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Hydropower Plant

Video: Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Officials are preparing for the likelihood that California’s record breaking drought will come for its renewable energy stores.

LNG

Japan’s Toho Gas Starts Carbon-Neutral City Gas Supply

Japanese gas distributor Toho Gas plans to start carbon-neutral city gas supplies as a part of its effort to achieve decarbonisation by 2050.

Hydrogen Project

Morocco Outlines Plans for New Green Ammonia Project

Plans for a new green ammonia project in Morocco have been revealed, with production estimated to reach 183,000 t/yr by 2026.

Crude Oil

Sapref to Restart Durban Refinery

BP and Shell's South African joint venture Sapref will restart its 180,000 b/d Durban refinery tomorrow after a temporary shutdown last week in response to civi…

Nuclear Power Plant

Doel 2 Shut Down After Hydrogen Leak

Unit 2 at Belgium’s Doel NPP was shut down manually during the night of 14-15 July, after Engie Electrabel employees noticed a rapid increase in hydrogen consu…

Nuclear Reactor

China Adding Finishing Touches to World-First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

China is moving ahead with development of an experimental reactor that would be the first of its kind in the world, but could prove key to the pursuit of clean …

Energy Transition

BHP Considering Exiting Oil and Gas Business

Global miner BHP Group is considering getting out of oil and gas in a multibillion-dollar exit as it looks to speed up its retreat from fossil fuels.

Solar Power Plant

Philadelphia Solar Plans to Build 1 GW Module Plant in the U.S.

Site negotiations are underway for the facility, which would produce monocrystalline facial and bifacial modules for C&I and utility markets in the U.S. and abr…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe Team up for Floating Offshore Wind Power Growth in France

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe join forces and form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France.

Energy Security

Chinese Cities Face Power Outages As Economic Rebound, Heat Put Grids Under Pressure

Power consumption hit an all-time high last week and 11 provinces saw peak-load surges, State Grid says

Electricity Trade

French Power Exports Set for Record July on Strong Nuclear, Weak Demand

French power exports are set for a record July with net flows averaging 9.6 GW so far, with nuclear reactor output up sharply year on year while domestic demand…

Solar Power Plant

China Added 13 GW of Solar to the End of June

The volume of new PV generation capacity added in the first half was higher than expected, given the rising input costs seen in recent months, but solar was nev…

HVDC

Aker Solutions to Build Offshore Wind HVDC Platform

Aker Solutions will supply the high-voltage, direct current converter platform for an unnamed offshore wind project under an EPCI contract.

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s NET ZERO Virtual Summit Aims for Goal of Carbon Neutrality

JETRO and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are teaming up for a virtual summit aimed at showcasing Japan’s commitment to green investment and realiz…

GECF Member Countries Shifting Towards Less Carbon Intensity

There is more than one way to achieve the Paris Agreement targets, and more than one way to achieve a low carbon future.