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Hydrogen Fuel Cell

C-ALPS Receives £2m New Lab Investment for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems has received an investment of over £2m to establish a new hydrogen fuel cell development facility in Cove…

Qatar

Qatar To Build A Luxury Floating Hotel That Generates Electricity

Qatar, one of the richest countries in the Middle East thanks to its massive LNG exports and oil reserves, plans to build a floating eco-hotel that would spin v…

India

Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric Commission India’s First VSC HVDC

The joint venture of Siemens Energy and Sumitomo Electric has completed connecting India’s first high-voltage direct current link featuring voltage-sourced con…

Oil Price

Oil at $70 does not Signal Return of a Supercycle, IEA Says

The agency expects world oil demand to recover 63% of the volume lost in 2020 due to the pandemic

Wind Turbine Blade

China Sets a World Record for 10 MW Wind Turbine Blade Length

China's first 100-meter blade 10MW (megawatt)-SR210 blade was successfully rolled off the production line at Luoyang Shuangrui Wind Power Blade Co., Ltd. Jiangs…

Electricity Transmission

Solargis to Measure Renewable Resource for Vietnam Grid Operator

Vietnamese grid operator, NLDC, contracts Solargis to provide forecasting data for over 7GW of solar and wind capacity

United States

Third Energy Firm Declares Bankruptcy in Texas Snow Storm Fallout

Griddy Energy, the Texan energy supplier that encouraged customers to leave its service during recent snowstorms, has become the third energy firm in the state …

Personnel Appointment

Scottish Renewables Elects New Chair

Moray West offshore wind farm project director Adam Morrison will hold the role for three years

Solar Power Plant

African Petrol Stations Embracing Solar

Roof-mounted solar, and even storage systems, provide cheaper power than mains electricity or diesel generation, prompting companies such as Total to install mo…

Coal Production

South Korean Coal Market Retreats Amid Warmer Spring

The South Korean coal market edged lower this week as forecasts of a warmer spring across northeast Asia weighed on the near-term demand outlook.

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Farms O&M Market to Realise 16% Growth

The global offshore wind farms operations and maintenance market is expected to record a 16% growth per annum through 2029.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos’ New Authority to Prospect for Gas will Benefit CQ

Natural gas continues to lead the state's COVID economic recovery with Queenslands onshore gas industry contributing $70 billion annually and the green light gi…

Carbon Neutral

Xinjiang Sets Record High Wind Energy, Solar Power Generation

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is taking the lead in China’s renewable energy push, with new energy installed capacity reaching a record h…

Market Analysis

GWEC: North and Latin America Increased Wind Power Installations by 62% in 2020

2020 was record year for wind power in both North and Latin America, installing nearly 22 GW of new capacity in the region, or 62% more capacity in 2020 compare…

Wind Farm

Nordex Supplies 33 MW of Wind Power to RWE in France

Nordex has again received orders for wind turbines in France. RWE’s French subsidiary, RWE Renouvelables France, has ordered ten N117 turbines for two wind far…