Power

Wind Turbine

Crazy Wind Turbine That Transmits Energy Using A Superconductor

A team of scientists from around Europe has tested a wind turbine that transmits energy using a superconductor. The team, named the EcoSwing Consortium, publish…

Power Construction

Prysmian Concludes DolWin3 Grid Connection Project in Germany

Cable systems provider for energy and telecom sectors Prysmian Group has completed the commissioning of the high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore grid con…

Microgrid

Asia-Pacific Continues to be The Largest Overall Market for Microgrids

This is according to a newly released report from Navigant Research, which analyzes regional microgrid capacity, implementation spending, and business model typ…

PowerGrid Technology

Germany Commissioned Siemens to Build New Switchgear in Daxlanden Substation

German transmission grid operator TransnetBW has commissioned Siemens to build new switchgear in the 380 kilovolt (kV) Daxlanden substation in Karlsruhe, Baden-…

Market Analysis

Solar to Cover a Quarter of Global Power by 2050

Global solar power capacity will grow by 9% every year between 2018 and 2050, according to a new study released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IR…

The Shifting Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Reduction

Despite the absence of a national policy aimed at reducing CO2 emissions, the U.S. is ahead of schedule to meet the short-term and mid-term goals of both the Pa…

Solar Power Plant

IEnova Switches on 41-MW PV Plant in Mexico

November 14 - Mexican power and gas utility Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV (IEnova) announced on Wednesday it has put online a 41-MW photovoltaic (PV…

Energy storage technology

Using Mountains for Long-Term Energy Storage

The storage of energy for long periods of time is subject to special challenges. A researcher proposes using a combination of Mountain Gravity Energy Storage (M…

Geneva Airport to Test Hydrogen Powered Runway Vehicles

Geneva Airport is looking to adopt hydrogen engines for runway vehicles.

London Taxi Firm Introduces 25 New Hydrogen

Private London-based taxi firm Green Tomato has added 25 new hydrogen powered cars to its vehicle fleet.

Thermal Plant

A 1320MW Power Project Completed Successfully under The China Pakistan Economic Corridor

The 1,320MW power project is a priority project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor and lightening up to 4 million Pakistani homes.

CCS

Stanford University Studys Suggests Carbon Capture Can Cause More Harm Than Good

All sorts of scenarios have been developed under the assumption that carbon capture actually reduces substantial amounts of carbon.

New Technology

NREL Awarded $2.8 Million to Develop a Long-Duration Thermal Energy Storage Technology

ARPA-E has challenged researchers to innovate a storage technology that can be deployed in almost any location and charge and discharge electricity, at a low fi…

Gas turbine engine

Two High Efficient Air-Cooled Gas Turbines Are Underway in Malaysia by GE

General Electric Company (GE) believes gas-powered generation will compliment renewable energy (RE) in line with the government’s aspiration to increase to use…

EDF Says Restart of Cruas Reactors Could be Delayed Further

French utility EDF (EDF.PA) said on Wednesday that the restart of three reactors at the Cruas nuclear power plant, scheduled for Nov. 15, could be delayed furth…