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Hydropower Plant

ABB Equipment to Help Transmit Hydro in China

ABB's Power Grids business has won several major orders to supply advanced HVDC converter transformers and high-voltage equipment for three 800kV.

Solar Technology

Ultrathin, Flexible Solar Cell with 13% Efficiency

The ultraflexible organic solar cell (OSC), or flexible organic photovoltaic (OPV), is 10 times thinner than the width of a human hair and approximately the siz…

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Shell Deepens Carbon Reduction Plans

Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday announced plans to deepen its greenhouse gas emissions reduction "ambitions".

US Power Demand Falls to Near 17-yr Low as Coronavirus Cuts Use by Companies

Electricity demand in the us last week fell to its lowest level in nearly 17 years.

Nuclear Fusion

Jacobs Awarded Several Nuclear Fusion Contracts

US-based Jacobs said it has been awarded several contracts worth more than $25 million in total for work on nuclear fusion projects in the UK and France.

Oil Shale

Nagpur: Petrol, Diesel Sale Just 10-15% of Earlier Level

The sale of petrol and diesel is now just 10-15 per cent of normal levels in the city proving the lockdown has been effective to a great extent. However.

ARENA Opens $70m Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round

The Australian renewable energy agency has announced the launch of a $70 million renewable hydrogen fund.

Wind Power Project

Wood Secures Onshore Wind EPC Contracts in the US

Global engineering and consulting company Wood has been awarded several engineering, procurement and construction onshore wind contracts in the US.

Solar Power Plant

Massachusetts Doubles SMART Solar Program Capacity to 1.6 GW

The Massachusetts department of energy (DOER) increased the Massachusetts solar renewable energy goal program by 1.6 gigawatts.

Energy Technology

Researchers Pioneer Groundbreaking Hydrogen Technology

Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have transformed optical fibres into photocatalytic microreactors that convert water into hydrogen fuel u…

Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine Blades Depart Chinese Coastal City to U.S.

A total of 489 wind turbine blades departed from Dafeng Port in the city of Yancheng, eastern China's Jiangsu Province early this month for the port of Brownsvi…

Coal Mine

Central China's Hunan to Reduce Number of Coal Mines

Central China's Hunan Province will cap the number of its coal mines at 100 before the end of 2021 to ensure the safe operation of the coal industry, local auth…

Power Construction

Xinjiang to Invest 7.65 bln Yuan in Rural Power Grid Upgrades

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will channel over 7.56 billion yuan (about 1.07 billion U.S. dollars) this year, up 36.8 percent from 2019, t…

Offshore Wind Power

SSE Rolls Out Action Plan for UK to Reach 40GW Offshore Wind Goal

Developer building 3.6GW Dogger Bank megaproject says roadmap 'urgently needed' to hit 2030 government target.

Thermal Coal

Thermal Coal Demand Declining Globally, Driving Fewer Imports, Production

Thermal coal demand is declining globally and forcing cutbacks of imports and production, driven by lower power-sector coal demand resulting from the coronaviru…