Law

Energy-Eficient Building

Slovenian Parliament Unanimously Adopts Energy Efficiency Act

Energy efficiency legislation was separated from Slovenia’s umbrella energy law.

Nuclear Power Plant

Frequency of Sudden Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns Increasing

Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Cho Jeong-sik remarked on Oct. 12 that a total of 18 nuclear power plant shutdowns occurred in South Korea from 2016 to Augus…

Solar Power Plant

Ghana’s President Commissions 6.5MW Lawra Solar Power Plant

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on 10 October 2020, commissioned the 6.5MW Lawra solar power plant, located in the Upper West Region.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Berkeley Lab Focuses on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is participating in three newly announced projects which hope to take hydrogen fuel cells to the next level.

Nigeria

Nigeria Considers Privatizing Its State Oil Firm

Nigeria will look to privatize its state oil firm Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under a draft new petroleum law currently in Parliament for dis…

10 Years of the Nuclear Law Institute

​The Institute of Nuclear Law is the AGENCY's annual training programme on nuclear law and legislative drafting.

Wind Farm

ABO Wind Plans First Polish Onshore Build

ABO Wind will start work on its first wind farm in Poland next year, an almost 20MW development located 90km northeast of Wroclaw.

United States

Trump Administration to Deny Pending Retroactive U.S. Biofuel Waivers

U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed that dozens of oil refiner requests for retroactive waivers from U.S. biofuel laws be denied amid concerns the issue …

Solar Power Plant

ZIMBABWE: a Law to Regulate the Installation of Solar PV Systems is Under Study

The Government of Zimbabwe should soon put an end to the uncontrolled installation of solar photovoltaic systems in the country by regulating the sector.

Crude Oil

Mexico CoMexico Could Be Forced To Cut Oil Production Target For 2021

Mexico will likely cut its crude oil production targets for next year, citing a ruling party lawmaker in Mexico.

CCS

ExxonMobil Discovers New Material to Enhance Carbon Capture Technology

Scientists from ExxonMobil, University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

States are Banning Coal. Will it Change the Electricity Mix?

Following in the footsteps of several other states with clean energy goals, Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill this month banning utilities from using coal in a bid…

Coal Trade

Germany Passes 2038 Coal Exit Law with Compensation

Germany has passed legislation to end coal-fired power generation by 2038 at the latest and agreed on a shutdown schedule for individual lignite power plants.

Microgrid

Congressional Proposal Recognizes Microgrid Role in US Climate Strategy

It's been slow to come, but lawmakers are increasingly incorporating microgrids into climate strategies, a focal point for Democrat politicians in both chambers…

Power Construction

Srpska Adopts New Law on Electricity in Line with EU's Third Energy Package

The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska has adopted a new law on electricity.