Power

United States

Hydropower Industry Sees Room for Growth in US

As the United States pushes to use more low-carbon energy, there has been a recent improvement in relations between the hydropower industry and some environment…

Smart Meter

SparkMeter to Grow Advanced Metering Solution in Emerging Markets

SparkMeter has raised $10 million led by Accurant International and including existing investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Clean Energy Ventures.

Solar+Storage Solution for Remote Amazon Village

Remote Vila Restauração in northwest Brazil now has 24/7 power, thanks to the installation of a solar plus storage microgrid.

Indonesia

Solar Philippines Signs Deal for 50MW Solar Farm in Indonesia

Solar Philippines has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with Indonesia’s state utility PLN for a 50-megawatt solar projects.

Nuclear Reactor

Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima

For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled nuclear reactors.

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Fusion: Inside the Construction of the World’s Largest Tokamak

How close are we to achieving reliable nuclear fusion? The ITER experiment in France aims to bring the process closer to reality.

Carbon Neutral

Researchers Develop Reactor That Refines Waste Carbon into Chemicals While Generating Hydrogen

A team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed an innovative flow cell reactor capable of refining waste carbon into valuable chemicals, while si…

Offshore Wind Power

How the UAE Is Helping to Power 2 Million Dutch Homes

The new era of offshore wind power demands engineering as formidable as that achieved in the era of oil and gas. The UAE is playing its role.

Nuclear Power Plant

Elon Musk Says Closing Nuclear Plants Now Is 'Total Madness,' Calls Biden's Leadership 'Ancient' in a Talk About the Future

Tesla's Elon Musk confirmed his belief that Germany should not only stop closing its operational nuclear power plants, but should also reopen the ones it alread…

EU

EU's Borrell Says Nuclear Agreement with Iran 'Very Close'

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Saturday Iran and world powers were "very close" to agreement on reviving their 2015 nuclear deal.

China

China and Nepal Study Feasibility of Cross-Border Power Grid

China and Nepal will conduct a feasibility study to construct a high-voltage power transmission line across the Himalayas to facilitate the exchange of electric…

Nuclear Fusion

Lattice Confinement – NASAs Solution for Fusion Power

NASA has been investigating nuclear fusion as a power source for deep space travel to the Moon and beyond.

Offshore Wind Power

BP Establishes Partnership Focused on Offshore Wind in Japan

BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “ot…

Floating Offshore Wind

Celtic Sea Set for Gigawatt-Scale Floating Wind to Produce Green Hydrogen

UK-based renewables developer Source Energie has partnered with hydrogen technology firm ERM Dolphyn to develop floating wind sites that produce green hydrogen …

Germany

German Association Calls for Law Changes to Promote Solar Repowering

The German government should amend the current Renewable Energy Act (EEG) to support the repowering of solar parks on the way to the goal of boosting solar capa…