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Thermal Plant

51% of India's Coal-fired Power Plants Set to Miss Emission Norm Deadline

Thermal power companies, which produce three-quarters of the country's electricity, account for some 80% of India's industrial emissions of sulphur- and nitrous…

Gas power plant

Afghanistan's First New Gas-Based Power Production Plant Started Commercial Operations

Located in Sherberghan, Afghanistan — the epicenter of the nation’s gas region — the power plant is owned and operated by Bayat Power, Afghanistan’s largest…

Solar Power Panel

Yemenis Go Solar Amid War Energy Shortage

When electricity was cut to Yemen’s capital four years ago after war broke out, Ebrahim al-Faqih saw a gap in the market and started selling solar panels.

EDC Increases Revenues with Better Performance of Geothermal Plants

EDC reports geothermal revenues of $514m for first three quarters of 2019 contributing around 34% of total revenues of its mother company First Gen. Better perf…

Market Analysis

Solar to Cover a Quarter of Global Power by 2050

Global solar power capacity will grow by 9% every year between 2018 and 2050, according to a new study released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IR…

Crude

China Oct Refinery Output Rises 9.2% from Year Ago to Second-Highest Ever

China’s crude oil throughput in October rose 9.2% from a year earlier to the second-highest on record, as refineries in the world’s second-biggest oil consume…

Ammonia

China's New Coal Gasification Technology Makes Ammonia Production More Environment-Friendly

A new coal gasification pilot project has started to provide gas feed to ammonia production in northwest China's Gansu Province, making the production process m…

Global Power Plant Tenders Drop Down 30% In Q3 2019

Generation equipment tenders in Q3 2019 saw 400 tenders announced, marking a drop of 36% over the last four-quarter average of 629, according to GlobalData’s p…

Portland Company Finished First Wave Energy Converter Called OE 35 Buoy

One Portland company has been developing a device for renewable wave energy for years. Last month,it successfully completed construction on the first-of-its-kin…

Market Analysis

Latin America and Caribbean on the Brink of Massive Solar Power Growth

As new markets emerge worldwide, IRENA’s latest report sees solar PV covering one quarter of global power by 2050

Market Analysis

Rooftop solar hits 45% of demand and sets new grid low in W.A.

Rooftop solar has helped deliver another Australian grid record, this time in Western Australia where the state’s wholesale electricity market (WEM) dipped to …

HySiLabs Signs Contract with Shell Taking Hydrogen Groundbreaking Technology to Next Level

HySiLabs, a Shell France-supported company, recently signed a contract with Shell GameChanger to take their groundbreaking technology to the next level.

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran Started Construction of Unit 2 of its Nuclear Power Plant

Iran has started construction of unit 2 of its nuclear power plant at Bushehr. A ceremony to mark the pouring of first concrete was held yesterday.

Market Analysis

Siemens'Gas and Power Sees‘Substantial’Order Growth

The weakening of the global economy accelerated clearly during fiscal 2019, according to Siemens, but the company achieved it fiscal-year guidance. The company …

Coal Mine

Illegal Mining Operations in Ecuador Down by 60%

Ecuador’s Agency for Mining Control and Regulation ARCOM reported that illegal mining operations in the country went down by 60% during the period January-Octo…