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Offshore Wind Power

Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Generate 6.7 TWh in 2020

Belgian offshore wind farms generated 6.7 TWh of electricity in 2020, which represented 8.4 per cent of total electricity consumption in Belgium, or the electri…

Hydrogen Project

New Hydrogen Station Opens in Nagoya Odaka, Japan

Air Liquide Japan has opened a hydrogen station in Nagoya Odaka as part of a joint project with Japan H2 Mobility (JHyM).

Solar Cell

Stanford Scientists Gain Insight on Polaron Distortion in Perovskite Solar Cells

Polaron formation in perovskite solar cells has been indicated in scientific research as a possible factor for making this kind of cell particularly efficient, …

Electric Car

Versinetic’s EV Industry Predictions for 2021

England-based engineering consultant Versinetic is predicting progress in electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the wider rollout of charging infrastructure in the…

Oil Field

Italy’s ENI and UAE’s SNOC Begin Gas Production from Mahani Field in Sharjah

Italian energy major ENI and Sharjah National Oil Corporation from the United Arab Emirates announced on January 4 production start-up from the Mahani field, lo…

Offshore Wind Power

Hornsea 2 Wraps up Onshore Cable Works

Subcontractor VolkerInfra has completed onshore cable works for the 1400MW Hornsea 2 offshore wind project.

Clean Energy Transition

RES Built 2.2GW of Clean Power in 2020

RES completed construction of 2200MW of new renewable energy projects in 2020, bringing the total volume of operational developments the company supports to 7GW…

Carbon Neutral

Exxon Reveals Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time

Oil giant has come under pressure from activist investors.

Iran

Strait of Hormuz: The World's Most Important Oil Artery

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters and detained its crew, amid tensions between Tehran and Seoul over Iranian…

Biobattery

Wärtsilä to Build Two Large-Scale Biogas Upgrading Plants in Denmark

Biomethane company Nature Energy has ordered two large-scale biogas upgrading plants from technology company Wärtsilä, to be delivered to different locations …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Enel Accelerates Chilean Coal Phase-out with Early Plant Closure

The Enel Group, through its subsidiary Enel Generación Chile, has disconnected and ceased operations at Unit I of Bocamina coal-fired power plant, which is loc…

Oil Pipeline

US Congress Authorizes New Nord Stream 2 Sanctions

The sanctions aim to derail construction of the remaining offshore portion of Russian state-controlled Gazprom's near-complete 55bn m³/yr Nord Stream 2.

South Korea

Iran Seizes UAE-Bound Chemical Tanker

Iran has seized a UAE-bound chemical tanker in the strait of Hormuz, further stoking already heightened tensions in the Mideast Gulf.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

DOE to Invest $6.4M to Develop Hydrogen-Fueled Turbines

The UTSR Program conducts research to increase the efficiency and performance of gas turbines while lowering emissions.

Thermal Plant

Albioma Commissions 48 MW Bioenergy Plant in Brazil

France-based power producer Albioma announced on Dec 29 the successful commissioning its 48 MW bagasse-fired Vale do Paraná Albioma cogeneration plant, which i…