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Energy Storage Battery

LS Power Energizes World’s Biggest Battery, Just in Time for California’s Heat Wave

Gateway Energy Storage heralds the arrival of a new era of mega-batteries on the U.S. grid.

Wind Power Project

Government of Egypt, Vestas Sign 250MW Wind Deal

The Government of Egypt has signed an agreement with Vestas and other European partners to develop a 250MW wind project located in the Gulf of Suez.

Energy Storage Project

Azelio And Alec Energy Sign 49MW Energy Storage Deal For Masdar City

Azelio will install a verification project in Abu Dhabi in Q3 2020 together with Masdar and Khalifa University.

Oil & Gas Trade

US Eyes October Deadline to End Exemptions on Venezuela Oil Sanctions

The United States is considering an October deadline for ending exemptions to Venezuelan sanctions that allow some companies and refiners to still receive the S…

Microgrid

New Partnership Formed to Develop Hydrogen-Fuelled Microgrids

The projects will include sustainable waste disposal through Ways2H’s hydrogen production facilities, which use municipal solid waste, plastic and other refuse…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Total Restarts Drilling off Angola

French oil major Total has resumed oil drilling offshore Angola with the Skyros rig while two more are expected to start operations in the week to follow.

Hydropower Plant

ALAS Group and Pike Hydropower Sign Pact for Development of Projects in Asia

It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Pike Hydropower for collaboration in the renewable energy sector under the Nepal government's Public Private Pa…

United States

Climate Change Poses High Credit Risks for Nuclear Power Plants

Credit risks associated with climate change for nuclear power plant operators in the United States will rise over the next 10 to 20 years.

Energy Storage Project

Consortium Seeks Funding for Australian Battery Manufacturing Plant

The Government of Queensland has accepted plans for a $2.18bn lithium-ion battery factory in the Australian state.

Jordan

Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sign MoU to Connect Power Grids

Jordan and Saudi Arabia have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding by laying out the framework for connecting their electric power grids.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Trump Administration Looks at Allowing Longer Extensions to Remote Offshore Wells

The U.S. government is considering changes to policies for oil companies operating in the offshore Gulf of Mexico that might allow existing platforms to lengthe…

Oil & Gas Trade

Tehran Says Fuel Seized by US Belonged to Venezuela, Not Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has refuted allegations, saying that the vessels involved in what he described as an act of “piracy” were not …

Market Analysis

Does 2020 Really Mean the Start of the End for Coal?

A think-tank reported that the world has lost 2.9GW of coal generation capacity in the first six months of 2020. Is this the end of coal?

Solar Power Plant

Estonia Plans to Build a Solar Park in Tartu

OU Sustainable Investments plans to develop a large solar park in Maramaa, covering an area of about 32,500 square meters.

Nuclear Power Plant

Seven Parties Including China, the United States, Russia and India Join Forces to Build a Controllable Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Seven Parties Including China, the United States, Russia and India Join Forces to Build a Controllable Nuclear Fusion Reactor.