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China

China to Bring Solar and Wind Power Generation to 11% of Total Electricity Use in 2021

China has flagged it will seek to raise its power generation from solar and wind plants to around 11% of the country’s total power consumption in 2021, from 9.…

Offshore Wind Power

Giant Offshore Wind Energy Projects to be Built in Ireland’s Seas

Ireland’s plans for developing offshore wind are starting to take real shape with two new large projects in the pipeline.

Market Analysis

Americas to ‘Lead Global Storage by 2025’

S will be responsible for the most growth and will be followed by China and then Japan, says Wood Mackenzie

Energy Transition

Clean Energy a Strategic Priority for the UAE, Energy Minister Says

The country plans to raise the share of renewables in its energy mix to 50% by 2050

Oil Field

Iraq Awards China’s Sinopec Contract to Tap Natural Gas Resources

China’s state-run Sinopec energy company won a deal to develop a major gas field in eastern Iraq.

Geothermal Power Plant

EXERGY to Supply Equipment for Geothermal Plant in the Philippines

EXERGY INTERNATIONAL, a leading provider of new-generation geothermal binary power plants, and a part of the Chinese TICA Corporation, has signed a new contract…

China

Video: China’s Mega Projects: Energy

Energy is driving the rapid development of China’s economy.

Energy Security

Texas House Targets Power Grid Flaw that Cut Electricity to Natural Gas Facilities and Worsened February Blackouts

The lower chamber gave initial approval Monday to a series of bill responding to this year’s catastrophic power outages during a deadly winter storm.

Pumped Storage

Australian Coal Mine to Transform into Pumped Hydro Facility

Australian utility AGL is transforming its operations in a number of ways, from restructuring the company itself, to building energy storage facilities for flex…

Energy Storage Project

Canada's Biggest-Ever Clean-Energy Storage Plant Plans Charged up with Launch Funding

Up-to-500MW advanced compressed air energy storage facility to be built in Ontario by start-up Hydrostor with $3.2m government seed finance

Belarus

Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant's Second Unit's Nuclear Fuel Delivered

Nuclear fuel for the second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been delivered, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry said.

Energy Security

ROK Says to Join IAEA Monitoring Team for Fukushima Wastewater Release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted wat…

Electric Car

New Cell Technology for Neue Klasse: BMW Group Strengthens Battery Expertise As Part of the European Battery Innovation Initiative

The BMW Group is accelerating its development for the battery technology of the future, thereby supporting the ramp-up of a European cell and battery value chai…

LNG

Pavilion Energy Imports Carbon Neutral LNG Cargo

Pavilion Energy Singapore Pte. Ltd. has announced that it has imported a carbon neutral LNG cargo into Singapore, a first for the company and the country, Pavil…

Geothermal Power Plant

Eden Project to Start Drilling for ‘Hot Rocks’ to Generate Geothermal Energy

If successful project will allow water to be injected down borehole to be superheated by rocks beneath