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Hydropower Plant

48MW Hydropower Will Double Installed Power Gen Capacity in Burundi

The Jiji and Lulembwe Hydropower Plants Development Project in Burundi is now 48% complete.

Energy Transition

‘Lion’s Share’ of Global Power Additions in 2021 Were Renewables

Data released by IRENA shows that renewable energy continued to grow and gain momentum in 2021 despite global uncertainties, with global renewable generation ca…

Energy Storage Battery

Zinc-Air Battery Maker Raises $25 Million to Test Tech

Canadian zinc-air battery maker e-Zinc said it raised $25 million in Series A financing to support the production of its first commercial long-duration energy s…

Nuclear Reactor

U.S. Nuclear Generation Declines for Second Straight Year

U.S. nuclear power generation declined for the second straight year. Output from the country’s nuclear fleet totaled 778 million MWh in 2021, a 1.5% decline fr…

Hydrogen Production

Global Hydrogen Market to Reach $12.17 Million by 2025

The global hydrogen market reached a value of nearly $9.8 million in 2020, having increased at a CAGR of 3.5% since 2015.

Hydrogen Project

Saudi Arabia Looks to Position NEOM as a Hydrogen Leader

At the first-ever conference devoted exclusively to carbon-free hydrogen in the Middle East and North Africa, participants looked in depth at the technical and …

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Blades of Ørsted’s Wind Farm Fall into the Sea

The company has requested a ‘no sail zone’ in response to the incident.

Energy Transition

Renewables Share at 9.1% as Global Generation Capacity Reached 3,064 GW in 2021

60% of the new capacity in 2021 was added in Asia, resulting in a total of 1.46 Terawatt (TW) of renewable capacity by 2021.

Offshore Wind Power

GWEC and GWO Sign Deal to Power the Global Wind Energy Workforce

The two organisations have signed a new memorandum of understanding to leverage shared resources, including unique datasets, analytical and forecasting capabili…

CCS

Indonesia Advances Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Ambitions

Pertamina and Mitsui in joint feasibility study to commercialise CCUS in the Southeast Asian nation.

Energy Storage Technology

Liquid System Stores Solar Energy for Years and Releases It on Demand

Back in 2017 we caught wind of an interesting energy system from researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology designed to store solar energy in liq…

Crude Oil

Equinor Announces New Oil and Gas Discovery in the North Sea

Preliminary estimates suggest between 25m to 50m barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.

Rooftop PV System

Centrica and Push Energy Advance UK’s Grid-Scale Solar Pipeline

Energy solutions firm Centrica Business Solutions has signed an agreement with renewable energy developer Push Energy, to build a pipeline of solar farm project…

Electric Car

Japanese Car Giant Honda Targets EV Expansion, Earmarks Billions for R&D

Honda plans to invest around 5 trillion yen ($39.9 billion) in electrification and software technologies over the next 10 years, with the Japanese automotive gi…

Tidal Energy

Modular PV and Tidal Power Desalination Buoys From Canada

A floating, reverse-osmosis-based unit turns seawater into potable drinking water through the power of the sun and waves. Oneka developed the product, which req…