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Wind Turbine

World's Biggest Wind Turbine Unveiled by GE

GE Renewable Energy has this week unveiled the first manufactured components of its Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazair…

Wind Turbine

Fourth GE Turbine Collapse in Brazil in Less Than 6 Months

A 1.7MW turbine, supplied by GE, has collapsed at a wind power facility in Brazil, making the latest collapse the fourth for the manufacturer in less than six m…

Energy Storage Project

Queensland Shortlists 10 Big Renewable and Storage Projects

The Queensland government has finally moved forward on its Renewables 400 auction, announcing 10 big renewable and storage projects that will compete for contra…

Solar Power Plant

South Korea Unveils Plans for 2.1GW World's Current Largest Floating Project

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced last week that it will develop a 2.1 GW floating solar power plant which, upon completio…

UN Secretary-General Asks All Countries to Plan for Zero Emissions

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has written to all world leaders, including Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, asking leaders to “come prepared…

Nuclear Power Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Plans to Scrap its Fukushima Daini Nuclear Station

Tokyo Electric Power plans to scrap its Fukushima Daini nuclear station, located a few miles south of the bigger Fukushima Daiichi plant where three reactors me…

Offshore Wind Power

New UK Offshore Wind Sector Task Force to Begin Work

Scottish firms and organisations will meet with other UK companies today as part of a new offshore wind industry task force with the aim of increasing talent wi…

Electric Car

Concern has Grown Over the Post-Brexit Future of the Electric Vehicle Industry

As the UK government announces a range of schemes investing in UK electric vehicle development, concern has grown over the post-Brexit future of the industry.

EU Representatives have Reaffirmed the Bloc’s Commitment to Sustainability

The United Nations High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development, held last week at the UN’s New York headquarters, included a dedicated event run by …

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation

CSIC is one of the largest business groups operating under the central government and it holds the relevant authority to manage its own finances and investment …

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)

The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is a large State-owned enterprise under direct management by the central government. It successfully built the fir…

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF Could Prolong Planned Outages at its Two Golfech Nuclear Reactors

French utility EDF (EDF.PA) could prolong planned outages at its two Golfech nuclear reactors because of a heatwave expected across France this week, the power …

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s Foreign Ministry Said that it Strongly Opposes U.S. Sanctions

China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it strongly opposes U.S. sanctions on a Chinese energy firm for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran…

Electricity Transmission

Venezuela has Lost About 1,200 Megawatts of Thermal Power After a Massive Blackout

The lights went out across much of Venezuela Monday, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government once…

TerraForm to Acquire Distributed Generation Assets From AltaGas

TerraForm Power has signed off on an agreement with AltaGas that will see TerraForm acquire a high-quality, unlevered distributed generation platform with up to…