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Japan

Japan’s KHI Exits Nuclear Sector to Focus on Hydrogen

Japanese engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has decided to withdraw from its nuclear power-related business operations, shifting its focus to hydrogen i…

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

TÜV SÜD to Build UK’s First Mobile Facility for Testing Dispensed Quantity at Hydrogen Stations

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory will build the UK’s first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refuelling stations to ensure they de…

Coal Production

As More Countries Pledge Zero Emissions, Coal Finance Evaporates

Financing for coal projects is drying up at ever increasing rates as more countries target zero carbon emissions amid an energy transition sweeping the world.

Nuclear Fusion

ITER Says Schedule Maintained Despite COVID-19

The Council of the ITER Organisation said on 19 November that it had reviewed in a videoconference the performance of the ITER Project toward first plasma in vi…

Rosatom

Arktika Icebreaker Completes First Mission

Russia's new nuclear-powered icebreaker, Arktika, today completed its first operational voyage - piloting the Siyaniye Severa dry cargo ship to the entrance of …

Solar Power Plant

AkzoNobel Accelerates Transition Towards Cutting Carbon Emissions in Half by 2030

Thousands of solar panels have been installed at two AkzoNobel sites on two continents as the company continues to accelerate towards its ambition of cutting ca…

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Completes Transmission Build in Mississippi Backwaters in Record Speed

Because the line is located in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many protected species, replacing it required a unique level of effort.

LNG

GE Makes Deal for Vietnam LNG Project

General Electric Co. and a Vietnamese company signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an LNG power plant near Ho Chi Minh City.

SINOPEC

Fitch Affirms Sinopec at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at ‘A+’.

Energy Storage Project

BYD Provides 75-MW Energy Storage System to Mustang Solar Project

BYD “Build Your Dreams” announced it will partner with Canadian Solar to provide advanced battery technology for the 100-MWAC Mustang solar plant in Kings Cou…

Solar Power Panel

Shipments of LONGi High-Efficiency Bifacial Modules Reach 10GW

Shipments of LONGi’s high-efficiency bifacial modules have now reached 10GW, with expectations that production will reach 12GW by the end of 2020.

Energy Storage Technology

EDP Brasil Partners with Embraer to Develop Battery Technologies for Electric Aviation

EDP and Brazil-headquartered Embraer are partnering to advance energy storage and battery charging technologies for electric aviation.

Rooftop PV System

DRC: EIF OGEF Lends $4m to Bboxx for Electrification Via Solar Home Systems

UK company Bboxx obtains a $4 million loan from the Off-Grid Energy Access Fund of the Energy Inclusion Facility.

Germany

Oil Dynamics GmbH: Recertified for Quality and Environmental Management

The renewed verifications referring to the factory in Hockenheim will be valid for the next three years.