Energy

Coal Mine

Chinese Coal Producers Yankuang, Shandong Agree Merger

Chinese state-controlled coal producers Yankuang and Shandong Energy have agreed to merge to form Shandong Energy Group Cooperation with more than 260mn t/yr of…

Smart Energy

Voith and Snowy Hydro Collaborate to Create Smart Hydropower Plant

Snowy Hydro’s Murray 1 power station in Australia is to be digitally transformed with the installation of OnCare.Acoustic and Digital Health Assessments from V…

Electric Vehicle Charging

FreeWire Installs First Battery-Integrated Ultrafast EV Charger at Ampm in California

Boost Charger is the first battery-integrated ultrafast electric vehicle (EV) charger deployed in the US.

Energy Storage System

Qatar Installs its First Grid-Scale Battery Pilot Ahead of Schedule Despite ‘Many Challenges’

Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation, has commissioned the Middle Eastern country’s first ever megawatt-scale battery storage system in time to meas…

Geothermal Greenhouses in Caldiran, Turkey Important Contribution to Local Economy

In the Caldiran district of Van, one of the coldest municipalities of Turkey, a geothermal energy heated greenhouse set up with the support of Turkey’s Ministr…

Microgrid

Canada’s Prince Edward Island Plans $18.5M Microgrid to Ease Electricity Costs

A $18.53 million microgrid project to ease Covid-19 related financial hardships by reducing energy costs for those that live on the island.

Warren Buffett Sells Stake in Oil Giant Occidental Petroleum

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold its common stock interest in Occidental Petroleum.

Energy Transition

BP, Pale Blue Dot Scoop ‘Energy Transition’ Prize

BP and Pale Blue Dot were among winners of the 2020 Offshore Achievement Awards during a virtual ceremony on 14 August.

Tidal Energy

Marine Energy Wales Backs Morlais Tidal Demo Zone

Marine Energy Wales said it supports the Morlais tidal demonstration project’s “phased approach” to deploying devices in the test zone.

Microgrid

BESS System on Hybrid Microgrid Powers Remote Alaskan Community

The small town of Cordova, Alaska, is located 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, near the picturesque head of the Orca Inlet on the Prince William Sound, at the …

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Bags Order to Supply Turbines for Adani Green Energy’s Rajasthan Project

It has received a firm order from Adani Green Energy for the Fatehgarh, Rajasthan project to install 215 SG 2.2-122 wind turbines, totalling 473 megawatt.

Geothermal Power Plant

Indonesian Renewable Energy Reforms to Drive Geothermal Development

Indonesia is preparing regulations on renewable energy pricing to gain the investors’ trust in the clean energy sector.

Hydropower Plant

Lisbon to Generate Energy Using Water Transportation Pipelines

The Asseiceira hydroelectric plant in Lisbon, Portugal, is set to become the world’s first fully sustainable water treatment plant.

Biobattery

Bovine Biomethane Connected to UK's Grid for the First Time

In the UK, biomethane obtained from cattle manure and straw has been connected to National Grid’s gas transmission system for the first time.

Offshore Wind Power

Apollo Funds to Acquire Stake in US Wind to Fund Offshore Project

Apollo Global Management has announced that its affiliates have acquired a stake in offshore wind energy development company US Wind.