Electricity

Solar Cell

These Solar Cells Produce Electricity at Night

By taking advantage of the temperature difference between a solar panel and ambient air, engineers have made solar cells that can produce electricity at night.

Electricity Transmission

First Electricity Link Between UK and Germany in Mid 2020s

Siemens Energy to build two stations for NeuConnect Interconnector HVDC link which will transfer 1.4GW of electricity between UK and Germany.

Hydropower Plant

Analysing Europe’s ‘Hidden Potential’ for Small and Micro Hydropower

Diversion-type, run-of-river (DROR) hydropower schemes in the European Union have the potential to provide from 79 TWh to 1,710 TWh of electricity annually, acc…

Net Zero Emission

Has Renewable Energy Reached an Inflection Point Globally?

Wind and solar power hit a new record in 2021, generating 10 percent of the world's entire electricity needs for the first time ever.

Iran

Iraq in Need of Iranian Gas for Years: Iraqi Official

Iraqi Minister of Electricity Adel Karim has underlined that Iraq has not struck a deal with the littoral states of the Persian Gulf; thus, Baghdad requires gas…

Energy Transition

Portugal to Speed up Renewable Energy Programme amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Portugal aims to accelerate its energy transition and increase the proportion of renewable sources by 20 percentage points to 80 per cent of its electricity out…

Wind and Solar Not Meeting Rising Global Electricity Demand

While the fastest-growing source of electricity is clean power, wind and solar generation are not growing fast enough to meet the rise in global electricity dem…

Geothermal Power Plant

83.3MW Olkaria I Unit 6 Geothermal Plant Ready to Be Connected to the Grid

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company Plc (KenGen) has completed construction on its 83.3MW Olkaria I Additional Unit 6 geothermal power plant and plans to c…

Alliander and GroenLeven to Investigate Role of Hydrogen in Electricity Grid

Dutch network company Alliander and renewable energy developer GroenLeven have opened the first solar PV connected green hydrogen plant in the Netherlands.

Paris Climate Agreement

Wind and Solar Energy Generate 10% of Global Electricity

Ember research found 50 countries generate more than 10% of their electricity from wind and solar energy in 2021, up from 43 in 2020.

Hydropower Plant

China-Built Hydropower Station Begins Electricity Generation in Nigeria

The first unit of Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Station, the largest hydropower station in Nigeria built by Chinese enterprises, has officially generated electric…

Electricity Transmission

UK Readies Undersea Electricity ‘Superhighways’

Ofgem has today recognised the “clear case” and the “consumer benefit” of the Scotland to England Green Links.

Electricity Transmission

World Bank Approves $55 Million to Boost Energy Access in Djibouti

The $55 million Second Djibouti-Power System Interconnection Project has been approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors.

Wind Turbine

Green Power Generation in Germany Rises Almost 25% in Q1

The generation of renewable electricity in Germany grew by nearly 25% to about 74.5 billion kWh in the first quarter of 2022 driven mainly by favourable weather…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Nickel Cells Sell More-Affordable Hydrogen Power

New fuel cell efficiently generates electricity without costly precious-metal catalysts.