Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Leningrad II-2 Enters Final Testing Phase

Unit 2 of the Leningrad II nuclear power plant in western Russia has entered the final stage of pilot operation - a 15-day programme of tests at nominal capacit…

Electric Car

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to Deepen Collaboration; New Combined Powertrain Company

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximize the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups

Market Analysis

China Installed Half of New Global Offshore Wind Energy Capacity During 2020 in Record Year

China leads the world in new annual offshore wind turbines installations for the third year in a row with over 3 GW of new offshore wind farm capacity in 2020.

Market Analysis

Europe Installed 14.7 GW of New Wind Energy in 2020

Europe installed 14.7 GW of new wind energy in 2020. 80% of this was onshore wind.

Nuclear Reactor

French Regulator Approves 50-Year Operation of 900 MWe Reactors

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has set the conditions for the continued operation of EDF's 900 MWe reactors beyond 40 …

CNNC

CNNC and CGN Sign Fuel Contracts and Pledge Greater Co-Operation

CNNC added that the development had "far-reaching significance for promoting the sustained and stable development of China's nuclear fuel industry and consolida…

Nuclear Power Plant

Licence Extension for South Korea’s Shin Hanul NPP does not Mean New Units will be Built

However, the extension of the licence does not mean that construction of the two reactors will go ahead.

Pumped Storage

Plans Approved to Expand Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, Lithuania

Ignitis Group subsidiary Ignitis gamyba has approved plans to expand the Kruonis pumped storage plant in Lithuania and has initiated the first stage of the deve…

Hydropower Plant

Six Units to be Replaced at Bratsk Hydro Plant, Siberia

En+ Group has announced it has begun the replacement of six hydraulic units at the it’s Bratsk hydropower plant in Siberia as part of its large-scale "New ener…

Wind Turbine Blade

Siemens Gamesa Places Brazil Blade Order

Contract with Aeris equates to 3800MW of wind capacity

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Korea's SK Group Wraps up USD-1.6bn Investment in Plug Power

South Korean industrial conglomerate SK Group has finalised its USD-1.6-billion capital investment in US fuel cell systems provider Plug Power Inc as part of a …

Carbon Neutral

Huawei Digital Power Zero Carbon Network Solution Is Released, Helping Operators To Achieve Carbon Neutral Targets

Huawei Zero Carbon Network Solution includes Simplified Site, Simplified Equipment Room, Simplified and Simplified DC and Green Power for All

Thermal Plant

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Plant Begins Operations in Malaysia

Southern Power Generation’s Track 4A Power Plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia has started commercial operations.

Hydropower Plant

Video: Baihetan Dam 2020

Baihetan Dam 2020

Pumped Storage

Andritz Wins Contract on Austrian Pumped Storage plant

Andritz has been contracted by TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG to supply two motor-generators for the new Kühtai 2 pumped storage power plant in Austria, with com…