Power

Wind Farm

Ørsted's Lincoln Clean Energy Buys 103-MW Wind Project in S Dakota

Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a US unit of Danish energy company Ørsted A/S (CPH:ORSTED), has purchased a 103-MW shovel-ready wind project in Butte County, South…

Theresa May: 'We Are The Last Generation of Leaders With the Power to Limit Global Warming'

EU secures qualified success at G20 Summit, as final communique reiterates G19's commitment to the Paris Agreement.

Electricity Transmission

ABB to Support South Korea’s Greener Future

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), the country’s largest electric utility, awarded ABB Power Grid’s business with a large order to build two new conver…

Wind Farm

To-The-Point: Siemens Gamesa Secures Wind Farm Repowering Job in Iowa

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (BME:SGRE) has signed a contract to supply wind turbines for the 429.3-MW Rolling Hills wind farm repowering project in the U…

Offshore Wind Power

Oil Giant BP Eyes US for Offshore Wind Market Debut

Oil and gas supermajor BP this week held talks with offshore wind industry players ahead of a potential entry to the sector, with the US market its favoured opt…

Wind Turbine

Vestas' 5.6-MW Onshore Wind Turbine Selected for Park in Finland

TuuliWatti Oy has selected the turbine for the 151-MW Simo Sarvisuo wind farm, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer said on Saturday. The project was among the …

Nuclear Policy

CBI Urges Investment in Nuclear Power and Carbon Capture

Lobbying business group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the UK Government to build new nuclear power stations in order to achieve net-zero…

Waste2Tricity' Innovation：The Use of Technology to Turn Plastic to Electricity & Hydrogen

Waste2Tricity, the exclusive developer in Japan for the Powerhouse Energy (AIM:PHE) DMG plastic waste to electricity and hydrogen process, are in talks with the…

Electricity Transmission

West Africa Will Begin Cross-Border Sale of Electricity in 2020

This is according to Chairman of Regulatory Council of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA), Honoré Bogler, who confirmed the developme…

Hassfurt Successfully Puts Hydrogen Cogeneration Plant into Operation

In a project by the Städtische Betriebe Haßfurt GmbH with funding from the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Development and Energy (StMWi) , the e…

Turkey Global Leader in New Geothermal Capacity in 2018, Croatia Sixth

Turkey was the global leader in adding new geothermal capacity in 2018, with 219 MW. Croatia was sixth worldwide, with 17.5 MW.

US Lawmaker Introduces Binding 50% RE Target

This would put the US on a trajectory to decarbonise the power sector by 2050, said the bill's main sponsor, senator Tom Udall of New Mexico.

As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes the Climate Battleground

America's coal-burning power plants are shutting down at a rapid pace, forcing electric utilities to face the next big climate question: Embrace natural gas, or…

Microgrid

Here Comes the World's Biggest Virtual Power Plant

Japan is taking a leap ahead of the rest of the world, with the help of California company Autogrid, in developing what’s described as the largest behind-the-m…

Nuclear Policy

French Public Sees Continued Use of Nuclear Energy

The majority of French people believe nuclear energy will continue to play a significant role in the country's future energy mix, according to the results of a …