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November 28, 2019 0

Total opens New Caledonia’s largest solar power plant with battery storage

French oil and gas major Total has this week inaugurated the Hélio Boulouparis 2 solar project in New Caledonia, the largest solar power plant in any French overseas territory. The […]

November 27, 2019 0

Tipping points leading to ‘Hothouse Earth’ already “active”, scientists warn

A group of the world’s leading climate scientists warn that many climate change ‘tipping points’ are already active and rapid and irreversible changes to the Earth’s climate may be unavoidable […]

November 27, 2019 0

EBRD loan to improve electricity transmission network in Egypt

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a loan of €182.9m loan to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to improve the country’s electricity transmission […]

November 27, 2019 0

ACWA connects Sakaka solar plant to Saudi Arabia’s electricity grid

ACWA Power has successfully connected the Sakaka Solar PV Plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the national electricity grid. Built with an investment of SAR1.2bn ($319m), the […]

November 27, 2019 0

ABB to upgrade 1,240MW hydroelectric power plant in Brazil

ABB has secured a contract worth $2.5m to upgrade Companhia Paranaense de Energia’s (Copel) 1,240MW Governador José Richa hydropower plant in Brazil. The company will provide excitation systems and speed […]

November 26, 2019 0

Demand for ethanol could fuel expansion of Brazilian farming land

A study carried out by researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia has shown that future demand for ethanol could potentially expand farming land used for sugarcane production in Brazil […]

November 25, 2019 0

In wake of typhoons, Japan turns to residential energy storage

By Aya Takada, Bloomberg After recent typhoons ravaged Japan’s grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage systems, seeking to marry […]

November 25, 2019 0

China on track to increase production of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by 53% in 2019

China produced 1,170 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles during the first half of 2019 and the country’s automakers are on schedule to produce 2,340 hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles this year, compared to 1,527 […]

November 21, 2019 0

Women’s Entrepreneurship in Korea: Tapping a Potent Source of National Prosperity

By Sunmee Lee and Jaemyung Lee Working with a factory was surely a new experience for me, but every male worker in the factory looked down at me just because […]

November 20, 2019 0

Lack of RET stunting Australia investment

Australia’s COAG Energy Council – made up of Australia’s federal and state-level energy ministers – is meeting for the first time in over a year on 22 November. The CEC, […]