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Smart Meter

ESB Networks to Read 1.75 million Smart Meters with Itron’s Temetra

Irish utility ESB Networks has selected Itron for the provision and installation of a smart meter data collection and management system.

Substation

New Transformer for Rennertshofen Substation

German utility LEW distribution network GmbH has delivered and installed a new 110/20 kV transformer at the Rennertshofen substation.

Wind Turbine

Nordex Received a 50 MW Wind Energy Order from Poland

Ignitis Group, the Lithuanian state-owned energy holding company, has contracted Nordex to supply 14 N117/3600 wind turbines for a wind farm in Poland.

Oil Refinery

Fire Breaks Out at Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi Refinery

Kuwait's state-owned refiner KNPC said a fire broke out a "short while ago" at its 346,000 b/d Mina al-Ahmadi refinery.

Video: Stability of Floating Wind Turbines

Yesterday the Crown estate announced huge new leases for floating wind farms in the Celtic sea.

Video: Upending and installing a vacuum vessel sector

In this short time-lapse, watch how an ITER vacuum vessel sector is installed in assembly tooling. ​

Carbon Emissions

CO2 Plans could Drive up EU Fuel Oil Exports

EU proposals to add CO2 emissions costs and taxes to conventional marine fuel prices starting in 2023 could reduce Europe's residual fuel oil demand for bunkeri…

Crude Oil

Indian State Refiners get February Saudi Crude Requests

Indian state-controlled refiners are getting their requested term crude volumes from Saudi Arabia's state-controlled Saudi Aramco for February loading.

Geothermal Power Plant

DOE awards $8.4M for Accessing Geothermal Potential from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

The US DOE selected four new projects to receive up to $8.4 million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells.

Solar Power Panel

Perovskite Ink for Flexible Solar Panels

Canadian start-up Solaires Entreprises Inc has developed an ink based on a mixed halide and cation perovskite with an energy bandgap of 1.54eV that can be appli…

Power Construction

Hitachi Energy Delivers Digital Substation to East Java

Hitachi Energy has delivered a state-of-the-art 150-kilovolt digital substation to the Indonesian utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN Persero) in East Jav…

Electricity Transmission

Details Emerge About DOE, FERC Grid Plans for Clean Energy

The Biden administration’s plan announced yesterday to pump $20 billion into expansion of the nation’s transmission networks will target “shovel ready” proj…

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Partners with US Developer

Collaboration with Ocean Power Technologies looks to accelerate the development of wave energy projects

United States

DOE Stands Up Clean Technology Demonstration Office

The office will be under pressure to overcome challenges that have plagued DOE-funded demonstration projects in the past.

Oil Refinery

Saudi Aramco Buys Stake In Refinery In Russia’s Backyard

Saudi Arabia is expanding its downstream presence and crude customers in Eastern Europe, traditionally Russia’s backyard, by buying a stake in a Polish refiner…