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Nuclear Power Plant

UAE Issues Operating Licence for Arab world’s First Nuclear Plant

The UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has issued a 60-year-long operating licence for Unit 1 of the Baraka nuclear power plant, the first nucl…

Solar Power Panel

UAE's 1st Floating PV Array to go Live Near Abu Dhabi Resort island

The Abu Dhabi resort island of Nurai will become home to the country’s first floating solar power array, which is planned to be tied to the grid “very soon.”…

Offshore Wind Power

Delayed Fed OK of First US Offshore Wind Farm Puts Power Startup Date at Risk

Operation of America's first commercial offshore wind power farm now will not happen in 2022, as feared after federal officials said Feb. 11 that they expect a …

EVs Outsold Manual-Transmission Vehicles In 2019 In USA

Electric vehicles outsold manual-transmission vehicles in the USA for the first time in 2019. This is just another data point showing that consumers are making …

Solar Power Plant

Peru Authorises 160MW Solar Venture by Spanish Player

​Peru has waved through two large-scale solar projects Spanish firm Continua Energías Positivas is looking to develop in the southeast, bringing a boost to PV…

Oil & Gas Trade

Russia-Belarus Oil Dispute Begins to Threaten Supplies to Europe

A long-running oil dispute between Russia and Belarus has for the first time threatened to disrupt supplies to Europe.

Liquid Hydrogen

Norwegian Company Partnership to Launch Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cruise Ship

​In a world’s first, a cruise vessel will be retrofitted for the renewable power source.

Solar Power Plant

Abu Dhabi Island to Host Nation’s First Floating Solar Power Plant

The United Arab Emirates’ first floating solar power plant will start producing electricity off the tiny resort island of Nurai within days.

Wind Farm

New Spanish Wind Farm will Boast “the Most Powerful Onshore Wind Turbine”

Spanish utility Iberdrola will build its next wind farm, the Herrera Complex, with the most powerful onshore wind turbine installed to date – the Siemens Games…

Crude

Guyana to Export Its First Share of Oil in Coming Days: Official

Guyana is getting ready to export in the coming days the first cargo of Liza crude entitled to the government as share of the oil produced by a consortium led b…

Smart Grid

Envision Digital to Develop First AIoT Smart Grid for PTT in Thailand

Envision Digital International Pte Ltd (Envision Digital), a global digital AIoT technology company headquartered in Singapore, has been appointed to develop th…

Power Construction

South Korea’s First HVDC Upgrade Strengthens Renewables Transportation

The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and GE Renewables Energy’s Grid Solutions have upgraded a high-voltage direct current link between South Korea mai…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US DoE Pledges up to $64m in Clean Coal R&D Funding

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $64m in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportun…

Russian Oil & Gas Firms Plan to Invest $20 BILLION in Iraq’s Energy Industry

Russian oil and gas companies could triple their investments in Iraq in the near future, Yury Fyodorov, first deputy chairman of the Economic Policy Committee a…

First Industrial-scale Solar Electricity Farm

The solar farm will generate 120MW of solar electricity from about 400,000 photovolatic (PV) panels and is expected to be completed in early 2021. The project …