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Energy Transition

Enel lifts 2030 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Target to 80% from 70%

Enel, which is committed to full decarbonization by 2050, already decreased direct greenhouse gas emissions by more than 36% in 2019 from 2007 levels.

Wind Power Project

ENGIE Acquires $528m Wind Farm in Australia

ENGIE Australia & New Zealand has announced the acquisition of Hills of Gold Wind Farm, a A$750m facility from Wind Energy Partners.

LNG

ExxonMobil not to Set up LNG Terminal in Pakistan

ExxonMobil, the US-based multinational oil and gas corporation, has decided not to continue with its plans to set up an LNG terminal in Pakistan, as the company…

Solar thermal

World´s Largest Solar District Heating Plant with Concentrating Collectors

The 93,000 m2 SDH plant is the world’s second-largest after Denmark’s Silkeborg installation but the biggest using concentrating collectors.

Wind Power Project

Ørsted Announces Acquisition of Haystack Wind Project in US

Denmark-based green energy company Ørsted has announced the acquisition of the Haystack Wind project in Wayne County, Nebraska, US, with a capacity of 298MW.

Oil & Gas Trade

Turkey's Gas Imports up 6.5% in August 2020

Total natural gas consumption in August grows 19.5% year-over-year.

Coal Mine

ANZ Bank to Stop Funding Coal Mines & Power Plants

ANZ Bank has unveiled plans to adopt a net zero emissions test for loans, and to set a 2030 exit date for all direct investment in thermal coal mines and power …

Energy Transition

Wärtsilä Report Says G20 Net-Zero is Possible with Current Stimulus

Global technology company Wärtsilä has released a report that shows potential for G20 stimulus packages to accelerate energy transition towards renewable ener…

South Africa

Eskom’s Kusile Unit 2 Achieves Full Commercial Operation

South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, announced that Unit 2 at the Kusile Power Station has attained commercial operation status.

Wind Power Company

Vestas to Acquire Full Control of Offshore Turbine Business

The Danish manufacturer will buy out MHI’s stake in an offshore JV and says its new turbine platform will be launched soon.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Bramble Energy Using FCEV for Day-to-Day Business

Bramble Energy is using a fuel cell electric vehicle for its day-to-day business in a bid to demonstrate how hydrogen fuel cells can be used effectively in real…

US DOE Coal FIRST Initiative Invests US$80 Million in Net-Zero Electricity and Hydrogen Plants

When fully negotiated and awarded, it is estimated that approximately US$80 million in federal funding will be provided to these projects.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Postpones Decision on Release of Fukushima Water

Japan has deferred a decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site into the sea, in face of strong oppositio…

Micro Reactor

Kenya Defers Nuclear Plans

Kenya’s nuclear development plans have been deferred beyond the previous 2030 timeline.

Nuclear Power Plant

Decommissioning Deal for Six UK Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear clean up company Magnox has awarded a contract to industrial services group Altrad for support services across six nuclear decommissioning sites in the …