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China Realizes Power Interconnectivity with Neighboring Countries

The power interconnectivity between China and neighboring countries totaled 2.6 million kilowatts by the end of 2020, according to the National Energy Administr…

Thermal Plant

Sri Lanka's First Waste-to-Energy Plant Project Started

Sri Lankan local media reported on February 18 that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa hosted the launching ceremony of Sri Lanka's first waste-to-ener…

Hydrogen Project

First Hydrogen Homes Coming in England

The Hy4Heat innovation programme is to deliver the UK’s first homes with hydrogen powered household appliances.

China

Chinese Company Contracted to Work on Tianwan 7&8

The two units, with VVER-1200 reactors, are being built by Rosatom, which said work on unit 7 should begin in May 2021, and on unit 8 in March 2022.

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus NPP Confirms Commitment to Safety

Belarus nuclear regulator Gosatomnadzor announced on16 February that Belarus is committed to continuous improvement of safety at the Belarus NPP.

Nuclear Power Plant

Cofrentes Licence Extension Gets Regulatory Approval

The Spanish nuclear regulator has approved the renewal of the operating licence for Iberdrola's Cofrentes nuclear power plant near Valencia until the end of Nov…

Energy Technology

New Method Converts Methane in Natural Gas to Methanol at Room Temperature

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a way to convert the methane in natural gas into liquid methanol at room temperature.

Joe Biden

How to Calculate the Social Cost of Carbon? Researchers Offer Roadmap in New Analysis

The Biden administration is revising the social cost of carbon (SCC), a decade-old cost-benefit metric used to inform climate policy by placing a monetary value…

Hydrogen Project

EDP Launches Green Hydrogen Research Unit

The EDP Group has launched two units that will study the potential of green hydrogen and energy storage systems.

Personnel Appointment

Global Wind Energy Council Appoints New COO to Lead Global Operations

The Global Wind Energy Council has appointed a new chief operating officer, Stewart Mullin, who previously worked as the global director of public affairs and i…

Combined Heat and Power

Wärtsilä Completes 100MW Combined Heat and Power Plant for German Utility

Technology firm Wärtsilä has announced that it has completed and handed over a 100MW combined heat and power plant to German utility Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbade…

Oil Price

Goldman Sachs Sees Minimal Oil Price Impact from Texas Freeze

Oil prices slid by up to 2 per cent on Friday, on worries that refineries will take time to resume operations after the big freeze in the U.S. South, creating a…

Crude Oil

Oil Drops as Investors Gauge Big Chill Impact on US Refineries

US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 2% to $59.3 a barrel on Friday.

Paris Climate Agreement

US Returns to Paris Climate Agreement

The US officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement today, with the country's top climate diplomat calling for more action by the world's major emitters.

Natural Gas

Texas Energy Regulator Extends Gas Prioritization

State energy regulator Texas Railroad Commission late yesterday extended orders prioritizing natural gas for power generation, residences and hospitals and lowe…