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Qatar Sets 7mn t/yr 2030 Carbon Capture Target

Qatar's state-owned QP has set itself a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including plans to capture and store more than 7mn t/yr of CO2 from i…

Solar Power Plant

Liberia: Storage Facility to be Powered by Solar-Hybrid System

Sub-Sahara infrastructure fund InfraCo Africa has signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with a Liberian contractor, BMC Group, to e…

Market Analysis

China on Track to Supplant US as Top Nuclear Energy Purveyor

The paper also pointed out that of the 54 reactors under construction in countries around the world, 20 are related to China or Russia, and 13 are designed by C…

Coal Trade

Coal Exports from Port of Newcastle Strong Despite China's Ban on Australian Coal

While Australian coal remains off limits in China, the trade tensions have barely dented overall export figures from Australia's largest coal terminal, with pro…

Solar Power Plant

Solar Takes Lead Role in Latest China Five-Year Plan

China is the largest manufacturer and installer of solar photovoltaic power systems in the world, and the country appears ready to increase its solar installati…

DNV GL to Rebrand as DNV

Energy consultant and certification body DNV GL is rebranding as DNV on 1st March in a bid to simplify its name.

Hydrogen Project

Uniper Joins UK Hydrogen Taskforce

Uniper has joined the Hydrogen Taskforce, a growing cross-industry coalition that wants to establish 100 hydrogen stations in the UK by 2025 and the UK Governme…

Hydropower Plant

Zimbabwe: Lake Mutirikwi 5MW Power Plant Advanced

Plans to build a 5 megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi have gathered momentum with a local firm behind the US$14 million project now awaiting an i…

Germany

Germany: Latest Renewables Law will Hold Back Expansion of Onshore Wind Energy

Renewables were 50.5% of Germany’s net electricity production in 2020.

Wind Farm

Ørsted Signs Long-Term Wind Power Purchase Agreements with PepsiCo for Nebraska and Texas Wind Farms

PepsiCo will purchase wind energy from the Haystack and Western Trail wind farm projects, currently under construction and expected online later this year.

China

China and EU Together for a Better Tomorrow

On Dec 30, China and the European Union concluded the negotiations on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment.

Net Zero Emission

PepsiCo Aims for Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040

The Doritos chips and Tropicana juice maker said it would initially cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 75 per cent and by 40 per cent in areas …

China Belt and Road

Video: Chinese FM Concludes Visit to Five African Nations with Fruitful Results

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi is due to conclude on Saturday his visit to five African nations. Braving the COVID-19 pandemic, the visit has particularly show…

Thermal Plant

Turkey’s Enka Teams with Siemens to Build Fast-Track Power Stations in Libya

Turkish energy company Enka has announced that it has joined with German engineer Siemens to build two thermal power plants in Libya.

Hydropower Plant

Wudongde Transmission System in Operation Ahead of Schedule

The project – constructed by China Southern Power Grid – is China's first multi-terminal UHV DC demonstration project and the world's first UHV flexible DC pr…