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Photovoltaic （PV）

Das Solar claims record open-circuit voltage of 742 mV for n-type solar cell

China’s DAS Solar says it has achieved a world record open-circuit voltage of 742 mV for an n-type solar cell based on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TO…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Starts Shipping EVs on Explorer No. 1

As BYD announced a little more than a month ago, it is getting into the ocean vessel business. The world’s top seller of electric vehicles has started buy…

Coal Trade

Bedeschi Announces New Coal Transshipment in Indonesia

Bedeschi S.p.a. has announced the finalisation of a new contract for a coal transshipment system, gaining the trust of a new customer in Indonesia.An important …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Sizewell C Project to Enter Construction Phase

The Sizewell C nuclear power plant project has been awarded a Development Consent Order (DCO), paving the way for formal construction work to begin at the site …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Key Safety Component Installed at Sanmen 3

The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The ta…

Nuclear Reactor

Moltex Recycling Process Granted Canadian Patent

The patent covers Moltex Energy Canada's Waste To Stable Salt (WATSS) process for converting any uranium oxide fuel into molten salt reactor fuel, part of a…

Offshore Wind Power

World's First Floating Wind Farm to Undergo First Major Maintenance Campaign, Turbines to Be Towed to Norwegian Port

The world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, the 30 MW Hywind Scotland, officially entered the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase in October…

Electricity Transmission

Scottishpower Unveils £5.4bn Worth of Contract Opportunities as It Turbo Charges Its Next Phase of Electricity Network Investment

ScottishPower has unveiled £5.4bn worth of contract opportunities as it turbo charges its next phase of electricity network investment.The early new year …

Solar Module

Union of Manufacturers Will Standardize 700 W Photovoltaic Modules

The main Chinese manufacturers reached an agreement to standardize the dimensions of photovoltaic modules up to 2,382 mm long and 1,134 mm wide. This move aimed…

Solar Power Plant

China's Qinghai Has Ocean of Solar Power, but No Storage

Tibetan plateau in western province faces electricity supply-demand imbalanceHigh on the Tibetan Plateau in western China’s Qinghai province, a sea of sol…

Offshore Wind Power

Türkiye's Largest Wind Power Plant to Add Battery Storage

Aiming to lower balancing costs, Polat Enerji said it would integrate an energy storage system into its wind farm Soma, the largest in Turkey. It will be the fi…

Hydrogen Production

H2 Energy Europe Gets Green Light for 1 GW Green Hydrogen Plant in Denmark

H2 Energy Europe, a builder of hydrogen ecosystems in Europe, has obtained environmental approval for its large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Esbj…

Geothermal Power Plant

Construction Completed at Geothermal Heating Plant in Kolo, Poland

Completion of the construction of the Geotermia Kolo geothermal heating plant in Kolo, Poland (source: Geotermia Kolo Facebook page)Construction has officially …

Geothermal Power Plant

Valencia, Spain Offers Subsidies for Geothermal, Other Renewables

The Hemispheric in Valencia, Spain (source: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)A call for aid has been issued for renewable thermal energy projects in …

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Announces Plan to Invest in Norwegian Hydro and Wind Power

The Svean powerhouse (photo courtesy Statkraft)Statkraft is planning to invest up to €6 billion (US$6.6 billion) in upgrades to its Norwegian hydro and win…