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Energy Transition

Framework on Just and Inclusive Energy Transition

Representatives from over 50 IRENA member countries gathered for the first meeting of the Collaborative Framework for Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions.

Oil Refinery

Oil Refiners to Begin Olefin Business in 2nd Half of 2021

GS Caltex and Hyundai Oilbank will start operating their olefin facilities in the second half of 2021, signaling a big change in the petrochemical industry.

Oil Price

US Pump Prices Become Pressure Point for Biden

Rising gasoline prices heading into the summer are emerging as a political liability for President Joe Biden, as critics try to direct voter frustration about p…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Japan Targets 1,000 Hydrogen Stations by End of Decade

Move part of plan to make green vehicles more convenient in carbon neutral push

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Serbia’s Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plants to Keep Working until 2050

Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlović said a plan would be developed for the operation of thermal power plants in Serbia until 2050 as new energy pro…

Solar Power Plant

JinkoSolar is Accelerating One Of The Industry’s Biggest Smart-Factory Projects

JinkoSolar is set to take a significant step forward with what is called one of the biggest smart-factory projects in the solar PV industry.

Nuclear Power Plant

NuScale Signs Agreements at Home and Abroad

Japanese heavy-industry engineering and manufacturing company IHI Corporation is to invest in small modular reactor developer NuScale Power and become a strateg…

Hydrogen Project

Ørsted and POSCO Sign MoU to Strengthen Collaboration on Offshore Wind Energy and Renewable Hydrogen in Korea

Ørsted, the world’s most sustainable energy company, and POSCO Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea, today announced the signing of a MoU to expan…

Wind Turbine

GE Bags 88MW Vietnam Turbine Deal

Project in Ninh Thuan province will use the Cypress platform and is expected to be commissioned in H2 2021

Oil Refinery

South Africa: Engen To Convert Durban Refinery to Terminal

As expected, Engen announced that it will be progressing plans to convert its 120,000 bbl/d refinery in Durban, South Africa into a terminal, as the refinery is…

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus 1 Completes Pilot Operation

Pilot operation of unit 1 at the Belarusian NPP has been completed, Russia’s ASE EC announced on 24 May.

Energy Transition

Greece Eyes Green Energy Shift with $21 billion in Projects

Greece’s plan for using European Union funds to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate the nation’s transition from fossil fuels to a …

Hydrogen Project

Mitsubishi, H2V Industry, Hydrogen Pro Sign MoU to Develop Hydrogen Projects

Mitsubishi, H2V Industry and HydrogenPro have entered into a memorandum of understanding today to form a consortium that will develop and deliver green hydrogen…

Carbon Neutral

Volvo Cars Torslanda Becomes Company’s First Climate-Neutral Car Plant, Second in Overall Network

Volvo Cars announced that its Torslanda site in Sweden is its first car manufacturing plant to reach fully climate-neutral status.

Solar Power Plant

Russian Oil Firm Energises 20MW Solar Plant Featuring Hevel Heterojunction Modules

Oil and gas company Lukoil has commissioned a 20MW PV plant that features heterojunction modules from Hevel and has been constructed at a refinery in Russia’s …