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Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Informed by Slovenian Authority that Krško Nuclear Power Plant to Reconnect to Grid Tonight

The power plant automatically shut down yesterday following an earthquake with the epicentre in the town of Petrinja, Croatia, around 80 kilometres away.

South Korea

South Korea Plans To Downsize Nuclear & Coal While Quadrupling Renewables By 2034

South Korean President Moon Jae-in previously committed to moving away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy.

Microgrid

Bloom Energy Explores Hydrogen as 100% Renewable Option for Fuel Cell Technology

Asim Hussain, vice president of commercial strategy and customer experience at Bloom Energy, took time out during Microgrid 2020 Global to chat with Elisa Wood,…

Energy Storage Project

EPRI Selected for Three Energy Storage Projects

The Electric Power Research Institute was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to lead three advanced energy storage projects.

Solar Power Plant

Solarcentury to Install 11.2 MW of Solar, 8.5 MW Battery at Mozambique Mine

Australia’s Syrah Resources has signed a deal with Solarcentury to install 11.2 MW of solar and an 8.5 MW battery storage system at a mine in Mozambique.

United Kingdom

UK-EU Brexit Agreement – Energy Sector Business as Usual

Under the UK-EU ‘Brexit’ trade and cooperation agreement little if any changes are anticipated to the evolution of the respective energy sectors.

Solar Power Plant

Capital Dynamics Offloads 108MW California PV Duo

Global private asset management company Capital Dynamics has completed the sale of a majority interest in its almost 108MW Beacon solar portfolio in the US stat…

Wind Farm

Vestas Secures 20MW Contract in Italy

Aleramo has ordered five V136-4.0MW machines for the Cairo Montenotte wind farm

Energy Storage Project

DOE Invests US$7.6 million to Develop Energy Storage Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 29 projects to receive nearly US$7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eni: New Oil Discovery and New Production in the Western Desert of Egypt

New oil resources discovered in the Western Desert of Egypt with a new exploration well in Meleiha Concession. The new discovery adds 10,000 barrels of oil per …

Digitalization

Aramco and SAP form Strategic Alliance to Progress Digital Transformation Journey

The agreement is in line with Aramco’s digital transformation journey, paving the way for further integration of new technologies in a rapidly evolving technol…

Solar Power Plant

MOZAMBIQUE: Solar Century to Install a PPP Solar System for Syrah

Australian graphite mining company Syrah Resources wants to install an 11.2 MW solar-hybrid system at its operations in Balama, Mozambique.

Oil Pipeline

Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipe-Laying Vessel Leaves German Site, Indicating Project Progress

Fortuna was now heading for the north German port of Wismar, the data showed.

Biobattery

Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief, Tax Extenders Package

After a nearly week-long delay, President Trump on Dec. 27 signed a legislative package that includes tax extenders, $900 billion in COVID-19 relief and governm…

Energy Technology

Diamonds may Power Electrical Grid, EVs more Efficiently

In their paper, the researchers said that diamonds have been shown to have superior carrier mobility, breakdown electric field and thermal conductivity, the mos…