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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…

Virtual power plant

Social Energy Takes Its Solar Plus Storage Offering to Australia with Duracell

UK based smart energy technology provider Social Energy has expanded into Australia with a new solar and storage offer in its first step outside its home market…

RCEP

Biden Says U.S., Allies Need to Set Global Trade Rules to Counter China's Influence

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday the United States needed to negotiate with allies to set global trading rules to counter China’s growing influenc…

Market Analysis

CNNC: WANO Shanghai Center Landed, China Contributes More Wisdom and Strength to the World

On February 21, 2019, the World Association of Nuclear Power Operators General Assembly passed the "Shanghai Center Project" unanimously, and WANO Shanghai Cent…

China

China Firmly Opposes U.S. Suppression of Chinese Enterprises

China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday it resolutely opposes the U.S. move to prohibit U.S. investments in some Chinese companies.

Wind Farm

South Africa: Kangnas Wind Farm Kicks off Operations

According to a media release, this wind farm will generate enough clean power to satisfy the needs of 154,625 average South African households, as it is expecte…

Solar Power Plant

Q CELLS to Build Floating Solar Plant on Hapcheon Dam in South Korea

Photovoltaic solar cells manufacturer Q CELLS has announced plans to build a 41MW floating PV power plant, which will be installed at the Hapcheon Dam in South …