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Fuel cell market breaks the 1 GW global capacity barrier

The hydrogen fuel sector managed to break the 1 GW global shipment barrier in 2019 when a total of 1.1… When factoring the in burgeoning bus, truck and van markets, vehicles account for over 900 MW of...

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Norway’s Gassco transports Australian LNG equivalent output to Europe

Gassco, the Norwegian natural gas pipeline operator, has transported 106.99 billion cubic metres of gas from Norway to northern Europe… Despite a small decline from 114.2 billion cubic metres in 2018,...

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RWE could get €2 billion in compensation for coal exit

Germany’s second largest utility RWE could receive up to two billion Euros in compensation for closing its lignite power station… Compensation payments are currently planned for power plants with a...

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Quest for Blue Skies poised to propel up China’s gas imports

China’s Blue Sky Policy envisages boosting the share of natural gas in the energy mix from currently 7.5 percent to… Policy makers in Beijing seek to boost domestic production of gas, but the country...

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China to build 9 GW generating capacity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2024

Chinese-added power generation capacities in sub-Saharan Africa will total 9 GW over the decade through to 2024, according to International… Without these two hydro-power megaprojects, the 19 projects...

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MHPS singles out its five best suppliers and business partners

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has presented it 2019 "Best Partner Awards" to supplier that made “especially noteworthy contributions” to… Himile Mechanical Science and Technology, based in...

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Japan – the ‘odd one out’ on coal power plant new-builds

The Japanese government keeps watering down its green energy goals, bowing to cost pressure in the face of slower macroeconomic… As thermal coal is a cheaper fuel than regasified LNG for power...

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Rolls-Royce takes majority stake in German power storage firm Qinous

Rolls-Royce has purchased a 73.1 percent majority stake in Berlin-based electricity storage specialist Qinous for an unspecified price, effective from… Qinous has made a name for itself with modular,...

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Colder weather, flow restrictions on TETCO pipeline to push up prices

Flow data shows U.S. natural gas output in the Lower 48 states has gained 7.0 billion cubic feet per day… Across Appalachia, long-term rig decline seems to finally dragging production down, the...

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Supply glut, sluggish demand in Asia turns Europe into LNG sink, again

Surging supply from the U.S. and stuttering demand growth in Asia means that in 2020, “Europe will again be called… Both trends indicate an even lower TTF price for 2020, which in turn suggests lower...

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Wärtsilä converts Brazilian power plant to run fully on natural gas

The Brazilian utility Rio Amazonas Energia (RAESA) has contracted Wärtsilä to convert the Cristiano Rocha power plant in Manaus to… Works will focus on converting the existing five Wärtsilä 46GD...

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Israel Electric orders second 9HA turbine from GE for Orot Rabin plant

Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) has awarded another order to GE to provide a second 9HA.01 gas turbine for the Orot… IEC’s modernization project for the Hadera plant, first announced in 2018, comes...

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Henry Hub at record-low drags down U.S. power prices, except Texas

Bearish sentiment prevails at the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub where gas prices have tumbled to multi-year lows, dragging down wholesale… Throughout most of the United States, in contrast, monthly average...

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Importing batteries to boost Germany’s e-mobility put jobs at risk

Self-reliance of German electric vehicle produces needs to increase substantially, according to government advisors. "If the need to import battery… Carmakers are under pressure to electrify their car...

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Germany reluctant to grant additional funding to EU’s Green Deal

The German finance ministry has made clear it will not pay more into the EU budget to bolster the Commission’s… Moreover, the European Investment Bank (EIB) does not need a capital increase as European...

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National Grid to set up ‘pathfinder’ to track, alleviate supply constraints

National Grid, the UK power and gas system operator, is working towards launching a ‘pathfinder to evaluate constraints and encourage… Looking at 2020 and beyond, constraints costs in the Balancing...

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MRC Group chooses GE to help deliver reliable power to Israel

To enhance reliability of its Alon Tavor power plant, MRC Group has signed a 15-year service deal with General Electric.… As per the agreement, the gas turbine will be connected to the GE´s Monitoring...

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Volkswagen boosts electric vehicle production target to 1.5m by 2025

Germany’s prime carmaker Volkswagen Group, producer of Audi and VW, has committed to invest €30 billion in battery-powered vehicles until… Huge investment needs in investments in electrification and...

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Germany agrees €40bn coal exit deal, compensation and structural aid

Utilities, trade unions and Germany’s federal and regional policy makers have agreed a landmark €40 billion deal to phase out… The coal exit is meant to ensure that Germany, Europe’s largest economy,...

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U.S. energy-related emissions forecast to fall annually through 2021

Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States are forecast to continue falling year-on-year through 2021. Coal-to-gas switching in… If its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook forecast...

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