Global Offshore Wind Expenditure

The offshore wind industry’s global installed capacity is set to exceed 250 GW by 2030, driven by a surge in coming projects, a Rystad Energy report shows

Electric Vehicle Battery

Ford Launches New Global Battery Center of Excellence

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, i…

Power Construction

US DOE Promises Loans for Electric Infrastructure Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced loans of up to $8.25bn to support projects for expanding and improving the country’s electricity grid.

RCEP

Japan Approves RCEP, World's Largest Trade Deal Including China, ASEAN

Japan's upper house of parliament on Wednesday approved the world's largest free trade deal RCEP which comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries.

Energy Storage System

Pacific Energy to Build Network Integrated Battery Energy Storage System for Fortescue Metals Group

Pacific Energy Ltd subsidiary Contract Power Australia has signed a contract to build Western Australia’s largest network integrated BESS for Fortescue Metals …

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Gigawatt-Scale Compressed Air: World’s Largest Non-Hydro Energy-Storage Projects Announced

The two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air projects in California would each be bigger than the current record holder

Oil Pipeline

Putin Says Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

This picture posted on the website of Russian energy giant Gazprom shows Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying operations in German territorial waters.

Nuclear Reactor

Entergy to Shut Down Indian Point Unit Three Permanently

US-based energy company Entergy has announced plans to close the third unit of its Indian Point Energy Centre nuclear reactor permanently by 30 April.

Biomass Power Plant

Octopus Renewables Expands UK Biomass Portfolio with 85.7MW Acquisition

European solar investor Octopus Renewables is expanding its portfolio of biomass energy in the UK to diversify its energy mix, ensure the security of its supply…

Combined cycle power plant

Siemens Energy to Supply F-Class Gas Turbine to Plant in Côte d’Ivoire

Siemens Energy has signed an agreement with Spanish EPC contractor TSK to provide a new combined cycle power plant to Atinkou, a subsidiary of Eranove in Jacque…

Thermal Plant

MAN Energy Commissions 200MW Plant in Cambodian

Engineering company MAN Energy Solutions and Chinese state-owned energy company China National Machinery Corporation have commissioned a 200MW power generation …

Oil Refinery

Sinopec Q1 Net Profit $2.9 bln, Refinery Output Surges 16 per cent

Asia's top oil refiner, also known as Sinopec, posted a 19.15 billion yuan loss during the same period last year under international accounting standards, as th…

Russian Federation

Gazprom Says Net Profits Slumped in 2020 Amid Pandemic

The state-controlled group scored net profits of 135 billion rubles in 2020 compared with 1.203 trillion rubles in 2019.