Energy

Philippines

ACEN’s Successful Etm Deal Marks a New Era for Coal Divestment

The ETM transaction will enable the early retirement of the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp. Power Plant.For years, the Philippine-based energy group ACEN has b…

Pumped Storage

Jinzhai Pumped Storage Hydro Plant Connects All Units to the Grid

Image credit: GE Renewable EnergyAll four units of the 1.2GW Jinzhai pumped storage hydro plant have been connected to the grid and completed 15 days of trial o…

Hydropower Plant

Energy-Pro Joins International Hydropower Association

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has welcomed Energy-Pro, who joined as members in 2022.Established in 1994 in Svitavy, in the Czech Republic, Ene…

Coal Production

Ramaphosa: South Africa Will Not Ditch Coal ‘Just Like That'

Coal-rich but energy-starved South Africa will not immediately abandon its fossil-fuelled electricity generating plants as it transitions to cleaner forms of po…

Energy Technology

A Way to Produce Hydrogen Directly From Untreated Sea Water

Schematic diagram of three-electrode configuration for seawater electrolysis. Note that the pH meter was placed 1.0 cm from the electrode surface to measure the…

Nuclear Reactor

MoU Sees X-Energy, Alberta Grow Their Smr Relationship

X-Energy Canada and Invest Alberta Corporation (IAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop economic opportunities supporting the potential …

Solar Cell

New Type of Solar Cell Is Being Tested in Space

Nanowires in three materials imaged by a scanning electron microscope. A thread is a thousand times thinner than a strand of hair. The red and blue colour shows…

Energy Technology

UIUC Research Confirms Viability of Geothermal Energy Storage Using Old Gas Well

Conceptual schematic diagram of the Advanced Geothermal Energy Storage system proposed by the UIUC study (source: University of Illinois)Researchers from the Un…

Geothermal Power Plant

Kengen Secures First-Refusal Rights on Gdc Geothermal Wells

Geothermal well at Menengai, Kenya (source: flickr/ ScientificDrilling)KenGen has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Geothermal Development Com…

Geothermal Power Plant

Pertamina Geothermal Energy Announces IPO Dates and Prices

Sudirman CBD in Jakarta, Indonesia (source: AndrewPrawiro / flickr, Creative Commons)Indonesia’s state-owned geothermal developer Pertamina Geothermal Ind…

Thermal Plant

Duke Energy’s N.C. Coal Plants More Expensive to Run Than Building New Solar Farms, Report Finds

The Allen coal plant just west of Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Murr Rhame / Creative CommonsBy Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News NetworkDuke Energy spends twic…

Market Analysis

Electric Vehicle Batteries: A Market Report

The electric vehicle battery market is growing rapidly as the demand for electric vehicles increases. According to some estimates, the global market for electri…

LNG

LNG Floating Terminal Will Supply New 840-Mw Gas-Fired Plant in Greece

A joint venture featuring three energy companies is developing an 840-MW natural gas-fired power plant at the Aegean port of Alexandroupolis, Greece. The plant …

Wind Power Project

Record Demand in New York’s Latest Offshore Wind Solicitation

Ocean Wind 1, the 1.1 GW joint venture between Ørsted and PSEG, has awarded three major construction contracts for the project. (Courtesy: Ocean Wind)Six…

Gas power plant

Vietnam’s Energy Transition Faces Hurdles Due to Gas-Fired Power Growth

Whilst coal’s expansion was limited, natural gas production will be bullish.Like many other countries, Vietnam is challenged to balance economic growth wi…