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Energy Investment

Globeleq Expanding into Nigerian Power Business

Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.

Power Construction

India to Upgrade Rural Power Distribution Networks

The Asian Development Bank and the government of India have signed a $300 million loan to upgrade rural power distribution networks to provide reliable electric…

Hydropower Plant

Philippines Unveils Latest Round of Renewables Bidding

The Philippines’ Department of Energy has kicked off the start of its third round of bidding to further accelerate the development of renewables in the country…

Crude Oil

OPEC Crude Output Cuts Should Help U.S. Shale Profits in 2021

U.S. crude oil production has fallen 2 million barrels per day in the last year as low prices and demand forced shale producers to cut their losses

Hydrogen Technology

Researchers Take Key Step Toward Cleaner, More Sustainable Production of Hydrogen

Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers and collabor…

Oil Price

How Will Biden’s Presidency Impact South America’s Oil Boom?

Much has been made of President-elect Joe Biden’s energy policies and the negative impact they will have on the U.S. oil industry, which is laboring to survive…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japanese Industry Leaders Call for Nuclear Restarts

Japan has confirmed its objective to raise the share of nuclear power to 20-22% by 2030, but the process to restart the reactors shut down after the Fukushima D…

Energy Storage Battery

Irish State-Owned Utility ESB Announces 100MWh of Battery Energy Storage

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has announced almost 100MWh of utility-scale battery storage projects, kicking off its pipeline of projects in the Republic of Ir…

Crude Oil

Petrobras Sets Oil Production Record in 2020

Robust Chinese demand for pre-salt crude buoyed Brazil' state-controlled Petobras in 2020, helping spur record output of 2.28mn b/d of oil.

Wave Energy

Grid Connection Work Start for Israel Wave Pilot

Eco Wave Power has started grid connection works for the EWP-EDF 1 wave energy project in Israel’s Port of Jaffa.

Oil Pipeline

China Gas Pipeline in Northern Guangdong Begins Operations

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, said a 238-kilometre natural gas pipeline in the northern part of China's southern province Guangdong has started o…

Joe Biden

President Biden’s Vision for the Power Sector

President Joe Biden brings a marked shift in U.S. energy policy priorities, with clean energy being central to his plan.

Energy Storage Battery

Vistra Brings Online its 1200 MWh Battery Storage System in California

Vistra has announced its 1200 MWh Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility was successfully connected to the power grid and has begun operation.

Wind Farm

Clearway Energy Starts Construction of US Wind Farm

Clearway Energy Group has announced that it has commenced construction on Mesquite Sky, a 345 MW wind farm in Callahan County, Texas, US.

Wind Power Project

GE Renewables Announces 1050 MW Order for Western Spirit Wind Farms

GE Renewable Energy has announced a 1050 MW order for Pattern Energy's Western Spirit Wind farms in New Mexico.