Electricity

Smart Meter

LV Support Room Uses Smart Meter Data to Expedite Fault Detection

Transmission and distribution network operator SP Energy Networks has opened a new low voltage (LV) support room, which leverages data from smart meters and sub…

Germany

Germany to Subsidise Basic Level of Power for Homes, Businesses - Ministry Paper

Germany plans to subsidise a basic level of electricity usage for households and set aside cheaper power for small and medium-sized businesses, according to mea…

Combined cycle power plant

Mitsubishi: 450MW Tunisian Power Plant Begins Operations

Mitsubishi Power plant to expand power generating capacity & ensure a more stable supply of electricity to accelerate pace of economic development.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Korean Shipbuilders Developing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ships

South Korean shipbuilders are accelerating the development of hydrogen fuel cell ships, which are driven by fuel cell-based electricity instead of internal comb…

Wind Farm

Masdar Achieves Financial Close On 500MW Uzbek Wind Project

Zarafshan wind farm will be the largest renewables project in Central Asia and will provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes.

Natural Gas

Macron: France, Germany to Provide Each Other With Gas, Electricity, to Weather Crisis

France will send gas to Germany if needed while Germany stands ready to provide it with electricity, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

Smart Grid

$10.5 billion programme for US grid upgrades launched

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking input on a $10.5 billion programme for smart grids and other upgrades to strengthen the country’s electricity grid…

Natural Gas

European Intervention Sees Gas Prices Drop

The EU is looking to separate gas and electricity prices to protect consumers.

United Kingdom

UK Energy Market Regulator Says Shell to Refund Overcharged Customers

Shell Plc's UK consumer gas, electricity and broadband operations business will pay 536,970 pounds ($635,181.81) to customers it has overcharged on its default …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Germany’s Uniper to Restart Coal-Fired Power Plant as Gazprom Halts Supply to Europe

German utility Uniper SE on Monday said it will start producing electricity for the market at its Heyden 4 hard-coal-fired power plant as a three-day halt in Ru…

Nuclear Power Plant

Boris Johnson ‘Approves Funding for Sizewell C Nuclear Plant’

The financial package will support the construction of two new reactors at Sizewell C, which will generate 3.2GW of electricity

Coal-Fired Power Plants

UK Could Pay £420M for Keeping Coal-Fired Power Stations Open This Winter

National Grid ESO has confirmed it has agreed on contingency contracts with four coal units

Germany

Europe’s Power Prices Surge to New Record

Year-ahead electricity prices continue to soar in Europe, with German power prices, the European benchmark, jumping to over $508 (500 euro) per megawatt-hour on…

Crude Oil

Switzerland Considers Switching to Oil for Power Plants

Amid a looming energy crisis, Switzerland could turn to oil for electricity production in the winter in case of an emergency, Swiss Energy Minister Simonetta So…

Nuclear Power Plant

California Might Keep One Nuclear Plant Open

Anticipating electricity supply shortages well into 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed allowing the state’s last-remaining nuclear power plant…