Power

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Korea to Close 6 Older Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2021, from Planned 2022

South Korea’s six older coal-fired power plants will be retired by 2021, a year earlier than previously planned, as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to c…

Power Construction

Could the Nation’s Fridges Rebalance the UK Grid?

A new deal between the UK’s National Grid and Asda will see the supermarket giant provide around 13MW of ‘virtual battery power’ from its air-conditioning an…

Thermal Plant

A Massive Coal Plant That Asked for Trump's Help Has Gone Dark

In the end, the unraveling economics of U.S. coal proved too much for even a giant among power generators to handle.

CCS

Coalition Considering Carbon Capture And Storage Support

The Morrison Government is reportedly giving serious consideration to carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a climate change mitigation policy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese Nuclear Heating Project Starts Up

China's first commercial nuclear heating project has begun operating at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province. The plant's two AP1000 units will …

Iran Energy Minister : To Launch 9 Thermal Power Plants,Build 10 New Dams

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said nine thermal power stations are planned to come on stream in various provinces across the country, adding that ten …

Power Construction

As Extreme Storms Wreck Power Grids, Japan Seeks Home Battery Networks

After recent typhoons ravaged Japan’s grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage s…

Gas turbine engine

Siemens Delivers PEM Electrolyzer for Salzgitter for Hydrogen-Based Steelmaking

Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) has awarded the contract to build a 2.2 MW Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolysis plant to Siemens Gas and Power, marking…

Market Analysis

The IEA's Electricity Outlook and Solar Solution

IEA scenarios show solar PV becoming the largest component of global installed capacity, saying, “The expansion of generation from wind and solar PV helps rene…

Solar Technology

Hanergy's Boat with Thin-Film Solar Power Generation System

Equipped with Hanergy’s custom-tailored thin-film solar power generation system, the solar boat is set to sail in Bagkok’s Damnoen Saduak floating market.

Zimbabwe Includes Pumped Storage Hydro in Renewable Energy Strategy

Swedish-owned Ngonyezi Projects has entered into a non-consumptive water use agreement with Zimbabwe National Water Authority, which will see the installation o…

TN Plans Largest Hydro Project in Nilgiris by Submerging Several Acres of Forest

Though environmentalists feel this project will have deterimental effects, state government officials say that it does not have any other reliable hydro potenti…

First US Hydrogen Train to be Introduced to Redlands Rail Service

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority to purchase a zero-emission train.

Tidal Barrages – Power In The Balance

Global potential for tidal power is huge, with the World Energy Council estimating that up to 1,000GW of marine energy could be installed by mid-century – equi…

Thermal Plant

51% of India's Coal-fired Power Plants Set to Miss Emission Norm Deadline

Thermal power companies, which produce three-quarters of the country's electricity, account for some 80% of India's industrial emissions of sulphur- and nitrous…