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Energy Storage System

World Bank: Solar-Plus-Storage to Fuel Global Mini-Grid Surge

The 19,000 mostly hydro- and diesel-based mini-grids that power 47 million people today could boom to 210,000 systems powering 490 million by 2030, according to…

Solar Power Plant

Russian/Austrian Consortium Plans 75MW PV Project Pipeline in Russia

A consortium led by Austrian developer Green Source Consulting and Russian energy company Vershina Development plans to develop a five project, 75MW PV pipeline…

Crude

Dubai Sour Crude Steady, Awaits Further Cues From G20 Talks

Dubai sour crude structure in Asia was largely unchanged overnight as market participants looked to discussions between the US and China at the ongoing G20 summ…

​South Africa Creating New Oil, Gas Policy to Bolster GrowthBloomberg

South Africa is working on a policy to govern the development of oil and gas resources after calls by potential investors to shield the industry from a long-run…

Electricity Transmission

Myanmar Hikes Electricity Rates to Fund Grid Investments

Myanmar will raise electricity prices for the first time in five years, with rates as much as tripling for households and nearly doubling for businesses.

Eneco Holdings Announces New Hydrogen Gas Technology

A new tech makes it possible to manufacture hydrogen gas at scale using a revolutionary water electrolysis process.

Distributed Generation

Distributed Energy Resources to Grow 15.9% CAGR

Basic economics, local electricity prices and government incentives are driving the growth of distributed energy resources, including microgrids and solar-plus-…

Offshore Wind Power

Vineyard Wind Makes Turbine Location Changes

Vineyard Wind has adjusted the final turbine array for its 800MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, U.S., by changing the location of three MHI Vestas 9.5M…

Offshore Wind Power

Irish Offshore Wind Project Moves Towards Survey Phase

The Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland is getting ready for the start of site surveys after having secured a license by the Department of Housing, Planning …

Microgrid

Facts Behind 12% Anticipated Global Microgrid Market Growth

Newer applications market research firm IndustryARC has released a new report highlighting factors driving the global microgrid industry.The overall microgrid m…

EV Market

BYD Adds Bus Manufacturing Capacity In North America With New Canadian Plant

New energy company BYD is taking another step into the lucrative North American bus market with the announcement of a new bus plant in Newmarket, Ontario, Canad…

Trump: "No Need for US Presence in Gulf, We Are World's Largest Energy Supplier"

US President Donald Trump yesterday said there was no need for his country to be present in the Gulf region, especially since the US has become the world's larg…

Solar Power Plant

ReneSola X-Elio North America to Develop 500MW PV Pipeline in US

ReneSola has entered into a development service agreement with X-Elio North America, a subsidiary of X-Elio, that will see ReneSola’s North American developmen…

Thermal Fuel

How Fuel Availability at Power Plants Moved from Scarcity to Sufficiency

Prices in the spot electricity market have since dropped to unusually low levels, touching 1 per unit this week. Average prices in May, the peak summer month, w…

The UK’s First Hydrogen Train is Unveiled, Developed with Alternative Fuel Expertise from Luxfer

Luxfer Gas Cylinders, a business unit of Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE:LXFR) and the world’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure composite and aluminum cylinders…