Power

Pumped Storage

GE Renewable Energy and BE Power to develop pumped hydro storage project

GE Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with BE Power to co-develop a 400MW Big-T (Cressbrook) pumped hydro storage project in Toowoomba, Australia.

Nuclear Power Plant

NASA Supports America's National Strategy for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion

President Donald Trump has issued a new Space Policy Directive that will help propel NASA and humanity’s next giant leap – creating a sustainable presence on …

Offshore Wind Power

Video: Construction Record of CGN Yangjiang Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Power Project

​At 12:28 on December 16, with the connection of the last unit to the grid, China General Nuclear Power Group's 400,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project in…

Nuclear Power Plant

"Hualong One" Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6 Completed the Main Pump Test Run

“Hualong One” demonstration project Fuqing Nuclear Power Unit 6 2 ring main pump motor ran smoothly for 2 hours, all parameters were within the design require…

Nuclear Power Plant

Roof Placement and Turbine Tests Completed at Vogtle

Georgia Power has lifted the shield building roof of Vogtle unit 4 into place, meaning there is now one last major crane lift remaining for the project to build…

Nuclear Equipment

Dismantling of Mülheim-Kärlich Steam Generators Completed

Industrial services provider Bilfinger has completed the dismantling of the two steam generators at the shutdown Mülheim-Kärlich nuclear power plant in German…

PowerGrid Technology

Siemens Technology Used in Sarajevo Substation Upgrade

CET Energy have installed Siemens’ Ruggedcom technology in the Sarajevo 10 substation as part of a large upgrade.

Solar Power Plant

Scottish Water Embarks on £2 million Solar + Battery Storage Project

Scottish Water has started to install its first combined solar power and battery storage facility near Perth’s Waste Water Treatment Works at Sleepless Inch on…

Solar Cell

6 GW Wind-Solar-Storage Project in Inner Mongolia and a 5 GW cell factory in Fujian

A huge renewable energy complex is planned to include 5 GW of PV capacity. Furthermore, the State Power Investment Corporation has announced a plan to set up a …

Solar Power Plant

Cordelio Power Acquires 150-MW Eastern Missouri Solar Project

Renewable power producer Cordelio Power acquired a 150-MW solar project, Winfield, under development in Lincoln County, Missouri.

Uganda

Uganda: Excess Power to Grow to 1,000 MW by 2025

If demand for electricity is not increased, the country risks having an excess generation capacity of 1000 MW by 2025.

Solar Power Plant

EGYPT: EBRD Lends $4.2m for a 6 MWp Solar Power Plant at Dina Farm

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is approving a $4.2m loan for Taqa PV for Solar Energy, Taqa Arabia's renewable energy subsidiary.

Electric Vehicle Battery

'Almost 30GW of EV batteries will Help Balance the Grid Through Virtual Power Plants by 2029'

Tenfold growth of congregated smart charging will help networks keep the lights on when wind and solar output is low, according to analyst Guidehouse Insights

Offshore Wind Power

Shell Inks Key Energy Transition Digitalisation Deal for Oil & Gas and Wind Projects

Petro-giant signs three-year, portfolio-crossing agreement with pioneer Akselos for structural digital twin technology

Carbon Emissions

Brexit Pushes UK to Begin Own Emissions Trading System in 2021

Due to Brexit, the UK government said on December 14 it will launch an emissions trading system for domestic industry and power generation from January 1 next y…