Global commissioning of coal-fired power plants was more than 20% ahead of the generating capacity decommissioning in the first half of 2022, according to the Global Energy Monitor. The total capacity of the grid connected power plants within January – June this year has reached 13.8 GW, while it was 11.4 GW for the mothballed power plants.
China’s Sinopec has put into operation the country’s largest carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) complex. The Qilu-Shengli project will capture 1 million tons of CO2 annually, which is comparable to planting 9 million trees.
Norwegian company World Wide Wind has developed a floating vertical-axis wind turbine that might be used for power generation in deep seas. The project main feature is the presence of two sets of contra-rotating blades.
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