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Personnel Appointment

A New Energy Minister for Ukraine

German Galushchenko, Vice President for development at Ukrainian nuclear utility Energoatom was appointed as Ukraine’s new energy minister on 29 April followin…

Crude Oil

U.S. Energy Production Saw Steepest Drop On Record In 2020

Due to economic responses to the pandemic, U.S. energy production dropped by 5 percent last year, marking the steepest annual decline on record.

Crude Oil

Energy Group Total Starts Production at Angolan Oil Project

French energy group Total has started production at its Angolan Zinia Phase 2 project, which has estimated resources of 65 million barrels of oil, it said on Th…

Global Energy Association President to Deliver GECF Lecture on 3 May

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum, the global platform of the leading gas producing nations, will be hosting the next in its signature GECF Gas Lecture Series o…

Hydropower Plant

Refurbishment of Existing Hydropower a Key Topic at IRENA Meeting

Members of the IRENA and private sector representatives are set to join forces to modernise and refurbish the existing hydropower fleet around the globe followi…

Energy Infrastructure

White House Eyes Subsidies for Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Climate Targets

The new subsidies, in the form of "production tax credits," would likely be swept into President Joe Biden's multi-trillion-dollar legislative effort to invest …

Solar Power Plant

Milestone Reached for Abu Dhabi Solar Plant

The 1.2-GW power plant has more than 3.3 million solar panels on a single site, reflecting the progress made in the UAE to address the rising energy demand.

Wind Power Project

Vestas Awarded Contract for Italian Wind Farm

Italy-based engeniering and construction company, SIMIC Spa, has placed a 30 MW order for the Fiurme Santo wind park, to be located in Porto Torres in Sardinia,…

Japan

Japan to Restart Ageing Reactors at Takahama and Mihama

Unit 3 at Kansai Electric Power Company’s Mihama NPP and units 1&2 at the Takahama NPP, both in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture and idle since the 2011 Fukushima nuc…

Cooperation case

Xi Says China Ready to Promote Partnership with Uzbekistan

China is ready to work with Uzbekistan to push for constant development in their comprehensive strategic partnership and jointly pursue common development and r…

Total Acquires Interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH from wpd

Total has signed an agreement with wpd to acquire a 23% interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH, the owner of Yunlin offshore wind farm located off the coast of Taiwan,…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Ford Launches New Global Battery Center of Excellence

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, i…

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Gigawatt-Scale Compressed Air: World’s Largest Non-Hydro Energy-Storage Projects Announced

The two 500MW/5GWh 'advanced' compressed-air projects in California would each be bigger than the current record holder

Wind Power Company

Vattenfall Wind Business Records Q1 Earnings Dip

Results affected by unfavourable weather conditions despite new capacity

Solar Inverter

Sungrow Launches High-Voltage Battery and Hybrid Inverter for Residential Applications

Chinese power electronics company Sungrow has unveiled a new storage energy solution for rooftop applications that comprises a hybrid inverter and a high-voltag…