Electricity

Natural Gas

Hydrogen Test Begins at Power Plant With Reciprocating Engines

Electricity provider WEC Energy Group, technology company Wärtsilä, the Electric Power Research Institute and EPC solutions firm Burns & McDonnell, will partn…

New York Announces 2GW of New Solar and Energy Storage Projects

The projects – the state’s largest land-based renewable energy procurement to date – will deliver green electricity to power more than 620,000 homes for at l…

Net Zero Emission

COVID-19 Slows Progress Towards Global Energy Access, IEA Says

At the current rate of progress, 670 million people will remain without electricity in 2030.

Hydrogen Production

Light Instead of Electricity: A New Kind of “Green Hydrogen”

Today, green hydrogen is usually created by splitting up water using electrical current derived from renewable energy sources. Scientists at TU Wien have now de…

Energy Storage Battery

New Concept Could Turn Tall Buildings Into Batteries to Improve the Power Quality

There is an increasing need for energy storage technologies to guarantee that electricity supply and demand are balanced correctly. This comes with the rapid de…

Energy Storage Project

Australia’s New Government ‘Should Consider Renewable Electricity Storage Target Policy’

An energy storage target policy could be an effective way for Australia’s new government to follow through on decarbonisation promises while insulating consume…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Energy: How Ireland Can Achieve Lower Emissions Faster

Ireland wants to reduce electricity emissions intensity to 100g/kWh by 2030 by doubling renewable output.

Tidal Energy

China’s First Solar-Tidal Photovoltaic Power Plant Connected to Grid

​China's first intelligent power plant utilizing solar and tidal power to generate electricity was connected to the power grid on Monday.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan Reiterates Plan to Cut Reliance on Coal

Japan reiterated on Friday its policy to reduce reliance on coal-fired electricity generation as much as possible, with plans to phase out inefficient coal powe…

Hydropower Plant

Karot Hydropower Project Under Cpec to Generate Eco-Friendly, Cheap Electricity: Pakistani PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the Karot Hydropower Project will generate environment-friendly and cheap electricity, promoting …

Clean Energy Transition

How Gas Interests Slowed Chile’s Clean Energy Transition

Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change. Nearly 22% of Chile’s electricity is generated by solar and wind farms, putting it far ahead of bo…

Natural Gas

Burning Gas to Produce Electricity Is ‘Stupid,’ the CEO of Power Giant Enel Says

In Francesco Starace’s opinion, change is coming to Europe, where the EU has said it wants to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Energy Transition

Australia Under ‘Dramatic Transformation’ as It Adds 50GW Renewables

The country expects its electricity will be supplied by renewable sources by 2025.

Power Cable

UK Readies Google-Style Map of Electricity Cables

UK Power Networks has partnered with Google to create digital maps covering more than 180,000km of electricity cables.

Hydrogen Project

US DOE Funding Study of Advanced Clean Hydrogen Technologies for Electricity Generation

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will provide $24.9 million in funding for six research and development projects to support the advancement of clean hydrogen…