Power

Wind Turbine

MHI Vestas 9.5MW Wind Turbines to Spin Offshore Japan

MHI Vestas has confirmed that its V174-9.5 MW was selected as the preferred turbine for the 220MW Hibikinada offshore wind farm in Japan.

China to Slash Renewables Subsidies by 30%

The government of China has decided to reduce renewable power subsidies by 30%, from $1.15b in 2019 to $807m in 2020.

Power Plant Contract Activity Shows Downward Trend in Asia- Pacific

There were 62 power plant contracts announced in the Asia-Pacific region in Q3 2019, marking a drop of 49 per cent over the last 12-month average of 122, accord…

IRENA Reports that Geothermal Energy Production Costs are Decreasing – Marginally

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as r…

Pumped Energy Storage

Successful Extraction of Lithium from Geothermal Fluid in New Zealand

New Zealand-based Geo40 has been successful in extracting near battery-grade lithium from geothermal brine at its silica extraction demonstration plant at the O…

Virtual power plant

W.A. Community Virtual Power Plant Confirms $50m Swiss Investment

Swiss investment firm SUSI Partners last week confirmed it would invest $A50 million into a residential solar-plus-battery storage project being developed by Pe…

Coal Power

African Development Bank Decides not to Fund Coal Project in Kenya

With a decision to withdraw from potentially investing into a planned coal plant in Kenya, the African Development Bank shows commitment to sustainable energy d…

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Waste Bill Gains Traction in the House

The full U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee amended the May 2019-introduced “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019” by voice vote on Nov. 20.

Nuclear Power Plant

Dispute between Japan and South Korea Overshadows G20 Meetings

Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to reject a South Korean warning about radiation from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a disput…

CHP

Suncor's Cogeneration Project Is Full Steam Ahead

The cogeneration units will provide reliable steam generation required for Suncor’s extraction and upgrading operations and generate 800 megawatts (MW) of powe…

Gas turbine engine

New US Power Plant to Use Record-Setting Natural Gas Turbines

According to Caithness, the new combined-cycle electricity-generating facility will power at least 1.5 million homes in the “PJM region.”

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Global Coal Electricity Production to Fall Around 3% in 2019 - the Largest Drop on Record

Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019, the largest drop on record. This would amount to a reduction of around 300 ter…

Gas power plant

Wärtsilä to Recommission A 215 MW Natural Gas Power Plant

Wärtsilä and EGE Haina sign natural gas power plant commissioning project and long-term service agreement in the Dominican Republic.

Electric Car

CG Power Forays into EV Bus Segment

Troubled power equipment maker CG Power has forayed into the Electric Vehicle segment.

Market Analysis

Three Ways Wind Energy Puts People at The Heart of the Energy Transition

On 21 November WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke on a panel in Brussels about the key role that people - workers, researchers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and ci…