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SMR

New IAEA Publication Looks at SMR Development

The 2020 edition of the biennial IAEA booklet, Advances in Small Modular Reactor Technology Developments provides the latest data and information on SMRs around…

Substation

ADB to Finance Power Distribution Network Upgrade in India

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide a loan to the Indian state of Meghalaya for upgrading the power distribution network and improving the power qu…

Cambodia

Cambodia to Reduce Reliance on Hydropower by Developing more Coal and Solar

Cambodia, which relies heavily on hydropower, has witnessed power shortages due to reduced hydropower generation owing to draughts and lower water levels in the…

Market Analysis

US DoE Supports R&D of Net-Zero with Coal FIRST Initiative

The US Department of Energy is supporting the development of 21st-century electricity and hydrogen energy plants that have net-zero carbon emissions.

Floating Offshore Wind

Japanese Trio Unveil New Floating Concept

Japanese trio Modec, Toyo Construction and Furukawa Electric are to work together to develop a new floating offshore wind concept.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Volvo & Daimler Launch Fuel Cell Joint Venture

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have signed the binding agreement to establish the announced joint venture for the development, production and marketing of…

Energy-Eficient Building

DOE Announces Next-Gen Thermochromic Windows that Generate Power

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have reported a breakthrough in developing a next-generation thermochromic w…

Oil Price

UAE Cuts 2021 Federal Spending by 5.3% on Low Oil Prices, COVID-19

The UAE, OPEC's third largest producer, lowered its federal spending for 2021 by 5.3% after a record budget this year, the government said Nov. 1, as low oil pr…

Energy Storage Battery

GlidePath Partners With Renewance to Advance Battery Recycling for Energy Storage Systems

GlidePath Power Solutions LLC (GlidePath), one of America’s leading independent developers and operators of utility-scale energy storage and renewable energy p…

Energy Storage System

Direct Energy Business to Use Some of World’s Biggest Battery Project

US electricity provider Direct Energy Business will be using some of the world’s largest battery energy storage systems to help cover its customers’ peak dema…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Ballard Signs Definitive Agreements with Audi to Expand Usage of Fuel Cell Stack

Ballard Power Systems’ recently announced fuel cell stack development partnership with Audi moved forward on Thursday with the signing of definitive agreements…

Nuclear Power Plant

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Passes Restart Review

Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority today approved the operational safety programme submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company for its seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Ka…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

J-Power to Close Old Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

Japan's Electric Power Development Co Ltd plans to shut old and low-efficiency coal-fired power plants by 2030, in line with government policy.

Energy Transition

Enel lifts 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target to 80% from 70%

Enel, which is committed to full decarbonization by 2050, already decreased direct greenhouse gas emissions by more than 36% in 2019 from 2007 levels.

Solar Power Plant

Denmark Drives Energy Transition with 300MW Solar Farm

Renewables developer, European Energy, has been given the green light to build a 300MW solar farm near Kassø, southwest of RøAdekro in Denmark.