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Market Analysis

A Wave of Big African Solar is Set to Break

The Africa Solar Industry Association has recorded almost 2 GW of large scale project announcements since the start of last month with 18 countries planning new…

Microgrid

Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic Microgrid Inaugurated

Quebec state utility Hydro-Québec and Lac-Mégantic have formally launched the energy microgrid in the Canadian city’s new downtown.

Solar Power Plant

AFRICA: Rolls-Royce Invests in Kowry Energy’s Off-Grid Solar Systems

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has invested in Kowry Energy. The German start-up finances and builds decentralised solar systems with storage for commercial customer…

Hydropower Plant

Major Overhaul Planned for Queensland’s Largest Hydropower Plant

Queensland’s largest hydropower station, the 570MW Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station, will undergo a $14 million overhaul to ensure it contin…

Energy Investment

Saudi Arabian Solar: How the State has Invested in Overseas Solar Projects

ACWA Power has invested in some of the world’s largest solar projects, including the Redstone facility and the Kom Ombo plant.

Solar Company

Heliogen to Become Publicly Traded in Athena Technology Merger

Once the merger deal with Heliogen is completed, Athena is expected to be renamed Heliogen.

Tidal Energy

Sustainable Marine’s Tidal Turbine Rotors Pass Rigorous Testing

Sustainable Marine’s new turbine rotors have proven they can survive for two decades in the field, following rigorous tests at a leading European marine energy…

Oil Refinery

Shell Announces Sale of Schwedt Refinery Stake

Shell has agreed to sell its 37.5pc stake in the 208,000 b/d Schwedt refinery in northeast Germany to Austria-based firm Alcmene for an undisclosed sum as part …

Solar Power Plant

Senegal: Food Company Contracts GreenYellow for Solar Plant

French renewable energy group GreenYellow announced the signing of a new contract to build the largest self-consumption solar power plant in Senegal.

Wind Power Project

GE Wins 187MW Lithuania Wind Order

European Energy’s three latest projects will use 34 GE Cypress units due for installation in 2022

Energy Storage System

Enel Signs Energy Storage Partnership

The agreement with Energy Vault will include the recycling of turbine blades

Electric Car

First Phase of the Tesla Gigafactory is Officially Completed

The official website of Shanghai Construction Project EIA Information Disclosure was informed that the second phase of the Tesla Shanghai Super Factory was comp…

Oil Exploration

Turkish Company Applies to Explore for Oil in East Med - Official Gazette

Turkey's state-owned energy company TPAO has applied for a licence to explore for crude oil in the eastern Mediterranean.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Early Mover CGX Spuds Long-Awaited Guyana Oil Well

Canadian independent CGX Energy, one of the early movers in Guyana's offshore play, spudded its first well in the South American country, 21 years after its ini…

Nuclear Power Plant

Feds Spend $6M to Test Construction Tech for Nuclear Power Building

The U.S. Energy Dept. wants to leverage proven construction methods as a way to reduce cost and scheduling risks of building new nuclear reactors and has teamed…