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Energy Investment

Globeleq Expanding into Nigerian Power Business

Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.

China

China's Geely, Baidu Announce Electric Car Ventures

Global and Chinese automakers have launched partnerships to share the multibillion-dollar costs of developing electric vehicles for China under government press…

Energy Storage Battery

Centrica and Partners Announce Belgium’s Largest Battery Storage Project

UK-based multinational energy company Centrica Business Solutions has partnered with Belgian company EStor-Lux to build the country’s largest battery energy st…

Solar Power Panel

First Overseas Order of LONGi Hi-MO 5 Modules Shipped to UK

LONGi has successfully shipped 7MW of high-efficiency Hi-MO 5 solar modules to the Southampton port in the UK by sea, the mode of transport validating the relia…

Carbon Neutral

IEA Chief: Net Zero by 2050 Plan for Energy Sector is Coming

Global tracking and accountability will be required to address climate change.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Industry Leaders Call for Nuclear Restarts

Japan has confirmed its objective to raise the share of nuclear power to 20-22% by 2030, but the process to restart the reactors shut down after the Fukushima D…

Offshore Wind Power

Significant Developments on Offshore Wind in the Baltic Sea

And the North Seas Energy Cooperation should help them build on the successes of offshore wind in the North Sea, as well as the UK.

Electricity Transmission

L&T Construction Awarded Power Transmission Deal In Saudi Arabia

The construction arm of L&T has secured orders from prestigious clients for two of its businesses.

Solar Cell

Video: Harnessing the Sun with Perovskites - Innovation in Oxford with George Robinson

In Episode 2 of the Oxford Innovation Series, George introduces us to his friend Prof Henry Snaith whose company Oxford PV is using materials called Perovskites…

Energy Storage Battery

Vistra Brings Online its 1200 MWh Battery Storage System in California

Vistra has announced its 1200 MWh Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility was successfully connected to the power grid and has begun operation.

Wind Farm

Deutsche WindGuard Unlocks Complex Wind Sites with ZX Lidars

With the introduction of a solution to allow the standalone use of wind lidar ZX 300 in complex terrain, Deutsche WindGuard has made a successful start to 2021.…

Brexit

Brexit Creates Major Problem For UK Energy Companies

In the international electricity markets, countries fall into one of three categories: those that provide adequately for their needs like the US, those with exc…

Solar Power Plant

Eon Enters UK Rooftop PV Business

The German energy company has acquired a 49% stake in U.K. installer Eco2solar. The British company offers solutions for commercial and residential projects.

Solar Cell

The State of the Art in Perovskite Tandems

A new paper from scientists in China and Canada examines the recent progress in the development of perovskite-silicon tandem cells, finding a technology that’s…

Energy-Eficient Building

Boston Zoning Change Would Require Net-Zero Emissions from New Buildings

The initiative is among the most aggressive of existing or proposed strategies to cut energy consumption in buildings, which are responsible for 70% of the city…