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Wind Power Project

Southern Power Acquires West Virginia Wind Facility

Southern Power, a U.S. wholesale energy provider and a subsidiary of Southern Company, has acquired its 13th wind project – the 56 MW Beech Ridge II Wind Facil…

Nuclear Power Plant

Final Barakah Unit Completes Cold Testing

Cold hydrostatic testing has been completed at Barakah unit 4, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced.

Solar Technology

Lead-Free Quantum Dot Solar Cells with 10% Efficiency

Scientists in the United States have created a quantum dot solar cell which has a photon-to-electron conversion efficiency of 85%. The device is also said to ex…

Shell Evacuates Foreign Staff From Iraq's Basra Gas Project

Shell (RDSa.L) temporarily evacuated foreign staff, numbering around 60, from Iraq’s Basra Gas Company for security reasons and flew them out of the country bu…

Thermal Plant

NTPC Commissions First Unit of Nabinagar Plant Installed Capacity Touches 55,786 MW

NTPC has announced that it has commissioned the first unit of 660 MW capacity under Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project.

Thermal Plant

GE's Environmentally Friendly District Heating Plant Upgrades in Germany

General electric has announced that it will provide German power producer Stadtwerke Munchen (SWM) with its 9EMax ™ gas turbine upgrade solution.

Solar Company

JinkoSolar Launches the World's Most Powerful Utility Solar Panel

JinkoSolar has officially launched the world’s most powerful utility solar panel – the Tiger Pro series – as well as a full-stack portfolio.

Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine Passes Bill to Secure Euratom Loan

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's upper house of parliament, has adopted a draft law on nuclear safety that enables state-run nuclear power plant operator Energoato…

Australia

Massive 1000MW “Baseload” Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Plant Pitched for NSW

New South Wales could become host to one of Australia’s first solar, wind and hydrogen “baseload” power plants, under a multi-billion dollar plan pitched for…

Energy Storage Battery

PG&E Seeks Approval for 1.7GWh of New Battery Storage for U.S. Grid

In a filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E detailed the five projects, intended to further integrate the state’s renewable genera…

Germany, Netherlands to Step Up Power Grid Cooperation

The two governments have been in talks on the matter for months but officials say Berlin has not decided yet whether to take a minority or even majority stake i…

Microgrid

New Jersey Regulators Urged to Include Microgrids, Storage in Efficiency Plan

The Sierra Club is urging New Jersey regulators to include microgrids as part of the state's strategy for supporting energy efficiency and peak demand reduction…

Microgrid

Sunverge to Install Nanogrid-Style Virtual Power Plant for Maryland Utility

Sunverge Energy has landed a contract to build a residential virtual power plant for Delmarva Power in Maryland, using a nanogrid controller platform.

Oil & Gas Trade

Malaysia's Petronas to Sell LNG to Chinese Firm's Tank Facility

Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd [PETR.UL] has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an ISO tank-filling facility owned by China’s Tiger Cle…

Oil Field

U.S. Energy Giant ExxonMobil Puts Stake In Azerbaijani Oil Field Up For Sale

ExxonMobil has again put its stake in Azerbaijan’s largest oil field up for sale despite a historic decline in oil prices linked to a decline in consumption du…