Power

Hydro Generator Unit

Ust-Dzhegutinskaya Small Hydropower Plant Commissioned in Russia

PJSC RusHydro has inaugurated the 5.6MW Ust-Dzhegutinskaya hydropower plant in Karachay-Cherkessia Republic.

Nuclear Policy

Vattenfall Wins Case Against German Nuclear Phaseout

Germany must completely rework its nuclear power phaseout compensation system, the country's top court has ruled.

Solar Power Plant

ZIMBABWE: Sun Exchange to Install a 1,9 MW Solar System for Nhimbe Fresh

The start-up Sun Exchange wants to use its participatory financing model to install a solar photovoltaic system for Nhimbe Fresh, a Zimbabwean fruit exporter.

Wind Power Tower

South Korean Firm Touts Novel Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Tower Concept

Odin Energy is lining up projects in Italy and South Korea. Can it find a niche to compete with mainstream wind turbines?

Energy Storage Technology

Improved Battery Technology Vital to Renewables Market

According to a report by the International Energy Agency, renewable energy will make up almost half of sub-Saharan Africa’s power generation growth by 2040.

Pumped Storage

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners Acquires Two Hydro Power Projects in US

Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has announced the acquisition of two closed-loop pump storage hydro projects in the US on behalf of Co…

Hydrogen Project

US Nuclear Lab Partnering with Utility to Produce Hydrogen

​The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Min…

SMR

NuScale Announces SMR Power Uprate

NuScale Power has announced a 25% increase in power output for its NuScale Power Module small modular reactor, which it says will lead to significant cost savin…

Nuclear Power Plant

Local Consent Clears Way for Restart of Onagawa 2

Tohoku Electric Power Company today received approval from Murai Yoshihiro, the governor of Miyagi Prefecture, to restart unit 2 of its Onagawa nuclear plant in…

Hydrogen Project

California Trying to Jump Start the Hydrogen Economy

Since President George W. Bush fueled a minivan with hydrogen 15 years ago, the promise of cars and trucks powered by the fuel has come up mostly empty.

SMR

Rosatom Plans First Land-Based SMR for Russian Far East

Rosatom plans to build a nuclear power plant equipped with an RITM-200 small modular reactor in the village of Ust-Kuyga, in Yakutia, which is in Far Eastern Ru…

Geothermal Power Plant

International Geothermal Association (IGA) Moves Headquarter to the Hague, Netherlands

The International Geothermal Association announces today, that they will transfer their operating headquarter from Bonn, Germany to The Hague, the Netherlands.

Solar Power Plant

Amarenco Targets 3GW of Under-Construction Solar by 2023 After Closing Funding Deal

Independent power producer Amarenco Group has secured €150 million in funding as it looks to ramp up solar project development in Europe and Asia.

Wind Farm

Renewables Infrastructure Group Acquires Stake in East Anglia One Wind Farm

East Anglia One is a joint venture between ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie's Green Investment Group.

Wind Turbine

Goldwind Americas Divests 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Project in Texas, US

OEM Goldwind Science & Technology subsidiary Goldwind Americas has sold its 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Project in McCulloch County, Texas, US, to an investment comp…