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Renewable Heat Needs to Be Prioritised to Deliver EU's Zero-Carbon Target

In order for the proposed Just Transition Mechanism that is to ease the energy transition of the European Green Deal, renewable heat needs to be prioritised. Th…

Energy storage technology

Energy Storage: A Necessary Part of Decarbonising, Smart Electricity Systems

2019 illustrated electricity systems’ requirement for greater flexibility, which energy storage technologies are ideally suited to provide. Two events in Great…

Ukraine to Boost Renewables And Energy Efficiency with EU's Help

Ukraine can focus in developing the country’s renewable energy sector and improve the much-delayed energy efficiency now that the former Soviet republic has co…

Solar Power Plant

US Government Expects Domestic Solar Market to Install 24 GW in 2020

An agency under the Department of Energy expects 17.4 GW (DC) of utility-scale solar power and 6.6 GW of small-scale solar to be installed in 2020. The 24 GW to…

World's First Small Hydropower Technical Guidelines Published

The International Small Hydropower Federation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization officially published the international standard "Techni…

Nuclear Power Plant

Russian Repair Improvements Led to 3 TWh more Power in 2019

Greater efficiency in Russian nuclear power plant maintenance outages saved nearly 180 days last year and enabled 2.9 terawatt hours more electricity to be prod…

Coal Power

Germany Plans to Phase Out The Use of Brown Coal

Germany has reached an agreement with the regions most affected by a plan to phase out the use of brown coal, or lignite, for its power plants by providing abou…

EIA: Wind, Solar PV will Outpace U.S. Gas-Fired Capacity Additions in 2020

The majority of new electric generation capacity being brought online this year will come from solar and wind projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Sunflower Electric Abandons Proposed Kansas 895MW Coal Power Plant

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday abandoned its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas after nearly 15 years of pushing for the project, …

Electric Car

Production of ​Tesla's All-electric Semi Truck To Commence This Year

A leaked letter has confirmed that production of Tesla’s all-electric Semi truck will commence in limited numbers in the second half of 2020.

World Bank Coal Case a Testing Ground for Climate Liability

A David-versus-Goliath battle between aggrieved Indian villagers and an arm of the World Bank last year led the nation's highest bench to conclude that internat…

Offshore Wind Power

Visa Taps Solar and Wind to Reach 100% Renewable-Electricity Goal

By purchasing 100% renewable electricity, Visa mitigates the greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity the company consumes, it says.

Scotland Hydrogen-powered Homes Receive Support from Panasonic

The developers behind plans for hydrogen-powered homes on the outskirts of Aberdeen have secured a commitment from Panasonic to trial the fuel cells.

Crude

Saudi Aramco Mulls Offshore Oil Expansions

The major expansions at Saudi Aramco’s offshore oil fields of Marjan, Zuluf, Safaniyah and Berri are expected to comprise the majority of the company’s upstre…

Why Solar Energy’s Prospects Look Bright for 2020

The global energy transition is the transformation of the world’s energy supply, away from polluting sources such as coal, oil and gas, and towards renewables.…