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Clean Energy Transition

China Issues Report on Efforts to Promote UN Sustainable Development Goals

Presenting the country's exploration and practice of using science and technology innovation to help meet the goals of UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen…

Energy Storage Battery

Samsung Ranks First in Global Battery Technology Patent Applications

Samsung and LG came first and third, respectively, on the list of global patent applications for battery technology, a survey said.

Energy Storage Battery

Hyundai Motor and LG Chem Promoting Joint Venture Battery Plant in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Chem are reportedly promoting the establishment of a joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia.

Solar Power Panel

Hanwha Q Cells Places First in U.S. Solar Module Market

Hanwha Q CELLS was ranked first in the U.S. solar energy module market in the first half of 2020.

PowerGrid Technology

Siemens Energy Launches UPFC PLUS to Power A Greener Future

With its new Unified Power Flow Controller, called UPFC PLUS, Siemens Energy is expanding the options for grid stabilisation.

Smart Grid

Smart Grid Innovation Hub Launched by Iberdrola

The Global Smart Grid Innovation Hub in Bilbao, Spain will focus on R&D on the new challenges facing electricity distribution networks.

Coal Price

South Korean Coal Market Rises on Tighter Fundamentals

Coal supply cuts in Australia and ongoing nuclear outages following two typhoons earlier this month supported South Korean coal prices for a second consecutive …

LNG

Chevron Sells More Domestic Gas to Alcoa in Australia

Chevron has signed an agreement to supply a further 37PJ of gas sourced from the three LNG projects located offshore Western Australia to US aluminium group Alc…

Clean Energy Transition

Renewables May See a Boost Under a Biden Presidency – Report

In the market analyst’s view, the Democratic nominee has a 70% probability of winning the November 3 election.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

KB Financial is the First Korean Bank to Stop Funding Coal-Fired Power Projects

The bank makes the announcement the week after Korea declared a climate crisis and set a 2050 target to achieve net-zero emissions.

Iraq

Iraq Plans To Boost Power Capacity With An Additional 3GW

Iraq’s electricity ministry has revealed the country’s plans to boost its power capacity with an additional 3 gigawatts.

Thermal Plant

NTPC Invites Bids for Biomass Pellet Procurement for Thermal Plants

State-run NTPC has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on domestic competitive basis as part of its endeavour to redu…

United Arab Emirates

UAE Re-Elected to IAEA's Board Of Governors

The UAE has been re-elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, for the period 2020 to 2022 during this year’s annual Ge…

Nuclear Power Plant

Rosatom Ships Equipment for Kudankulam N-Power Plants

Russia's integrated nuclear power player Rosatom on Friday said that ship BBC Elbe has left the country with equipment for two 1,000 MW atomic power plants comi…

Oil Shale

U.S. Shale Producers Devon Energy , WPX Energy in Merger Talks

U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction that would create a combined company worth around…