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New Institute for Energy Infrastructures & Geothermal Founded in Germany

German Fraunhofer Gesellschaft founds new Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Infrastructure and Geothermal, integrating the International Geothermal Centre in Boch…

Irish Wave Tech Will Invest $12 million to Test Its 500kW Wave Energy Converter in Hawaii

The wave energy device by Ocean Energy Ltd, funded by the Government of Ireland through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has reached a major …

Electricity Trade

China's State Grid Acquires Stake in Oman Electricity

Beijing-based company will acquire the stake in a deal that values Oman Electricity Transmission Co at about $2 billion

EV Technology

Deakin University Begins Testing of Hydrogen Truck Concept

Deakin University announced this week that the new Hydrogen Transition Centre will be created at its Warrnambool campus, a first step on the road to establishin…

Market Analysis

The State of Power Market Evolution in Europe

The electricity sector has been a cornerstone of the energy transition. But with the pace of change increasing, are power markets helping or hindering?

Reports: Number 10 Planning to Revive Department of Energy and Climate Change

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning sweeping Whitehall reforms, including the reinstatement of a Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), as he seek…

Solar Power Plant

149MW！Origis Energy Will Install Solar for Florida Municipal Utilities

Florida Municipal Power Agency, in partnership with 12 municipal electric utilities and Origis Energy, announced plans to expand the Florida Municipal Solar Pro…

Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Liberia Nears Completion

Contractors constructing the gigantic electricity station at the regional Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Harrisburg, Liberia have been warned against failing …

Thermal coal

A Negative Outlook on US Thermal Coal Markets in 2020

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday it retained a negative outlook on US thermal coal markets in 2020 based on stiffer competition in the generation stack fr…

Clean Coal

WCA: CCS Regains Momentum but More Ambition Needed

The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) has published its annual ‘Global Status of CCS’ report. CCS, or ‘Carbon capture and storage’ is a pr…

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

Role of Biofuels Examined in the Decarbonisation of Shipping

The report The Role of Sustainable Biofuels in the Decarbonisation of Shipping: The findings of an inquiry into the sustainability and availability of biofuels …

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Zambia Looks to Brazil for Help in Biofuel Industry

Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Alfreda Kansembe has held bilateral talks with Brazil’s Sugar, Ethanol and Energy companies in an effort to find partners t…

Offshore Wind Power

A New Technology to Save the Region's Coastline from Being Ruined

While renewable energy is widely supported, there are concerns the associated onshore infrastructure, including substations, could risk "industrialising" the re…