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Coal-Fired Power Plants

South African State Utility Reinstates Rolling Power Cuts from Monday

South African state utility Eskom said on Sunday it would resume rolling power cuts from Monday till Wednesday during night-time to attend to unplanned breakdow…

China

China Now Has 30 Concentrated Solar Power Projects with Thermal Energy Storage Underway

The development of Concentrated Solar Power is entering into a fast track in 2022 here in China.

Energy Storage Battery

The World Desperately Needs to Invest More in Battery Storage

Over the past year, energy companies have been steadily planning for the development of battery storage facilities, to support their renewable energy operations…

Wind Turbine

Goldwind Will Supply 111 Wind Turbines to the Wind power in Uzbekistan

Goldwind has secured a new deal with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company to supply 111 units of GW155-4.5MW turbines, which is the largest of its kind in Uz…

Wind Turbine

Xinjiang’s Largest Wind Turbine Lifted into Place

A 6.7-megawatt wind turbine was lifted into its place in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Thursday, with electrical lines commencing inst…

OPEC

Oil Jumps 4% to 5-Week High Lifted by OPEC+ Output Cut

Oil prices jumped about 4% to a five-week high on Friday, lifted again by an OPEC+ decision this week to make its largest supply cut since 2020 despite concern …

Energy Storage System

Netherlands Commissions Country’s Largest Energy Storage System

An energy storage system (ESS) co-located with solar and wind power assets is now online at a research center in the Netherlands.

United States

GE Will Cut 20% of U.S. Onshore Wind Workforce

General Electric (GE) has notified staff that it plans to lay off about 20% of the workforce in its U.S. onshore wind business.

Electric Car

Nighttime Charging of EVs May Overburden the Grid

As EVs proliferate, charging habits might have to change

Turkey

Turkiye’s Cheapest Tomato Is Produced with Geothermal Energy

In Erzurum, one of Turkiye's coldest provinces, the country's cheapest cluster tomatoes are produced with geothermal energy.

Carbon Emissions

Companies Are Not Reporting Financial Risks of Emissions, US Study Finds

No company disclosed all the information recommended by Climate Action 100+ to get the world’s biggest polluters to address climate change

Net Zero Emission

Global Aviation Body Icao Sets 2050 Goal for Net Zero Carbon Emission Air Travel

New aircraft technologies, streamlined flight operations and the increased deployment of sustainable aviation fuels will play crucial roles towards target

Solar Power Panel

Tindo Solar and UNSW Develop Australian AgriPV Solar Panels

Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer, Tindo Solar, and the University of NSW have agreed to work together to develop a world-leading agriPV solar panel th…

Net Zero Emission

Task Force Launches to Promote Space Applications for Energy

The European Space Agency (ESA), EPRI and other founding members have launched the Task Force for Innovation in Energy Through Space.

Energy Storage Project

Grid Booster: World’s Largest Storage-as-Transmission Project Gets Green Light

Fluence Energy and TransnetBW have announced future deployment of the Grid Booster project, touted as the world’s largest battery-based energy storage-as-trans…