France's Framatome has signed a long-term service contract with the Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company Limited (TNPJVC) to support operations of units 1 and 2 at the Taishan nuclear power plant in China's Guangdong province. The 1750-megawatt EPRs entered commercial operation in December 2018 and September 2019, respectively.

The North American unit of French energy group Engie SA (EPA:ENGI) has secured up to USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.46bn) in tax equity financing for its 2-GW portfolio of renewables assets in the US.

“Fusion energy technology holds great potential to be a safe, clean, reliable energy source, but research and development of fusion technology is often constrained by prohibitive costs,” said Under Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes.

In Germany, renewable energies accounted for nearly 52% of the power mix in the first three months of 2020. In Spain, renewables contributed by nearly 45% of the total power generation in mainland Spain in the first quarter of 2020.

A major shift in the transportation sector is underway towards greater electrification and intelligence in our cars, busses, trucks and rail systems and proliferation of our autonomous driving vehicles.

A consortium led by circular carbon energy company Liquid Wind will produce liquid, carbon neutral fuel from captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen at a new facility in Sweden.

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Over the next decade, traditional fuel-based generation will shrink as a proportion of the power mix. This will increase the flexibility needs of utility and power markets,

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Financing of RusHydro’s investment program for 2020-2025 amounts to RUB 634.04 bn, out of which RUB 430.4 bn is allocated for projects in the Far East. The investment program is balanced from the point of view of financing sources.

India intends to solarize its digital future. It became a world leader in the fight against climate change when Prime Minister Modi launched the International Solar Alliance with 121 member countries ahead of the Paris Agreement in 2015, with the primary objective to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

U.S. primary energy consumption totaled 100 quadrillion Btu, a 1% decrease from 2018. Natural gas consumption increased 3%, renewable energy consumption and nuclear electric power consumption each increased less than 1%, petroleum consumption decreased less than 1%, and coal consumption decreased 14%.

According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a total of 60.4 GW of wind capacity was installed worldwide in 2019 (19% more than in 2018), raising the global wind capacity by 10% to more than 650 GW.

There are 10.4 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar capacity currently under construction across the United States

Chinese panel maker Trina Solar, has launched two new PERC monocrystalline bifacial solar modules, each with a reported power output of 500 W.