Power

Nuclear Power Plant

Construction at India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Takes Step Forward

Kudankulam is one of the largest nuclear power projects in India and is eventually scheduled to have six Russian VVER-1000 reactors

Nuclear Fuel

Uzbekistan Signs U Supply Deals with Japanese Firms

Uzbekistan has signed contracts worth more than USD1 billion for the supply of uranium to Japan, Kun.uz reported yesterday, without stating its source. The cont…

Coal Power

Shutdown of U.S. Coal Power Facilities Saves More Than 26,000 Lives

The shutdown of scores of coal power facilities across the US has reduced the toxic brew of pollutants suffered by nearby communities, cutting deaths from assoc…

CCS

US Leads New Wave of Carbon Capture and Storage Deployment

As we ring in the new decade, it has become ever more apparent that the next ten years will be crucial to leaping on decarbonization efforts. Time is not on our…

Asaluyeh Combined -cycle Power Plant Steam Unit Ready by Spring

Construction of the first steam unit of Asaluyeh Combined-Cycle Power Plant has made 90% progress and is planned to come online by March.

Thermal Plant

Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Under Annual Overhauling Program

According to Gholamreza Mehrdad, general manager of generation technical support at TPPH, the overhaul program is expected to finish by the end of the next Iran…

Coal Stakeholders Urge Lawmakers to Protect Industry

Representatives of the coal industry and the United Mine Workers of America gathered Wednesday afternoon at the state Culture Center on the grounds of the Capit…

Oil & Gas Trade

Mozambique Signs Gas Importation Agreement for Beluluane Gas-Fired Power Plant

Mozambique has signed an agreement deal with France to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will be needed for a major gas-fired power station planned for Be…

Electricity Transmission

Maine Invests $1 Billion in Transmission Lines to Bring Canadian Hydropower to the New England grid

The state agency that handles zoning in Maine’s unregulated territories gave its approval Wednesday to a proposed $1 billion transmission line aimed at bringin…

Chile to Set 747 MW of Hydroelectric Power to Come Online in 2020

According to Chile’s Comision Nacional de Energia (National Energy Commission), a total of 747 MW of hydroelectric power is set to come online in the country i…

Geothermal Energy Storage System to Reduce Peak Electricity Demand

ORNL researchers have developed a system that stores electricity as thermal energy in underground tanks, allowing homeowners to reduce their electricity purchas…

Solar Power Plant

'Exponential' Global Solar Growth to Continue with 142GW Added in 2020

More than 140GW of new PV plant is expected to be added to grids around the world this year, an almost 15% rise on 2019, as the global solar build-out continues…

Offshore Wind Power

Dominion’s Planned US Offshore Wind Project Could be World’s Largest

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) said that Dominion Energy named it the preferred supplier for what could be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

Pumped Hydro Becomes Support Project in South Australia

The news agency reports that three South Australian pumped hydro proposals were included on the shortlist of 12 projects hoping to get financial support under t…

10 Tantalizing Tech Milestones to Look for in 2020

Controlled nuclear fusion has been the object of many a failed quest over the past 60 years. Though it could go far to solve the world’s energy needs, the tech…