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HVDC

Aker Solutions to Build Offshore Wind HVDC Platform

Aker Solutions will supply the high-voltage, direct current converter platform for an unnamed offshore wind project under an EPCI contract.

Solar Power Plant

Nigeria Commissions First Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station

The federal government of Nigeria has commissioned the first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station.

Wave Energy

University Researchers Win Grant to Advance Wave Energy in Thailand

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have been awarded around £300 000 from Innovate UK to develop the first microgrids powered by onshore wave energ…

Energy Storage Battery

Factorial Energy Makes Progress on Solid State Batteries

Factorial Energy, an American developer of solid-state cells that first unveiled its plans in April, has just reported on the initial results from its test runs…

Liquid Hydrogen

SSE, Equinor Plan to Store Hydrogen at UK Gas Storage Site

The site, called Aldbrough, consists of nine underground salt caverns which would be converted to store hydrogen

Power Construction

SSEN Starts Onshore Works for Shetland HVDC link

SSEN Transmission has started work to install 10km of underground cable in Shetland and Caithness, marking a major milestone for the 600MW Shetland HVDC project…

Rosatom

First International Ecology Swimming Competition Took Place on Baikal

The first international trans-Baikal ecology swimming competition BAIKAL GREAT SWIM, supported by Rosatom State Corporation, the UN Information Center in Moscow…

Oil&Gas Drilling

I3 Energy Finishes Drilling Second Oil Well at Canada Project

i3 Energy PLC said Thursday that drilling operations on the second well at the Marten Hills Clearwater drilling program in Canada have been completed, with prod…

Solar Company

Growatt Becomes the Global No.1 Inverter Brand for Residential Solar

Since its establishment in 2010, the Chinese manufacturer has been focusing on distributed generation and has brought about strong competitive advantages over o…

Coal Mine

Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery's First Large Set of Equipment Exported to Turkey

On July 12, the World-Energy was informed that the Chinese ocean-going container ship carrying the company's first large set of coal mining equipment had depart…

Power Construction

Burns & McDonnell, Entergy Start Aerial Work to Build 230-kV Transmission Line Through Louisiana Marshes

Engineering, procurement and construction firm Burns & McDonnell has finally started work to build an oft-delayed, terrain-challenged 16-mile electric transmiss…

Oil Price

Oil Falls Slightly Despite Crude Draw

The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a draw in crude oil inventories of 4.079 million barrels for the week ending July 9, bringing the total 202…

EV Market

Korea: Sales of Imported Electric Vehicles Surge 65% in H1

Imported electric vehicle sales surged 65 percent in the first half of 2021 compared with a year ago.

LNG

Gas Import Options Expanding for China

China is poised to become the top global liquefied natural gas importer this year, bypassing current leader Japan

Crude Oil

Brazil Plans To Be 5th-Largest Crude Exporter By 2030

Brazil’s expected oil output surge this decade will make it the world’s fifth-largest crude exporter in 2030, Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuqu…