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Submarine Cable

SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid to Deliver Electric Super-Highway

UK-based energy companies SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid have agreed to deliver Eastern Link, a renewable electric underwater super-highway from Scotland …

Electric Car

Germany to Extend Electric Car Subsidies to 2025

The increased bonus will now be extended beyond 2021, but lowered in two steps until 2025, the sources said. The extra bonus for hybrids could be scrapped altog…

Electrification

Electrification Coalition Report: Barriers and Solutions to Accelerate Adoption of Electric Trucks in Freight Sector

The Electrification Coalition released a new report that identifies solutions and actions that industry stakeholders should take to help the United States accel…

Wave Energy

CorPower Secures 10-year Licence for Wave Energy Project in Portugal

CorPower Ocean has secured a 10-year licence from Portuguese authorities that will unlock the demonstration phase of the firm’s flagship HiWave-5 wave energy p…

SMR

OPG Plans SMR Construction at Darlington

Ontario Power Generation has announced it is resuming planning activities for building new nuclear generating capacity at its Darlington site in Ontario.

Nuclear Equipment

Rooppur-1 RPV Arrives at Construction Site

The VVER-1200 reactor pressure vessel and steam generator for unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh arrived on site on 10 November, Russia's R…

Energy Storage Project

UK Legislation to Lift Barriers on 50MW+ Battery Storage Projects Goes into Effect

Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW has officially changed, allowing much bigger projects to come online without going through the…

Japan

Japan Looks To Open The World's First Hydrogen Import Facility

Japan is famous for its unique culture and technological prowess. What makes the world's third-largest economy even more remarkable is the absence of significan…

RCEP

Biden Says U.S., Allies Need to Set Global Trade Rules to Counter China's Influence

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter China’s growing influenc…

Afghanistan

Siemens Energy to Build Afghan Energy Hub

Three-phase plan will bolster the country's grid and develop renewable energy

United States

US Contractor Sets up Wind Services Arm

US wind power contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has formed a new renewable energy services group to expand on its portfolio of clean power const…

Market Analysis

CNNC: WANO Shanghai Center Landed, China Contributes More Wisdom and Strength to the World

On February 21, 2019, the World Association of Nuclear Power Operators General Assembly passed the "Shanghai Center Project" unanimously, and WANO Shanghai Cent…

China

China Firmly Opposes U.S. Suppression of Chinese Enterprises

China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday it resolutely opposes the U.S. move to prohibit U.S. investments in some Chinese companies.

RCEP

Commentary: RCEP Agreement Victory for Multilateralism, Free Trade

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the world's biggest trade pact, by 15 Asia-Pacific countries Sunday represents a victory for mul…

Electricity Transmission

High-Voltage Line Between France and Britain Begins Power Transfers

A new high-voltage power line between France and Britain started active power transfers on Monday that will last until the beginning of December, French grid op…