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...
View ArticleNorway’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,...
View ArticleRWE 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...
View ArticleQuest 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...
View ArticleChina 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...
View ArticleMHPS 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...
View ArticleJapan – 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...
View ArticleRolls-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,...
View ArticleColder 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...
View ArticleSupply 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...
View ArticleWärtsilä 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...
View ArticleIsrael 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...
View ArticleHenry 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...
View ArticleImporting 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...
View ArticleGermany 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...
View ArticleNational 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...
View ArticleMRC 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...
View ArticleVolkswagen 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...
View ArticleGermany 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,...
View ArticleU.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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