Brazilian hydroelectric company Chesf finalizes floating solar project

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1 December 2018. The 1 MW array – to be expanded to 5 MW – is being tested before official commissioning. The plant is at the Sobradinho dam, a 175 MW hydroelectric facility on the São Francisco River, in the state of Bahia.

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Some 42% of the world’s coal generators run at a loss

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1 December 2018. Carbon Tracker has released a report claiming it is cheaper, in many markets, to construct new renewable generation assets instead of running legacy coal-fired power plants. Billions could be saved for customers, while profits in the two-digit billion-dollar range look set to be lost by the coal industry.

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Malaysia’s Petronas sets up team for renewable energy push

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1 December 2018. Malaysian state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, has set up a new business within the group to make a push into renewable energy, the head of the new venture said on Tuesday.

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Scatec switches on 162 MW solar plant in Brazil

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30 November 2018. The US$215 million Apodi solar park is located in the city of Quixeré, in the state of Ceará. The project was selected in Brazil’s second auction for renewables, which was held in 2015.

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Iran Suspends Gas Exports To Iraq After Earthquake

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30 November 2018. Iran halted late on Tuesday gas exports to neighboring Iraq for several days, in order to repair pipeline damages caused by an earthquake near the Iraqi border on Sunday night, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from Iraq’s electricity ministry.

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Lynas Corp's Malaysia rare earth plant shut down until 2019

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30 November 2018. Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corp plans a short-term production shut down in December at its Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Malaysia, once its annual production quota is met ahead of time at the end of November, Roskill reported today.

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Strike shuts down operations at BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile

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29 November 2018. Unionized workers at BHP's Spence copper mine in Chile, on strike since earlier this week over layoffs, said operations at the mine have been shut down ever since. The move followed the dismissal of 49 workers and eight supervisors, union president Ronald Salcedo told local radio Bío Bío, which made the remaining workers feel unsafe about their jobs and prompted the shutdown.

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