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Personnel Appointment

Biden Names Climate Statesman John Kerry as Climate Envoy

It was one of Biden’s first steps making good on campaign pledges to confront climate-damage from fossil fuel emissions more broadly and forcefully than any pr…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla to Build 'World's Largest' Battery Plant Near Berlin

Tesla Boss Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin.

Carbon Neutral

Italy's Snam Sets 2040 Carbon Target in Cean Energy Drive

Italian gas group Snam aims to be carbon neutral by 2040 and will increase spending to get its network ready for hydrogen and the transition to cleaner energy s…

Thermal Coal

China and Indonesia Sign $1.5 bln Thermal Coal Deal

China will buy $1.467 billion worth of thermal coal from Indonesia next year, the Indonesian Coal Mining Association said on Wednesday.

European Clean Hydrogen Alliance Registers SIT as Newest Member

SIT, the Italian multinational SIT based in Padua, has been selected to become part of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Power Plant

TVA Names New Leaders for Sequoyah and Browns Ferry Nuclear Sites

The Tennessee Valley Authority has named new leaders as site vice presidents for its Sequoyah and Browns Ferry nuclear plants.

Smart Energy

Shanghai Electric and Siemens Energy to Establish Smart Energy Empowerment Center

The cooperation aims to build a smart energy empowerment center that can serve domestic and global energy industries.

Hydro Generator Unit

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $35 Million in Funding for Hydrokinetic Turbine Development

SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.

Wind Farm

Alcazar Energy Announces Commercial Operation Of Shobak Wind Farm In Jordan

Shobak wind farm has a generation capacity of 45 MW, enough to power over 30,000 homes annually.

Hydropower Plant

Udonde Unit 9 Enters 72-Hour Trial Operation

​On November 21st, Unit 9 of Wudongde Hydropower Station completed all grid-related tests and officially entered 72-hour trial operation, and the countdown to …

Crude Oil

Kazakhstan will Produce 86 Million Tons of Oil in 2021

According to media reports on November 20, Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov said on Thursday that the country’s oil production next ye…

Battery Recycling

Fortum Announces “Breakthrough” in Battery Recycling

Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries.

Electric Car

Hyundai Motor Group Places 4th in Global Electric Vehicle Sales

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. placed fourth in global electric vehicles in the January-September period of 2020.

Japan

Japan’s KHI Exits Nuclear Sector to Focus on Hydrogen

Japanese engineering firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has decided to withdraw from its nuclear power-related business operations, shifting its focus to hydrogen i…

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…