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South Korea

South Korea Plans To Downsize Nuclear & Coal While Quadrupling Renewables By 2034

South Korean President Moon Jae-in previously committed to moving away from nuclear power and toward renewable energy.

Hydropower Plant

$400m Investment Inked for Another Hydro Project

Only infrastructure projects declared by the Council for the Development of Cambodia or an entity authorised by the Cambodian government of Cambodia can be the …

Hydropower Plant

Voith Hydro Awarded Contract by Mitsubishi Corporation

Voith Hydro has been awarded an electro-mechanical equipment contract by Mitsubishi Corporation for the Asahan 3 hydropower project in Indonesia, which will be …

Market Analysis

‘2020, an Outstanding Year for Water, Hydropower’

The 2020 proved to be exceptional in terms of launching water and hydropower projects in the country, as Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority hit hist…

Microgrid

Bloom Energy Explores Hydrogen as 100% Renewable Option for Fuel Cell Technology

Asim Hussain, vice president of commercial strategy and customer experience at Bloom Energy, took time out during Microgrid 2020 Global to chat with Elisa Wood,…

Energy Storage Battery

China’s CATL to Further Raise Li-ion Battery Capacity

Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amparex Technology (CATL) will invest a total of 39bn yuan ($5.97bn) to raise its output capacity for power and storage li…

Carbon Neutral

Renewable Energy Industry: Policies for Carbon Neutrality Confirmed

Korea’s 5th Renewable Energy Basic Plan has been confirmed.

South Korea

South Korea-U.K. FTA About to Take Effect

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Dec. 30 that the South Korea-U.K. FTA would become effective at 8:00 a.m. Jan. 1.

Electricity Transmission

Nation to Build Over 600,000 5G Base Stations During 2021

China will build more than 600,000 5G base stations in 2021 as the nation accelerates the rollout of wireless technology, according to the Ministry of Industry …

Nuclear Power Plant

Krško Reactor Closed As Precaution After Earthquake

The Krško nuclear power plant has been shut down as a precaution after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Petrinja, which is 50 km south-east of the…

Video: Inside The World's Largest Particle Accelerator

​The Large Hadron Collider is a 27 kilometer atom smasher! How does it work and what can it tell us about the make-up of our universe?

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Saves Some $750,000 per Day on Natural Gas Thanks to Nuclear Power Plant Launch

Thanks to the launch of the first unit of the nuclear power plant Belarus saves about $750,000 per day on buying natural gas.

Energy Storage Project

EPRI Selected for Three Energy Storage Projects

The Electric Power Research Institute was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to lead three advanced energy storage projects.

Coal Production

China Coal Output Hits Snags as Harsh Winter Begins

The Chinese central government's efforts to raise domestic coal output are facing further bureaucratic setbacks even as a nationwide "super cold snap" threatens…

Nuclear Power Plant

China Starts Building Second CFR-600 Fast Reactor

Construction work has started on the second CFR-600 sodium-cooled pool-type fast-neutron nuclear reactor in Xiapu County, in China's Fujian province.