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Hydropower Plant

270 Chinese Technicians to Reach Pakistan to Resume Work on Suki Kinari Hydropower Project

At least 270 Chinese technicians to be airlifted from Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwest Sichuan province, by a special chartered plane to resume work o…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Project in England Secures Funding to Help Pilot Lithium-Extraction Technology

A £4 million project in southwest England has secured funding to help pilot the extraction of lithium for use in technologies such as electric vehicles and bat…

Nuclear Power Plant

UK National Grid Prepares for First T-Pylon at Hinkley Point C

It will also allow for more capacity on the network for renewable energy from the South West peninsular.

Wind Turbine

Goldwind to Deliver Turbines to Oz Hybrid Scheme

Goldwind Australia is to supply two turbines totalling 9MW to a hybrid energy project combining wind, solar and battery storage in Western Australia

Energy Storage Battery

South Africa Launches Tender for Large Scale Storage Battery

South Africa Utility firm Eskom has announced a tender for a large scale storage battery for the Skaapvlei substation at Vredendal, in the Western Cape.

Oil Pipeline

Equitrans Confirms Early 2021 Startup for Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline

U.S. pipeline company Equitrans Midstream Corp said on Tuesday it still expects to complete the $5.4 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virg…

Germany

Germany Backs Orsted Green Hydrogen Team

Federal government funding approved for the Westkuste 100 project which aims to develop a 700MW electrolyser.

Offshore Wind Power

Formosa I – the First Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Formosa I, also known as FOWI, located off the coast of north west of Taiwan, is the first commercial scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

Electricity Trade

World Bank Programme to Enable Electricity Trade in West Africa

The World Bank Board of Directors approved a total of $300 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to support reforms that wil…

Offshore Wind Power

New Wave of UK Offshore Wind could Help Reduce Energy Bills

The newest wave of UK offshore wind farms could produce power so cheaply that they pay money back to consumers, researchers have said.

Oil Pipeline

Pipeline Blast Halts Gas Flows from Bulgaria to Greece

An explosion damaged a pipeline in southwestern Bulgaria early on Monday, halting transit of Russian natural gas through Bulgaria to Greece。

Coal Trade

Mine Expansion Threatens German Villages Despite Coal Exit

Lost in the countryside of western Germany, the innocuously named L277 road has become a central battleground in a bitter fight over the country’s plan to ditc…

Oil Price

Oil Prices Edges up on Weak Dollar, U.S.-China Tensions Weigh

Brent crude LCOc1 was up 26 cents at $43.57 a barrel at 0944 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was up 29 cents at $41.36.

Nuclear Technology

Jacobs Opens UK Engineering and Technology Centre

US-based Jacobs has opened a new Engineering and Technology Centre in West Cumbria, UK, to increase its capability to deliver innovative solutions to major deco…

Energy Transition

Geothermal and the “Beautiful” Puzzle of the Energy Transition in Westland, Netherlands

About 80% of the energy consumption in the municipality of Westland in the Netherlands comes from greenhouse horticulture companies.