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16 October 2020
IEA statistic shows electricity production recovery over OECD countries
A recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report, featuring July 2020 data, has seen electricity production reach and exceed its seasonal levels, following the Covid-19 outbreak over the countries within the...
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7 October 2020
California Energy Commission picks vanadium instead of lithium batteries for major storage project
The California Energy Commission has recently selected four energy storage projects incorporating vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) from UK-based operator Invinity Energy Systems for funding as part of an initiative to...
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24 September 2020
China’s president pledges carbon neutrality by 2060
China has set its long-awaited carbon neutrality target, with President Xi Jinping announcing that China will comply with the net-zero carbon dioxide ambitions by 2060.
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21 September 2020
Q&A: assessing the influence of Covid-19 on energy with BJSS
The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly influenced the operations and agenda of energy companies, provoking the industry to rethink its priorities.
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16 September 2020
Hitachi cancels its £20bn Wylfa Newydd power plant
Hitachi has announced that it is abandoning its plans to build a new £15-£20bn nuclear power station on the island of Anglesey, off the coast of north Wales.
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16 September 2020
Batteries see 149% increase in Balancing Mechanism activity
Research has found that there are significant changes in the technology type that has been providing balancing actions to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), with activity from newer...
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7 September 2020
Australian state pledges $364m fund for renewable development
The Australian state of Queensland has pledged to establish an AUD$500m ($364m) fund for renewable energy development and up to 16GW of generation.
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28 August 2020
Luminous Energy sells solar project to provide power to 100,000 homes
UK solar and energy storage company, Luminous Energy, has announced the sale of its largest PV project located in Australia, the 203MW Columboola Solar Farm, to South Korea-based firm Hana...
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28 August 2020
Power demand could return to normal in up to six months, with lock downs being eased: Poll
Global power demand witnessed the biggest decline since the Great Depression due to the lockdown restrictions implemented to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
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23 July 2020
Power sector crucial in post COVID-19 economic recovery: Poll
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the biggest decline in power demand since the Great Depression.