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Electricity Transmission

Nicaragua to Upgrade and Expand Electricity System

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration has awarded a $40.1 million towards Nicaragua’s transmission system expansion.

Hydrogen Project

South Africa Partners with ENGIE to Study Hydrogen Valley

The South African Department of Science and Innovation is collaborating with energy sector companies, including ENGIE, to complete a feasibility study for the e…

Nuclear Fuel

Iran boosts uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 SWUs: atomic chief

Iran has increased its uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 separative work units (SWUs), Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEO…

Hydropower Plant

Akuo Expands Hydropower Portfolio in Bulgaria

Renewable energy producer Akuo from France has completed the acquisition of PVB Power Bulgaria, a company with five hydropower plants.

Solar Power Panel

Romanian Retail Chain Dedeman Covers most of Its Stores with Solar Panels

DIY store owner Dedeman finished rooftop photovoltaic systems for self-consumption on 38 out of 54 units that it operates in Romania, with E.ON Energie România…

Hydrogen Storage

Vattenfall JV Starts Work on Hydrogen Cave Storage

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall have commenced building a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas on a pilot scale.

Energy Investment

Iberdrola Forges Spanish Investment Pact with Insurer

Partnership with MAPFRE targeting 1GW of wind and solar investments

Battling Bovine Belching: Measuring Methane Eemissions from Cows

Taken from the April 2021 issue of Physics World.Cutting methane production from livestock is considered vital to climate change mitigation, with lots of resear…

United States

Rice Acquisition Corp. to Combine Aria Energy and Archaea Energy into the Industry-Leading Renewable Natural Gas Platform

The combined Company will be named Archaea Energy (the “combined Company”), with an experienced executive team comprised of leaders from Archaea LLC and Aria.…

Energy Transition

Newly Forged Partnership to Boost Green Transition in Denmark and Sweden

A new partnership between Novo Holdings, Sampension and European Energy has been established with the intention to buy land for the construction of solar and wi…

Morocco

Morocco Highlights Its Green Energy Strategy at 2021 Spring Meetings

President of Morocco’s Policy Center for the New South, Karim El Aynaoui, speaking at the virtual 2021 Spring Meetings, emphasized Morocco’s long-term renewab…

Energy Storage System

Fire Guts Batteries at Energy Storage System in Solar Power Plant

A fire at a private solar power plant gutted an energy storage system that used batteries from LG Energy Solution affiliated with South Korea's LG Group, which …

Energy Investment

US Investors form Renewables Player

NuQuest Energy has built a proprietary site-selection system for development push

Geothermal Power Plant

Ecuador’s First Geothermal Plant Targeted for 2026

In the new Electricity Master Plan for Ecuador, geothermal energy has been set up of playing a part for the country’s ambitious expansion of the generation and…

Geothermal Power Plant

Australian Firm’s Mission to Repurpose North Sea Platforms for Geothermal Energy

An Australian company says its “unique” technology could lead to oil and gas rigs in the UK North Sea being repurposed as key infrastructure for geothermal en…