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Energy-Eficient Building

Department of Energy Announces $80 Million for Innovative Building Technologies and Practices

the U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Oil&Gas Drilling

U.S. Offshore Rig Count Stable at 14 Units

The number of active rigs in the U.S. remained unchanged over the course of last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.

Wind Farm

RWE Signs Agreements to Extend Four UK Offshore Wind Farms

The extension projects have a combined potential installed capacity of around 1.8 gigawatts, with RWE's share amounting to almost 900 megawatts.

Offshore Wind Power

OPITO Launches Offshore Wind Training Standards

Not-for-profit training standards company OPITO has launched its first training standards for the offshore wind industry.

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.