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Solar Power Plant

Vattenfall has Opened Its First Floating Solar Farm in Gendringen, the Netherlands

The solar farm, with a capacity of 1.2 megawatt, was built on the site of the sand and gravel extraction company Netterden.

LNG

Karpowership Kicks off First Floating LNG-to-Power Project in Indonesia

Turkey’s floating power plant company Karpower International has begun operation on its first LNG-to-Power project offshore Indonesia.

Nuclear Power Plant

Dutch Minister Presents Report on New Nuclear

The Netherlands is considering the expansion of nuclear power in its energy mix, according to a letter Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Eric Wie…

Energy Storage Project

COVID-19 Hits Profitability of ENGIE Energy Storage Subsidiary

ENGIE EPS incurred increases in operating expenses and extraordinary costs due to COVID-19 which “more than offset” an increase in revenues that ENGIE’s ener…

Offshore Wind Power

OPITO Launches Offshore Wind Training Standards

Not-for-profit training standards company OPITO has launched its first training standards for the offshore wind industry.

Why don't We All Just Use Geothermal Energy?

​Science tells us there's enough energy in the first 10 kilometres below our planet's surface to provide all our energy needs for millions of years.

China

China's Renewable Energy Investment Exceeds US$100 Billion for Five Consecutive Years

The number of patents, investment, installed capacity and power generation in the field of renewable energy in China has ranked first in the world for many cons…

Energy Storage Battery

Samsung Ranks First in Global Battery Technology Patent Applications

Samsung and LG came first and third, respectively, on the list of global patent applications for battery technology, a survey said.

Solar Power Panel

Hanwha Q Cells Places First in U.S. Solar Module Market

Hanwha Q CELLS was ranked first in the U.S. solar energy module market in the first half of 2020.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

KB Financial is the First Korean Bank to Stop Funding Coal-Fired Power Projects

The bank makes the announcement the week after Korea declared a climate crisis and set a 2050 target to achieve net-zero emissions.

Electricity Transmission

The World's First New Energy Channel: 72 Days into Operation to Reduce Coal Consumption by 900,000 Tons

It is understood that the low-end DC system of the project has been in continuous live operation for 72 days.

Nuclear Power Plant

Canadian Firms Make Progress with Radioisotope Production

Darlington will be the first large-scale nuclear power station to produce the medical radioisotope, they said.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Czech Republic: ORLEN Group Gets Set For First H2 Station

The ORLEN Group, targeting the development of environmentally friendly hydrogen technology, will later this year, begin the construction of hydrogen refueling s…

Crude Oil

Shell Set To Load First Oil From One Of Libya’s Open Ports

Supermajor Shell has provisionally chartered an oil tanker to load crude from one of Libya’s three open ports at the end of next week in what could be the firs…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Plane Completes Maiden Flight in ‘World First’

A hydrogen fuel-cell plane that's capable of carrying passengers completed its maiden flight this week, in another step forward for low and zero-emission flight…