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Shanghai Electric Signs Agreement to Launch PEM Hydrogen Production Technology R&D Center, Empowering Green Hydrogen Development in China

DALIAN - Shanghai Electric has reached an agreement with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of…

Mercury in $3 billion takeover bid for Tilt Renewables

SYDNEY - Mercury Energy and an Australian partner appear to have won the race to buy Tilt Renewables, an Australasian…

GE to create 300 new jobs at French offshore wind blade factory

PARIS - GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees in 2021 at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade…

German steel powerhouse turns to 'green' hydrogen produced using huge wind turbines

BERLIN - A major green hydrogen facility in Germany has started operations, with those behind the project hoping it will…

More Polar Vortex 2021 Fallout (and Texas Two-Step): Monitor For ERCOT Identifies Improper Payments For Ancillary Services

DALLAS - Potomac Economics, the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), filed a report…

Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Plant Breaks A First Refueling Outage Record

NEW YORK - Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that Sanmen Unit 2, one of the world's first AP1000® nuclear power…

Whooping cranes steer clear of wind turbines when selecting stopover sites

WASHINGTON - As gatherings to observe whooping cranes join the ranks of online-only events this year, a new study offers…

Renewables Are Ready to Deliver a Renewable World - Time for Action for 100% Renewable Energy Globally

BONN - Renewable energy organizations representing different spheres of the renewable energy community have gathered on the occasion of the…

Biden's interior dept. acts quickly on Vineyard Wind

BOSTON - Federal environmental officials have completed their review of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm, moving the project…

CALIFORNIA: Why your electricity prices are soaring

LOS ANGELES - California's electricity prices are among the highest in the country, new research says, and those costs are…

Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly

OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, have announced an equal…

Why Canada should invest in "macrogrids" for greener, more reliable electricity

OTTAWA - As the recent disaster in Texas showed, climate change requires electricity utilities to prepare for extreme events. This…

Canada, Germany to work together on clean energy

TORONTO - The Canadian federal government is set to sign a new agreement with Germany to strategize on a “clean-energy…

COVID-19 pandemic zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home

TORONTO - Demand for electricity in Ontario last year fell to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage…

Site C mega dam billions over budget but will go ahead: B.C. premier

VANCOUVER - The cost to cancel a massive B.C. energy development project would be at least $10 billion, provincial officials…

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