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Energy Storage Battery

Varta Receives €300m Funding to Pilot Large Format Li-ion Cells

Germany-headquartered battery manufacturer Varta will receive €300 million of government funding to develop large format lithium-ion cells.

Oil & Gas Trade

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Buys Dominion Energy Natural Gas Assets in $10 Billion Deal

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is finally pulling the trigger.

Microgrid

Congressional Proposal Recognizes Microgrid Role in US Climate Strategy

It's been slow to come, but lawmakers are increasingly incorporating microgrids into climate strategies, a focal point for Democrat politicians in both chambers…

Solar Power Panel

500 MW Ibri 2 Solar PV Project Achieves A New Milestone

Ibri 2 PV IPP will contain approximately 1.4 million solar panels and extend over an area of 13 million square meters.

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor Measures South Korean Floating Potential

Equinor has deployed two floating lidars to collect data for an up to 800MW floating offshore wind farm off the coast of South Korea.

Nuclear Power Plant

NEA: Reduce Costs of Nuclear Power to Achieve Clean Energy Goals

It is time for action if countries around the world are to meet their decarbonisation and energy security policy goals.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Three Key Ways to Accelerate the Retirement of Coal Energy Plants

The Carbon Tracker Initiative and Sierra Club highlights the three key approaches to help global governments and utilities ensure early retirement of coal energ…

Wind Turbine

LCM's New Lightweight Wind Turbine Blade to Disrupt Offshore Sector

The Lightweight Manufacturing Centre, as part of a consortium, is developing an ultralight and sustainable wind turbine blade that will produce up to 9% more en…

Thermal Plant

Veolia Submits Planning Application for Waste-to-Energy Project in Hampshire

Veolia has submitted its planning application for an Advanced Energy Recovery Facility near Alton, Hampshire.

Energy Technology

Marine Energy Generates £124m for Welsh Economy

A total of £123.7 million has been invested into the Welsh economy as a result of marine technology to-date, and £27.5 million in the last year.

Electricity Trade

India to Ban Imports of Power Equipment from China and Pakistan

The Government of India is reportedly planning to stall power equipment imports from neighbouring countries China and Pakistan.

Offshore Wind Power

UK Authorities Approve Vattenfall's 1.8GW Norfolk Vanguard Wind Farm

UK government ministers awarded development consent to Swedish company Vattenfall’s plans for a 1.8GW wind farm in the UK North Sea on 30 June.

Market Analysis

Big Oil Confronts Possibility of Terminal Demand Decline

Although crude prices have rebounded from coronavirus crisis lows, oil execs and experts are starting to ask if the industry has crossed the Rubicon of peak dem…

Oil & Gas Trade

Poland and Germany to Cut Russian Pipeline Oil Imports in July

Poland and Germany are set to reduce purchases of Russian flagship Urals crude blend via the Druzhba pipeline this month after Moscow cut its oil output along w…

Coal Company

Coal India Exploration Arm adds 7.8 Billion Tonnes to Proven Coal Reserves

Coal India’s exploration arm has added 7.8 billion tonnes of coal to India's proven reserves base in 2019-20, the largest addition in a year so far.