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Wind Power in China

Chinese Crew Charters Cable Installation Barge

Asian company SB Submarine Systems has completed sea trials and taken delivery of a cable installation and maintenance barge for work in the Chinese offshore wi…

Mozambique

Mozambique’s Electricity Grid Requires Strengthening and Extension

According to EDM, the Mozambican power company, several substations and power lines in the country will have to undergo interventions to avoid overload and prem…

Wind Power Project

Scotland Ups 2030 Offshore Wind Target

The Scottish Government has increased its offshore wind target from the current 8 GW to 11 GW of capacity to be installed by 2030.

Wind Farm

Vattenfall to Start Klaverspoor Build

Swedish developer Vattenfall will next month begin construction of its 34MW Klaverspoor wind farm in the Netherlands.

LNG

ExxonMobil not to Set up LNG Terminal in Pakistan

ExxonMobil, the US-based multinational oil and gas corporation, has decided not to continue with its plans to set up an LNG terminal in Pakistan, as the company…

Crude Oil

China Starts Building $20 billion Mega Petchem Complex in Shandong Oil Hub

China started this week building a mega petrochemical and refining complex in east China’s Shandong province, four months after the $20 billion project receive…

Solar thermal

World´s Largest Solar District Heating Plant with Concentrating Collectors

The 93,000 m2 SDH plant is the world’s second-largest after Denmark’s Silkeborg installation but the biggest using concentrating collectors.

Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Hydropower Resources Boost Green Electricity

Tajikistan has huge hydropower resources and is one of the world’s largest producers of green energy, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon said during a meet…

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Announces Acquisition of Haystack Wind Project in US

Denmark-based green energy company Ørsted has announced the acquisition of the Haystack Wind project in Wayne County, Nebraska, US, with a capacity of 298MW.

Nuclear Power Plant

Take a Tour of Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station

​Ever wondered what it's like inside a nuclear power station? Join Graduate Apprentice Poppy Able on a tour of Sizewell B power station.

Coal Mine

ANZ Bank to Stop Funding Coal Mines & Power Plants

ANZ Bank has unveiled plans to adopt a net zero emissions test for loans, and to set a 2030 exit date for all direct investment in thermal coal mines and power …

Oil Field

BP Starts Gas Production from Qattameya Field, Offshore Egypt

BP has announced the start of gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.…

Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Approves Power Uprate for Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by the Tennessee Valley Authority to increase the generating capacity of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2…

South Africa

Eskom’s Kusile Unit 2 Achieves Full Commercial Operation

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, announced that Unit 2 at the Kusile Power Station has attained commercial operation status.

Market Analysis

Global Solar PV Installations Predicted To Rise By 5%, Desiped Covid-19 Effects

Year-on-year growth in installations will continue every year to 2025, topping out at 145GW direct current, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie.