Power

Submarine Cable

UGANDA: CCC Electrifies the Island of Bugala Via an Underwater Cable in Lake Victoria

A 7 km long underwater power line will soon be able to transport electricity from the Masaka district in the Buganda region to Bugala Island in Uganda.

Nuclear waste

Priority Demolition Completed at California Legacy Site

The last of 10 buildings at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility at the Energy Technology Engineering Center in Ventura County, California have been demo…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Kenworth Hydrogen-Powered Truck Achieves Landmark Milestone

A Kenworth hydrogen-powered truck has become one of the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado.

Wind Turbine

ANKER Develops Precast Foundations for Wind Turbines

The German start-up company ANKER Foundations GmbH has developed a new type of technology for building foundations for wind turbines.

Joe Biden

American Wind Industry Congratulates President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris

American wind power congratulates President-elect Biden on his victory.

Wind Power Project

30 MW to be Added to Iran’s Wind Power Generation Capacity by Mar. 2021

Mohammad Satakin, who heads Iran’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization, has said that 30 MW will be added to the country’s wind power generati…

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Sent from Xinjiang Exceeds 50 TWh

This year, the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region signed power transmission agreements with 14 provinces and the agreed power has reached 22.9 TWh, …

Solar Power Plant

Nagréongo Solar Power Plant Construction in Burkina Faso begins

The construction works on the Nagréongo solar power plant in the Oubritenga province of Burkina Faso have begun following the official launch of the project by…

Market Analysis

GWEC: Wind Power Market Set for Record Growth Despite COVID-19

According to the latest market outlook published by GWEC Market Intelligence, 71.3GW of wind power capacity is expected to be installed in 2020 despite the impa…

CCS

Shell Technology Evaluated for Carbon Dioxide Capture Project

If implemented, it will be the first low-pressure, post-combustion CO2 capture application for a biomass-fired power station and one that will result in carbon…

Smart Grid

Germany Requires $130bn in Grid Investments to Meet 2050 Climate Targets

A new study released by RWTH Aachen University and Frontier Economics quantifies the economic value of energy networks and how the modernisation of grid network…

Nuclear Power Plant

Long Outage Planned for Armenian Nuclear Plant in 2021

The Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor will be under repair in 2021, which will last 140 days, according to the head of the Public Services Regulatory Com…

Nuclear Policy

Iranian Parliament Approve Bill Specifying Increased Uranium Enrichment

Iran’s parliament on 2 November approved a bill requiring the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran to produce at least 120kg of 20% enriched uranium a year at it…

Wind Power Project

RES Divests Two Wind Farms to Octopus Renewables in France

Global independent renewable energy company RES has announced the sale of its two French wind farm projects to funds managed by Octopus Renewables, a part of UK…

Wind Turbine

Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelle in Cuxhaven

Siemens Gamesa has produced the 500th nacelle for an offshore wind turbine at its manufacturing plant in Cuxhaven, Germany.