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Hydropower Plant

DORE’s First Investment Since IPO Involves Eight Swedish Hydropower Plants

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc has exchanged contracts to acquire its first investment, a portfolio of eight operational hydropower plants in cen…

Energy Storage Battery

In November 2020, China Imported 327 million US Dollars of Lithium-ion Batteries

According to my country’s customs statistics, in November, my country’s imports of lithium-ion batteries were US$327 million, a year-on-year decrease of 5.55%…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Canadian Pacific to Launch Hydrogen Powered Train Pilot Program

The goal of the railway company’s test is to decarbonize fright transportation.

Wind Turbine

Vestas Secures 15 GW of Wind Power Orders in 2020

During the final days of 2020, wind turbine maker Vestas reported 572 MW of orders in various European markets, including three in Italy.

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…

Microgrid

A Look at the Year Ahead and How Microgrids Are Shaping the Power Industry

2020 was a transformative year for the power sector, underlining both new challenges and potential opportunities.

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…

Nuclear Power Plant

Eskom Shuts Down Some Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant Units

According to South African news media reports, due to the leak, Eskom has taken the Koeberg nuclear power plant's Unit 1 off the assembly line and has accelerat…

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.

Solar Power Plant

Bangladeshi Apparel Makers opt for Rooftop Solar

More than 500 factories have registered to make their manufacturing facilities more eco friendly in the garment exporting powerhouse and the nation’s net meter…

Energy Storage System

California Grid to Soon be Supported by up to 180 MWh of Eos Zinc-Based Energy Storage Systems

Energy storage project developer EnerSmart will use zinc-based battery systems from Eos for upcoming stand-alone projects in California.

Oil & Gas Trade

Venezuela’s 2020 Oil Exports Plunged To The Lowest Level In 77 Years

Venezuela’s crude oil and refined product exports plummeted in 2020 to their lowest level in 77 years

Oil Pipeline

Azerbaijan Sends First Gas Export via TAP Pipeline

Azerbaijan has started commercial natural gas supplies to Europe via the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline.

Oil Pipeline

Russia to Double Natgas Volume to China in 2021 as Cold Spell Bites

The increased volume of supply was due to a new 1,110-km pipeline extension in December that starts at Changling in northeast China's Jilin and ends at Yongqing…