Power

China Energy

The World's First Million-Kilowatt Hydroelectric Generator Runner Completed Hoisted

The first unit runner of Baihetan Hydropower Station completed hoisting.

Market Analysis

A National US Power Grid Would Make Electricity Cheaper and Cleaner

The top 5 reasons to stitch together America’s balkanized grids.

Energy Technology

Toshiba Integrated Hydrogen Energy System Starts Operation in Tokyo

H2One is an integrated system that provides stable CO2-free, environmentally-friendly electric power for the tower.

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

New Hydrogen Station for Cologne

A new hydrogen refuelling station for buses will soon be operational in Cologne, Germany.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Activists Criticize Vectren Plan to Keep 1 Coal-Fired Plant

A utility serving 145,000 customers in southwest Indiana plans to close three coal-fired power plants.

Nuclear Policy

IAEA Calls on Iran to Meet Safeguards Obligations

The Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency has called on Iran to cooperate fully with the agency.

Nuclear Power Plant

SNC-Lavalin Awarded Inspection Contracts for Cernavoda Unit 1

Canada's SNC-Lavalin announced that it has been awarded two inspection contracts by SNN during a planned outage of a unit at Nuclearelectrica's Cernavoda nuclea…

Nuclear Fusion

Atkins Secures Framework Role to Help UK Atomic Energy Authority Develop Fusion Energy

The agency will study the development of fusion energy and related technologies.

Geothermal Power Plant

Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland Betting on Geothermal Energy

With the revision of the Energy Act last June, the Canton of Friborg recognizes the public interest in the use of renewable energy in heating and power generati…

Hydropower Plant

Hard Negotiations in Progress Over Feed-in Tariff for Sahofika Dam in Madagascar

In Madagascar, the government is taking every precaution to determine an optimal buyout price for the production of the Sahofika hydroelectric power station.

Market Analysis

Africa's Solar Ambitions Scale Up

May was a big month for solar power announcements in Africa and Chinese investment in African renewables has increased despite continuing focus on coal.

Steam turbine

Doosan Škoda Steam Turbine Begins Operation at Danish Power Station

Doosan Škoda Power has completed the ASV6 machine hall project at the co-generation Asnæs Power Station in Kalundborg, Denmark.

Energy Storage Project

UK Cryogenic Energy Storage Project Granted £10m in Government Funding

UK energy storage innovation firm Highview Power, has been awarded £10 million by the UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy for a 50MW cryog…

Electric Car

The Electric Car Battery Boom has Screeched to a Halt, for Now

Three decades of advances took lithium-ion batteries from powering handheld Sony camcorders to propelling Tesla's popular electric vehicles.

Coal Production

India's Coal Stock in Thermal Power Plants Increases to Highest Level of 50 MT: Pralhad Joshi

The coal stock in thermal power plants in the country has increased to the highest level of 50 million tonnes, sufficient enough for 30 days.