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Wind Power Project

Renewables Reach 52% Share in Germany's Gross Power Consumption for Q1

April 9 (Renewables Now) - Electricity from renewable energy sources met 52% of Germany's gross electricity demand in the first quarter of 2020 thanks to a wind…

Market Analysis

Wood Mackenzie Lowers Global Solar Demand Forecast on COVID-19 Impact

Recently, IHS Markit said it expected global installs to decline 16% to 105GW in 2020, compared to around 125GW installed in 2019.

Geothermal Power Plant

ETHIOPIA: Power Purchase Contract for Corbetti Geothermal Project

Developers of the Corbetti geothermal project have recently signed a Power Purchase Agreement and implementation agreement with the Ethiopian authorities.

LNG

BP Issues Force Majeure to Golar Over Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project

BP is seeking to delay by a year the reception of a floating liquefied natural gas facility at the Tortue Ahmeyim project in Africa.

Energy Storage Battery

Uppsala University Researchers Develop an Organic Proton Battery

​Scientists have come up with a solar cell charged power storage that can recharge in seconds.

Wind Turbine

Annual Wind Turbine Spend to Reach $60bn by 2028

Annual average wind turbine supply is forecast to hit $60 billion between 2020 and 2028 – reflecting an increase of 8% compared to 2019, according to new data.…

China's Energy Storage Industry Hopes for Rebound in Second Half of 2020

While nearly 80 per cent of respondents were concerned about "lower operating income and tighter liquidity", they remained confident about the prospects for rec…

New York Passes Renewable Energy Act Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

State of New York authorities have passed legislation to speed up the siting and construction of large-scale clean energy projects to help the sector recover fr…

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for 342 MW Kaskasi Offshore Wind Power Plant in Germany

Wind farm with innogy SE to use 38 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD Flex wind turbines. Power to be supplied to more than 400,000 German households. Wind turbine in…

China: Solar Industry Estimated to Make Full Recovery by Q2

Solar manufacturing was severely disrupted in Q1 2020 as the Chinese national holiday was extended and restrictions were placed on movement.

Solar Power Panel

Worldwide Solar Installation to Drop 16% in 2020

Solar installations worldwide are likely to drop by 16% in 2020 and a rapid solar recovery this year is unlikely, according to a new report by IHS Markit.

Gas Turbine

ISO Issues New Gas Turbine Exhaust Standard

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new standard “ISO 21905:2020 Gas turbine exhaust systems with or without waste heat re…

Pumped Storage

New England Pumped Hydro Study gets Boost with ARENA Funding

A massive new pumped hydro energy storage project, proposed for Northern NSW’s New England region, has received a boost after securing federal government fundi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Global Coal Generation Fell by a Record Amount in 2019

In the coming months, governments around the globe will pump trillions in public spending to try to stimulate economic recovery.

Oil & Gas Trade

Showing Honest Solidarity and Working Remotely ElektroMotion Series Being Supportive Technology

Recently industrial activity has been substantially reduced and labor forces worldwide have been affected heavily.