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Solar Technology

USDOE to Provide Funding for Perovskite Solar Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $20m of funding to advance perovskite solar technologies.

Solar Power Plant

Afghan Power Company Signs MoU to Develop Solar Plant with PAL 4

The government of Afghanistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE-based PAL 4 Solar Energy for construction of a solar power plant.

Energy Storage Battery

US Power Generator Vistra Receives Permit for 1.1GW Battery Storage

US power generation company Vistra has received permission to expand an battery facility to become one of the world’s largest energy stores.

Kenya

KENYA: GivePower Installs Solar-Powered Desalination System at Likoni

The GivePower organization has just commissioned a desalination system in Likoni in Mombassa County, Kenya.

Wind Power Project

Wind Lifts UK Renewables Q1 Output by 30%

Wind helped total renewables generation in the UK increase by 30% in the first quarter of 2020 to just over 40 terawatt-hours, compared with the same period in …

United States

Trump Administration to Roll Back Curbs on Methane from Oil, Gas Operations

The EPA is expected to retain some of the rules issued in 2012 that control methane emissions and also limit those of so-called volatile organic compounds that …

Germany

RWE Joins Newly Launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

German multinational energy company RWE has joined the newly launched European Clean Hydrogen Alliance.

Nuclear Fusion

Chevron Announces Investment in Nuclear Fusion Start-Up Zap Energy

Oil major Chevron has announced an investment in Zap Energy, a nuclear fusion start-up company developing a next-generation modular nuclear reactor.

Energy-Eficient Building

Green Homes Grant Boosts Interest in Energy Efficiency by 96%

The government’s Green Homes Grant has nearly doubled Brits’ interest in energy efficiency.

Energy Storage Project

Tesla Begins Construction Of World’s Largest Energy Storage Facility

Tesla and PG&E recently broke ground on a record-setting energy storage system in Moss Landing California that, once complete, will be the largest such installa…

Gas power plant

Natural Gas Leads US Power Generation in H1

Cheaper U.S. natural gas prices helped the U.S. Lower 48 states to increase gas-fired power generation by 9% year-on-year in the first half of 2020.

India

India's Tata to Merge with Mundra Power Subsidiary

Indian private-sector utility Tata Power has decided to absorb its subsidiary that operates the 4GW imported coal-fired Mundra power plant to provide financial …

Wind Turbine

Opdenergy Completes $103 Million Financing for Two Projects in Chile

OPDEnerg, a company that specializes in the development, financing, construction and operation of renewable assets, has announced the closing of a $103 million …

Crude Oil

California Oil Production Limits Stall in Legislature, Leaving the Issue to Newsom

In his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed to protect Californians against hazards and pollutants from oil and gas production.

United Kingdom

OGA Highlights the Importance of Hydrogen to Achieve Net Zero

The integration of offshore energy systems could contribute to approximately 30% of the UK’s total carbon reduction requirements needed to meet the 2050 net ze…