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Coal Trade

South Korea's Coal Imports Fell 12.8 Percent year on year from January to October 2020

From January to October 2020, South Korea imported 102.341 million tons of coal, a year-on-year decrease of 14.971 million tons or 12.8%.

Market Analysis

EU Plans to Increase Offshore Windfarm Capacity by 250%

Proposal would create 62,000 jobs and help towards carbon neutrality, says commission.

Hydropower Plant

Doosan Heavy and KOMIPO Team up for Overseas Hydropower Business

Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction and Korea Midland Power have signed an agreement to work together on a new overseas hydropower business, while localizing h…

Submarine Cable

ORE Catapult Database Aims to Cut Subsea Cable Failures

Electrode platform aims to track trends and service downtime based on anonymous input from operators

Solar Power Plant

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa Goes Solar

Vehicle manufacture Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa says it is constructing a a massive 13. 5 megawatt solar system in its Silverton factory in Gauteng.

SMR

Fluor and Sargent & Lundy Partner to Design New SMR Reactors

Two major energy engineering, procurement and construction firms will collaborate on marketing and design services for future nuclear small modular reactor powe…

Energy Infrastructure

E.ON Accelerates Germany’s Shift from Gas to Hydrogen

German multinational utility E.ON is converting its natural gas distribution pipeline in Germany to transport pure hydrogen.

Electric Vehicle Charging

McDonald’s Installs 200 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Throughout Italy

McDonald’s Italia will install 200 charging points for electric vehicles inside the 100 McDonald’s car parks across Italy.

Electric Car

Germany to Extend Electric Car Subsidies to 2025

The increased bonus will now be extended beyond 2021, but lowered in two steps until 2025, the sources said. The extra bonus for hybrids could be scrapped altog…

Electric Car

China Doubles Sales - Tesla Only in Fourth Place

The corona pandemic weighed heavily on the auto industry this year. In the meantime, however, more cars are being sold again in Europe, the USA and China.

Coal Production

China's October Coal Output Points to Domestic Shortage

China's October coal output rose marginally compared with a year earlier but fell from the previous month.

Electrification

Electrification Coalition Report: Barriers and Solutions to Accelerate Adoption of Electric Trucks in Freight Sector

The Electrification Coalition released a new report that identifies solutions and actions that industry stakeholders should take to help the United States accel…

Wave Energy

CorPower Secures 10-year Licence for Wave Energy Project in Portugal

CorPower Ocean has secured a 10-year licence from Portuguese authorities that will unlock the demonstration phase of the firm’s flagship HiWave-5 wave energy p…

Hydrogen Technology

New Russian Association Formed to Develop Hydrogen Technologies

Six educational and scientific institutions in Russia have created a new consortium for the development of hydrogen technologies, Technologic Hydrogen Valley.

Energy Storage Project

UK Legislation to Lift Barriers on 50MW+ Battery Storage Projects Goes into Effect

Planning law in the UK allowing energy storage projects over 50MW has officially changed, allowing much bigger projects to come online without going through the…