Energy

OPEC

Russian Energy Ministers Tells Biden Not To Disturb Oil Markets

Joe Biden’s presidency will hopefully not interfere with OPEC+ actions taken to rebalance oil markets, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and former Energy Minister…

Nuclear Reactor

DOE Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Versatile Test Reactor

The U.S. Department of Energy invites the public to review and comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for construction of the Versatile Test Reactor.…

Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar Completes the Sale of a 290 MWp Greenfield Solar Portfolio in Italy

Both projects are located in Sicily, Italy, and have a total expected capacity of more than 290 MWp. The Company expects to recognize revenues from the sale in …

Saudi Arabia

Aramco and Cognite Establish JV to Accelerate Industrial Digitalization

Aramco and Cognite will establish a new company that will focus on digitalization in Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East and North Africa region.

Wind Farm

Enel Starts Operating 140 MW of Wind Energy Capacity in South Africa

EGP’s Nxuba wind farm, the company’s third wind facility in the Eastern Cape province, is expected to generate 460 GWh of energy annually.

Wave Energy

Portuguese Wave Device Survey Wraps up

WESE project supported acoustic and seafloor integrity monitoring of WaveRoller device off Peniche

Energy Storage Battery

Chinese Company Kedali to Build Lithium Battery Parts Plant in Hungary

The plant, which will manufacture components for lithium-ion powered batteries in Godollo, northern Hungary, will create 330 new jobs, Szijjarto told a press co…

Smart Grid

Ocean Energy for Communities Project Launches in Canada

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has launched the Ocean Energy Smart Grid Integration Project.

Energy White Paper

Ten Observations on the UK Energy White Paper 2020

At the same time, no one needs reminding that the UK Government has been focussing on a range of emergencies other than climate change in the intervening period…

Market Analysis

Does Geothermal Energy Have A Future Under The Biden Administration?

The Biden Administration – due to take office January 20th, 2021 – is expected to turn political rhetoric into political action when it comes to the nation’s…

Solar Power Plant

Greenbacker Acquires 104-MW Graphite Solar Project from rPlus Energies

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased an 80-MWac /104-MWdc pre-operational solar project from rPlus Energies.

LNG

Shell Divests LNG Stake For $2.5 Billion

Shell has sold a 26-percent stake in an Australian LNG project to Global Infrastructure Partners for $2.5 billion as part of efforts to reduce the weight of non…

Energy Storage Battery

U.S. Looks To Boost Energy Storage By 525% By 2025

240 percent: this is the increase in battery storage capacity added in the United States during the third quarter of this year, compared with the second quarter…

Solar Power Plant

Pacifico Energy Kick-Starts 77MW PV Plant in Japan

Pacifico Energy has started construction of a 77MW solar farm in Ako-gun and Sayo-gun in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

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…