Power

Electric Vehicle Charging

Standalone EV Recharging Station Integrating Renewables, Storage and Hydrogen

Scientists in Qatar have developed a new model for setting up standalone EV recharging stations based on the hybridization of multiple renewable energy sources …

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Nuclear Plant Restarts

Belarus has resumed generation from the 1.2GW unit 1 at its Astravyets nuclear plant.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Greenbank Group Completes Contract in India

Derbyshire-based engineering firm the Greenbank Group has completed a major contract in India, delivering technology designed to make coal-fired power stations …

Nuclear Power Plant

Belarus Considers Second Nuclear Plant

The construction of a second nuclear power plant in Belarus is being discussed "in the most serious way", Ria Novosti reported on 17 November.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Bloom and SK E&C to Supply Fuel Cells to Changwon RE100 Project

Bloom Energy and SK Engineering and Construction will supply hydrogen-powered solid-oxide fuel cells and electrolysers to an industrial complex in Changwon, Kor…

Nuclear Power Plant

Barakah 1 Reaches 80% Power

Unit 1 of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates has achieved 80% of its rated power capacity, Nawah Energy Company and Korea Electric Powe…

Nuclear Power Plant

Turkey Grants Construction Permit for Akkuyu Unit 3

Turkey's nuclear regulatory authority has issued a construction licence to Russian-owned JSC Akkuyu Nuclear for unit 3 of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in Mers…

Nuclear Fuel

First Assemblies Loaded into New Chernobyl Used Fuel Store

The first canister of used nuclear fuel was yesterday loaded into the Interim Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine.

Nuclear Power Plant

UK's Hinkley Point B to be Retired by July 2022

EDF announced today its "proactive decision" to move the Hinkley Point B nuclear power plant into the defuelling phase, no later than 15 July 2022. The plant, w…

Mexico

China's SPIC Buys Mexican Renewable Power Firm Zuma Energia

China's SPIC has completed its purchase of Mexico's largest independent renewable power company Zuma Energia, SPIC said on Thursday, furthering goals to increas…

Solar Power Panel

Hanwha Q Cells Unveils Special Panels for Floating PV

The South Korean module manufacturer has developed two new products for large-scale floating PV plants. They have power outputs of 415 W and 420 W and efficienc…

Offshore Wind Power

Europe Plans Mammoth Expansion of Offshore Wind Farms

The 27-country bloc should target 60 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 300GW by 2050, up from 12GW today, the Commission said in its offshore renewable energy pla…

Gas turbine engine

Ansaldo Unveils Italy’s Biggest Ever Gas Turbine

After seven years of planning and construction comprising more than 3.7 million man hours, Ansaldo Energia has unveiled its latest gas turbine – the largest an…

Hydropower Plant

The Three Gorges Power Station Sets a World Record

The Three Gorges Power Station sets a world record for the annual power generation capacity of a single hydropower station!

Solar Power Plant

Trina, Tongwei Unveil Major, Multi-Billion-Dollar Solar Silicon, Wafer and Cell Alliance

Trina Solar and Tongwei have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar collaboration which will see the two companies invest in and co-develop multi-gigawatt solar supply…