Power

Nuclear Technology

Reactor Vessel Installed at Third Korean APR-1400

A ceremony was held today to mark the installation of the reactor pressure vessel of the APR-1400 under construction as unit 5 of South Korea's Shin Kori nuclea…

INNIO and HanseWerk Announce Hydrogen Pilot Project

INNO and HanseWerk AG have announced a pilot project for a hydrogen-fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the one-megawatt range in the centre of Hambu…

Navajo Nation to Convert Methane into Hydrogen for Power

The Navajo Nation announced this week it has signed a contract with renewable energy companies to convert methane vented from its oil producing operations in so…

Brazil Unveils World’s Fourth Biggest Hydropower Plant

After its 18th and last turbine was switched on, the world’s fourth largest hydropower plant and Brazil’s biggest—the Belo Monte Dam—is now fully operationa…

Power Construction

Germany: TenneT Completes Substation Reboot

State secretary Jens Deutschendorf, from the Hessen Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy joined TenneT Managing Director Tim Meyerjurgens to visit the upgrad…

Bui Power Authority Completes 45kW Tsatsadu Micro Hydropower Project in Alavanyo-Abehenease

Ghana is set to commission its first micro-hydropower plant to be known as the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS) under the Ministry of Energy’s renewable energ…

Microgrid

ASEAN’s Largest Off-Grid Hybrid Microgrid Now Live

The inaugural project in CleanGrid Partners’ $100 million microgrid investment portfolio has gone live in the Philippines.

Tariffs and Tenders Drive Southeast Asia's Renewables Boom

The share of renewables in the region’s power mix could rise from 14.3% to 43% by 2040.

Hydropower Protecting Piece of Welsh History

A pico turbine is being used by the National Trust for the primary aim of protecting a historic collection in Wales, which includes one of only 24 known copies …

Copel Awards Contract to Upgrade its 1,240-MW Governador Jose Richa Hydropower Plant

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) has awarded a US$2.5 million contract to ABB’s to upgrade its 1,240-MW Governador José Richa hydropower plant in the s…

Offshore Wind Power

Breaking: BiFab Wins Fabrication Deal for EDF’s £2bn Scottish Wind Farm Project

Scottish manufacturing firm Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) has been announced as a contractor on EDF’s £2 billion Neart Na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.

Coal Mine

Coal-Fired Power Is Declining Thanks to a Slowdown in India and China

After more than a century as the world’s dominant source of electricity, coal may finally be losing its importance. Coal-fired power production is projected to…

Coal Power

Column: Coal use for electricity slips, but India concerns remain

A record drop in the amount of electricity generated from coal is likely this year, something that sounds positive for efforts to mitigate climate change, but t…

Solar Company

Lightsource BP Signs New PPA with Ibstock Brick for Solar Powered Brick Factory

Lightsource BP is to build a 4.9MWp solar installation for Ibstock Brick, at the latter’s Leicestershire headquarters.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Solarwatt Unveils Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Offering

Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Ke…