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Aussie coal fair game once more for Chinese importers

28 March 2023

In scoring a major, but largely ignored, diplomatic victory over China, Australia has reportedly seen all barriers preventing exports of coal to Beijing quietly lifted in recent days.

China launches rural scheme for renewables

28 March 2023

China will commence a trial programme to encourage the expansion of renewable energy in remote regions, the National Energy Administration (NEA) has announced.

Spain’s Elecnor begins work on South Australia’s largest wind and solar project

28 March 2023

Spain’s Elecnor Group, in a consortium with GE Renewable Energy, has started construction of the first stage of Goyder South wind farm in Australia, which will have 75 turbines capable of producing up to 412 MW of power.

Japan’s Ikata NPP latest to win challenge against restart

27 March 2023

A court in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima last Friday nixed the latest in a series of moves by a local citizen group to block the restart of a nuclear reactor on the island of Shikoku.

India lags behind US, EU in hydropower development

27 March 2023

India has released figures indicated that use of hydropower currently being utilised by the national government falls far behind that seen in both the United States and European Union.

Korean tie-up to develop hydrogen cells using biogas

26 March 2023

South Korean firms Doosan and Kolon have agreed a deal to work together on the development of a never before seen hydrogen fuel cell concept employing biogas as the core fuel.

Indian renewables on course for 500 GW by 2030

26 March 2023

A year after first showing interest in making its mark in India’s renewables industry, Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management has announced a major investment of $1bn in India's Avaada Ventures, parent company of the Mumbai-based Avaada Group.

China looks to power more oil and gas operations with renewables

24 March 2023

China plans to use renewable energy to power enhanced oil and gas recovery operations at its fields, the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA) reported this week.

Russian and China start working on nuclear reactor roadmap

23 March 2023

The Russo-Sino co-operation agreement signed during the visit of the President of China Xi Jinping to Moscow includes a roadmap for developing a joint programme between Russia and China in the sphere of fast neutron reactors and nuclear fuel cycle.

Talks continue on major deal as Iraq sticks with OPEC+ quota

22 March 2023

Talks between Baghdad and French firm TotalEnergies are yet to find a resolution to sticking points that threatened to scupper the delayed $27bn deal.

Indonesia agrees deal with US to develop nuclear power

21 March 2023

Jakarta this week confirmed an agreement at the US Embassy in the Indonesian capital, putting in place a deal whereby US know-how would help to deploy a number of small modular reactors (SMR) around the Southeast Asian nation.

China’s continued mixed signals on coal production

20 March 2023

Despite the April 2021 assurances, and further promises made to the international community a year earlier that China would be carbon neutral by 2060, indications now point to these promises being largely hollow.

Malaysia powered by 25% renewable energy

20 March 2023

Malaysia’s Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister has declared his nation is on track to meet its 2025 renewables targets, with the national grid already sourcing 25% of all electricity supplies from green energy.

The Netherlands looks East for Asian battery-tech tie-up

20 March 2023

The Netherlands’ Liesje Schreinemacher, the current Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister in The Hague, has announced plans to forge links to existing battery-tech and hydrogen projects in Japan and South Korea.

Taiwan blackouts loom as another NPP goes offline

17 March 2023

Taiwan took a significant step closer to going fully non-nuclear last week when Unit 2 of the nation’s Kuosheng Nuclear Power Plant in the north of the country, not far from Taipei, was reported as having been safely shut down.

China drives global wind turbine orders to new record in 2022

15 March 2023

Global wind turbine order intake hit new highs in 2022, with 44 GW procured in the fourth quarter and 134.6 GW for the year. Both of these order intakes were records, says a new analysis by Wood Mackenzie.

Battery storage in Australia continues apace

14 March 2023

Australian local utility firm Zen Energy has agreed a deal to purchase a 2.5 hour battery storage site in the state of South Australia. The project, acquired from local developer and fellow Australian firm IPP RES, is forecast to come online in 2024.

Australia’s first offshore wind auction in 2025

14 March 2023

Australia’s first offshore wind auction will be held in 2025 in the state of Victoria, according to Renew Economy Australia. The auction will be for at least 2 GW.

Russian-backed Bangladeshi NPP ahead of schedule

14 March 2023

The first nuclear power plant to be built in Bangladesh has seen the completion of stage one of its outer containment building, with concrete pouring at the site completed a full 45 days ahead of schedule.

BrightNight, ACEN to accelerate 1.2-GW renewables portfolio in India

14 March 2023

BrightNight has formed a partnership with ACEN Renewables International and ACEN International to accelerate the development, construction and operation of BrightNight’s 1.2-GW, multi-technology renewable power portfolio in India.

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