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Solar Power Panel

Bifacial Exemption from US Section 201 Tariffs is Repealed

The exemption for bifacial solar panels from Section 201 tariffs in the US has finally been repealed, meaning bifacial panels imported into the US are now subje…

Electric Car

China Doubles Sales - Tesla Only in Fourth Place

The corona pandemic weighed heavily on the auto industry this year. In the meantime, however, more cars are being sold again in Europe, the USA and China.

Wind Power Tower

Equinor Unveils US Tower and TP Plant Plan

Equinor has unveiled plans for the first offshore wind tower and transition piece manufacturing facility in the US at the Port of Albany in New York state.

Offshore Wind Power

ABB Joins Remote Offshore Wind Maintenance Project

ABB has been selected as a technology partner for an EU project exploring the use of remote inspection and maintenance techniques for offshore wind farms.

Solar Inverter

SMA Solar’s Inverter Shipments Rebound in Q3 After COVID-19 Hit

Major PV inverter manufacturer SMA Solar Technology reported a rebound in shipments and sales in the third quarter of 2020, driven by a recovery in demand after…

Pumped Storage

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires Two Hydro Power Projects in US

Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced the acquisition of two closed-loop pump storage hydro projects in the US on behalf of Co…

Concentrating Solar Power

Radiative Cooling Boosts Solar Cell Voltage by as much as 25%

Cheap and simple radiative cooling technologies can significantly increase the performance and lifespan of concentrated photovoltaic systems, according to resea…

Solar Power Plant

Origis Energy to Develop 100MW Solar Facility in Tennessee, US

Origis Energy has started development of a 100MW solar facility in the US to power a Google data centre.

Clean Coal

Biden Power Plan Worries Coal Sector

US president-elect Joe Biden's ambitious plan to achieve carbon-free electricity generation by 2035 could deal a devastating blow to the US coal industry, indus…

Joe Biden

US Election Signals Shift in Country’s Climate Change Stance

The Biden-Harris victory at the US Election signals a new era of federal climate policy in the US because President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on clean energy a…

United States

Trump Replaces Republican Head of Energy Regulatory Panel Who Supports Carbon Markets

President Donald Trump demoted Neil Chatterjee, the Republican head of an energy regulation panel, after he promoted the use of carbon markets by U.S. states to…

United States

Three Energy Policy Issues Caught up in the US Election

As the 2020 US election goes into its final day, how might the result change the global attitude to energy?

Market Analysis

US DoE Supports R&D of Net-Zero with Coal FIRST Initiative

The US Department of Energy is supporting the development of 21st-century electricity and hydrogen energy plants that have net-zero carbon emissions.

Paris Climate Agreement

No Matter Who Wins, the US Exits the Paris Climate Accord the Day After the Election

If victorious, Democrat Joe Biden has promised to swiftly rejoin. But the process would be tricky, like jumping on a moving train.

Crude Oil

US Election 2020: Tough Choices for Oil Industry

Presidential election presents two superficially distinct paths for the US oil and gas industry — four more years of "energy dominance" under President Donald …