Energy

China

China Sees Record-Breaking Electricity Consumption In August

China’s electricity consumption hit a record this month after rising steadily since the start of summer, noting that the trend suggested a robust recovery in e…

Thermal Plant

KenGen Seeks to Build a Waste to Energy Plant Via Bidding Process

The Nairobi Metropolitan Services – responsible for solid waste management in the city county – has partnered with Kenya Electricity Generating Company to est…

Energy Storage System

GE to Deliver Energy Storage System for Wykes’ Solar PV Plant in UK

GE Renewable Energy has secured a contract from Wykes to deliver 25MW of energy storage systems to its solar plant in the UK.

Nuclear Power Plant

EDF to Restart Operations at Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station

EDF Energy is ready to restart electricity generation at the Hunterston B nuclear power station in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Geothermal Power Plant

Schlumberger and Thermal Energy Partners to Create Geothermal Company

Schlumberger New Energy has signed an agreement with Thermal Energy Partners (TEP) to create a new geothermal project development company, STEP Energy.

Micro Reactor

TerraPower Announces Nuclear Reactor with Molten Salt Power Storage

TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy have announced the launch of a small nuclear reactor design made to store power with molten salt.

Solar Power Plant

Luminous Energy Completes Sale of 203MW Solar Farm in Australia

Solar and energy storage developer, Luminous Energy, has announced the completed sale of 100% shares of the 203MW Columboola Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia…

Wind Farm

Iberdrola’s Largest Wind Farm Goes Live

Iberdrola has announced that its largest wind energy farm is now operational.

Energy Storage Project

The U.S. Energy Storage Boom Is About To Begin

The rise of renewable energy sources and the decarbonization of the grid will need new energy storage installations in the coming years to provide flexible ener…

Solar Company

Centrotec Taking Control of Solar Module Maker Sonnenstromfabrik

German heating and ventilation equipment provider Centrotec SE has agreed to take over PARI Group AG.

Energy Storage Battery

VRB Energy Claims to be ‘Leading Contender’ for Massive Flow Battery Projects in China

A maker of vanadium redox flow battery energy storage devices, claims that ongoing improvements to its technologies will allow it to outcompete lithium-ion ener…

Smart Grid

Hungary’s First City-Owned Smart Grid Project to Feature 1.2MW / 2.4MWh of Battery Storage

Hungary’s first "city-owned smart grid project" will be powered by a 1.3MWp PV facility and supported by a 1.2MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system with…

Nuclear Policy

Iran and IAEA Reaffirm Cooperation

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran have reached agreement.

Nuclear Power Plant

Exelon Announces Early Shutdown of Four Illinois Reactors

US utility Exelon Generation announced today both the two-unit Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants will be retired in 2021 as "the result of market rules tha…

Energy Transition

Australia on Track to Achieve Fastest Energy Transition

The country currently has a pipeline of 102GW renewable projects.