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Power Construction

Linemen Rebuild Line to Ramp Up Reliability

A transmission rebuild job is underway in central New York to reduce outages in National Grid’s service territory.

Biomass Power Plant

Japan: Tokuyama Biomass Power Plant Targets End-2022 Start-up

Japanese refiner Idemitsu is aiming to begin commercial operations of a 50MW biomass power generation plant at its Tokuyama petrochemical complex in December 20…

Coal Production

China's Coking Coal Imports Fall to Five-Month Low

China's coking coal imports fell to a five-month low in October, hit by slowing Australian arrivals following an unofficial ban on coal imports from the country…

LNG

SHI Secures LNG Carrier Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order to build an LNG carrier, the firm's first carrier order in nearly a year.

OPEC

Opec+ Ministerial Meeting Rescheduled to 3 December

The two-day delay would allow representatives to hold further discussions targeting a consensus on the agreement, according to one of the delegates.

Coal Trade

Shakhtyorsk Coal Seaport Ships 10 million t of Coal

The coal seaport of Shakhtersk, one of the key assets of the Eastern Mining Co., has achieved a record coal shipment rate since the beginning of 2020.

Wind Power Project

Iberdrola Puts the Puylobo Wind Farm in Aragon into Operation

Part of the park’s production will provide green wind energy to the 13,500 supply points of Vodafone’s own network in Spain.

Personnel Appointment

WindEurope Elects Andreas Nauen, Siemens Gamesa Chief, As New Chairman

WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Andreas Nauen, CEO of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, as the association’s Chair for the next 18 months.

Electric Vehicle Battery

CATL Retakes Top Spot in Global EV Battery Use

LG Chem, the nation's largest battery company, and China's CATL are playing a seesaw game for the top spot in the global electric vehicle battery market.

Hydrogen Technology

Mitsubishi Heavy Invests in Monolith Materials to Support Clean Hydrogen Production

Monolith Materials, Inc. has received an investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. to support its commercial-scale, emissions-free hydrogen manu…

Hydrogen Technology

Alstom to Supply Italy’s First Hydrogen Trains

The first train delivery is expected within 36 months of the date of the order.

Rosatom

Reactor Lid Completed for Akkuyu Unit 1

The Volgodonsk branch of Russia's AEM Technology has completed the manufacture of the reactor cover for unit 1 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construct…

Nuclear Power Plant

Vattenfall Extends SMR Cooperation with Fermi Energia

Swedish utility Vattenfall and Estonia's Fermi Energia have signed a Letter-of-Intent to further expand their cooperation on small modular reactors.

Nuclear Power Plant

China: Hot Testing of Tianwan 6 Begins

Tests that simulate the temperatures and pressures which the reactor systems will be subjected to during normal operation have started at unit 6 of the Tianwan …

Wind Power Project

New Intertidal Wind Project in the Making in Vietnam

China Gezhouba Group Co. International and Vietnam Construction and Trading Corporation signed an EPC contract on 11 November for the 350 MW Ca Mau 1 offshore w…