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Hydropower Plant

Cable Crane Dismantling Starts at Baihetan, China

Dismantling has started on the cable cranes at the 16GW Baihetan hydropower station in China, China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has announced.

Distributed energy

Italy Hits 572 MW/977 MWh of Distributed Storage Capacity

Italy added 123 MW/263 MWh of energy storage capacity in the first quarter. Energy storage continues to grow in the country, with the regions of Lombardy and Ve…

Solar Power Panel

Chinese Industry Brief: Surging Solar Exports, Wafer Supply Deals

PV module exports surged in the first quarter, according to research firm PV InfoLink. Risen Energy, meanwhile, has just signed a $2.16 billion, long-term wafer…

Solar Power Panel

Smarter E Products: AEG Launches Shingled Solar Module with 21.1% Efficiency

German electrical equipment provider AEG is launching a shingled solar module for residential and commercial installations at this year’s Smarter E event in Mu…

Electric Car

Hyundai Motor in Talks with Georgia to Build EV Plant in the U.S.

Reuters reported on May 9 (local time) that Hyundai Motor Group is in talks with officials in Georgia to build a new electric vehicle (EV) plant in the U.S. sta…

Energy Storage Battery

Smarter E Products: High-Voltage Residential Battery From Varta

The new high-voltage Varta.wall storage device features an aluminum design and is available in capacities ranging from 10 kWh to 20 kWh. It also boasts an emerg…

Hydropower Plant

World's Fastest Rotor for Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant in Operation

The fifth unit of the Changlongshan pumped storage hydropower station in east China's Zhejiang Province passed its 15-day tests and started operation on May 4, …

Electric Car

The Mobility rEVolution: New Lithium-Ion Battery Material for Faster Charging Times

In other news, Volkswagen’s electric vehicles are sold out in Europe and the US. for 2022, Porsche invests in silicon anode specialist, and Tesla is reportedly…

Solar Inverter

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Huawei Shipped 51 GW of PV Inverters in 2021

In other news, Longi reported increased revenue and a slight drop in profits for the full fiscal year 2021, and heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaics manufacturer …

Energy Storage Project

Energy Vault Begins Construction of First Gravity-Based Storage Project

Gravity-based energy storage developer Energy Vault has started construction on its first commercial-scale project.

Geothermal Power Plant

Strabag and Exergy Partner on German Geothermal Projects

Milan-headquartered engineering company EXERGY International Srl and German construction firm STRABAG Umwelttechnik GmbH have partnered to deliver turnkey geoth…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Makers Struggle to Find Pricing Power

Wind turbine makers racked up hefty losses last quarter, swelled by rocketing costs and cut-throat competition despite being more in demand than ever.

Oil & Gas Trade

Shell’s Profit Soars on Higher Oil and Gas Prices

Oil major Shell booked a huge profit in the first quarter of the year on the back of higher oil and gas prices despite taking a charge due to its phased exit fr…

Solar Cell

France Publishes Second-Quarter FITs for PV Systems up to 500 kW

France has increased feed-in tariffs for all PV system categories, ranging from €181.40 ($190.90)/MWh for installations below 3 kW in size to €96.90/MWh for a…

Geothermal Power Plant

KenGen Announces Plans for up to 400 MW Additional Geothermal Capacity

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to add 400 MW of geothermal power generation capacity in the next five years, so reported by S…