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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…

Hydrogen Project

The World's First Hydrogen Energy Project Started Construction

The start of construction for a world-first hydrogen project (Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain, HESC) based at AGL Loy Yang began yesterday.

Wind Turbine

Vestas’Wind Turbine Order Backlog Soars Above 32B Euros

The Denmark-based company’s interim quarterly ported reported 3.55 billion Euros ($37B U.S.) in revenue for the three months ending September 30, a 30 percent …

Solar Power Plant

New Tenders to boost India's Solar Capacity by 28% in 2019

India’s utility scale solar capacity is projected to rise 28% YoY or 8.5 GW in 2019 and 29% or 11GW in 2020, JMK Research & Analytics reported. The sector is e…

Oil&Gas Drilling

China's CNPC Launches Deepest Onshore Gas Field

CNPC has fully launched the deepest onshore gas field in the country, Keshen 9, in the south foot of Tianshan in Tarim oilfield, Xinjiang region, reported state…