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2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia)

Programs Overview

United Kingdom

Thistle Wind Partners Submits Offshore Consent Application for 1 GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm to Scottish Government

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has taken the next step in the development of its Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm project with the submission of its offshore consent appl…

United States

SEG Solar Announces New US 4 GW Solar Module Factory

SEG Solar ("SEG"), a U.S. solar module manufacturer, announced that it will establish a new 4-gigawatt (GW) solar manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. Buil…

Japan

Steam leak prompts shutdown of nuclear reactor in central Japan

A nuclear power plant in Japan’s central Fukui Prefecture temporarily shut down one of its reactors on Friday morning after a steam leak was detected near…

Australia

Blackwater mine extension proposal advances

Whitehaven Coal is progressing the paperwork for an extension project at its Blackwater operation that would give it access to another 200Mt of coal and take mi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Enugu targets 660MW coal-fired power plant, sets July groundbreaking date

The Enugu State Government announced plans to construct a 660MW coal-fired power plant, with construction to start in July.Mbah, speaking on 6 May, stated that …

United States

DOE's Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office to Release $430 Million to Improve America's Hydropower Fleet

The Department of Energy’s Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office (H2O) announced it will soon resume negotiations to issue nearly $430 million in payments to…

United States

Gunvor signs long-term LNG supply deal with Delfin Midstream

Commodity trading house Gunvor has ​signed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and ‌purchase agreement with Delfin Midstream, it said in a statem…

China

Fuel loading completed at two new Chinese units

The initial loading of fuel assemblies into the cores of Taipingling unit 2 and Changjiang unit 3 - both Hualong One (HPR1000) reactors - has been completed ahe…

United States

Blue Energy and GE Vernova Accelerate Gas-Plus-Nuclear Approach for Powering American Communities and Fueling Global AI Leadership

Blue Energy, a developer of financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants, and GE Vernova announced a strategically paired 2.5 GW nuclear and natural gas coll…

France

Ocean Winds delivers first power from floating offshore wind project in France

Ocean Winds (OW), the international offshore wind energy company created by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has started electricity production at its 30 MW Éol…

Norway

Norway offers up to 70 new oil and gas drilling permits

Norway's ​government said on May 5 it is offering ‌70 new blocks for energy companies to explore for oil and gas in its annual licensing round as the ​co…

Russian

Rosatom state nuclear energy corp. plans to launch No. 1 unit at Bangladesh NPP in coming days

Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects to launch the physical startup of the No. 1 unit at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh in the coming…

Czech Republic

Czech Republic plans to buy up to 2 bcm of gas a year from Azerbaijan

The Czech Republic plans to buy up to 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Azerbaijan annually, Supplies could begin in 2028-2029. Czech Industry and Trad…

United States

US to end more offshore wind leases in exchange for fossil fuel investments

President Donald Trump's administration said on April 27 that it had reached a deal to end two more ‌U.S. offshore wind leases in exchange for $885 mil…