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Wind Power in China

Phase 2 of China’s First Foreign-Backed Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction

EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation have kicked off the construction of the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind project in China.

US DOE Coal FIRST Initiative Invests US$80 Million in Net-Zero Electricity and Hydrogen Plants

When fully negotiated and awarded, it is estimated that approximately US$80 million in federal funding will be provided to these projects.

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Starts Construction of 298 MW Nebraska Wind Power Project

Ørsted continues to expand its footprint in the Southwest Power Pool via the acquisition and final investment decision of the 298 MW Haystack Wind Farm in Wayn…

Spain

Iberdrola Launches 800MW Green Hydrogen Plan

Spanish developer partners with chemical manufacturer Fertiberia on €1.8bn investment over seven years.

Energy Investment

Australia’s Largest Solar Farm to Progress as Neoen Completes AU$600m Financing

What stands to be Australia’s largest solar farm at 460MWp can now progress after Neoen finalised a financing package for it.

Market Analysis

Global Power Systems ‘Need More Flexibility’

An increase in investments should be facilitated by ‘better-designed markets’, says new IEA report.

Energy Investment

Gov’t Approves $575m Sale of Tullow Oil Plc Assets to Total

Tullow Oil plc has revealed that the Uganda and the country’s tax body, the Ugandan Revenue Authority have executed a binding Tax Agreement that reflects the p…

Power Construction

India Power Scales up Network & Distribution Infrastructure

India Power Corporation Limited has invested more than Rs 500 crore to ramp up its network and distribution infrastructure.

Oil Shale

Argentina to Subsidize Shale Gas Production With $5.1 Billion

Argentina will give subsidies of a total of US$5.1 billion to shale gas drillers in an attempt to revive production in its Vaca Muerta shale play and attract as…

United Kingdom

UK Electrolyser Crew Raises £165m War Chest

UK hydrogen electrolyser manufacturer ITM Power has raised £165m through a share offering that will be used to accelerate the company's manufacturing capacity …

Hydropower Plant

Hydro-Québec to Invest in Carillon Generating Station Refurbishment

Canadian public utility company Hydro-Québec has announced an investment of C$750m ($570m) to refurbish its Carillon power generating station.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

European Investment Firms Opposed to Coal Power Plant Construction in Vietnam

A total of 20 global investment firms sent an official letter to Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and Samsung C&T on Oct. 21 in order to object to their coal-…

Energy Saving

Energy Efficiency – the Often ‘Forgotten’ Option in the Energy Transition

Energy efficiency measures need more investment and innovation to accelerate their implementation, DNV GL argues in its latest ‘Transition Faster’report.

Thermal Coal

Biden Presidency would Speed up Coal’s Decline

The decline in US thermal coal demand would accelerate under policies promulgated by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, ratings agency Moody's Investo…

Carbon Neutral

EU Ministers to Agree to Make Climate Neutrality by 2050 Binding

Its longer term goal is net zero emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases by 2050, which the executive European Commission says will drive the economic reco…