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LNG

China’s Sinopec Plans Record LNG Imports to Battle Cold Snap

Sinopec Corp pledged on Tuesday to maximise domestic gas productions and raise imports of liquefied natural gas to record rates as a cold spell hitting large pa…

United Kingdom

UK-EU Brexit Agreement – Energy Sector Business as Usual

Under the UK-EU ‘Brexit’ trade and cooperation agreement little if any changes are anticipated to the evolution of the respective energy sectors.

Solar Power Plant

Capital Dynamics Offloads 108MW California PV Duo

Global private asset management company Capital Dynamics has completed the sale of a majority interest in its almost 108MW Beacon solar portfolio in the US stat…

United States

US Contractor Books 185MW Illinois Wind Build

US contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has won a contract from Cordelio Power to build the 185MW Glacier Sands wind farm in Mason County, Illinois…

Offshore Wind Power

Ørsted to Divest 50% Stake in 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind farm

Danish power company Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest 50% ownership stake in its 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan to Quebec’s Cai…

Nuclear Reactor

Korea's Artificial Sun Just Ran for 20 Astonishing Seconds

At 100 million degrees, that's easily a world record for fusion.

Hydropower Plant

China's Largest Pumped Storage Plant: Last Unit of Jixi Pumped Storage Connected to the Grid

On December 20, the last unit of the Jixi Pumped-storage Power Station in Anhui Province was connected to the grid for power generation, marking that all 6 unit…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Discovery Could Launch Green Revolution for Energy Industry

A small company in Saskatchewan is building what could become Canada’s first geothermal power plant, which could launch a green revolution for the energy indus…

Coal Production

Weekly US Coal Production Totals 11 million st, Down 12.6% on Year: EIA

Weekly US coal production was estimated at nearly 11 million st in the week ended Dec. 19, down 2.6% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administratio…

Energy Storage Project

DOE Invests US$7.6 million to Develop Energy Storage Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 29 projects to receive nearly US$7.6 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

China to Reduce Tariffs on Imported Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components to Boost Development of the Technology

China will lower tariffs on fuel cell-related components imported to the country in 2021 to promote development of the technology.

Solar Power Plant

50 MW PV Plant Ready to Connect in Bangladesh

A new 50 MW PV power plant has begun to supply electricity to the regional grid in northern Bangladesh.

Oil Pipeline

Russian Nord Stream 2 Pipe-Laying Vessel Leaves German Site, Indicating Project Progress

Fortuna was now heading for the north German port of Wismar, the data showed.

Brexit

RenewableUK Calls for Future EU Interconnection Benefits

Framework for post-Brexit electricity trading will not be in place for 1 January 2021.

Biobattery

Air Liquide Steps up its Biomethane Activity in the UK

One of the leading retailers in the United Kingdom, ASDA, has contracted Air Liquide to install and operate six biomethane distribution stations to refuel truck…