Power

Offshore Wind Power

Construction Begins on Sunrise Wind, New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

New York's Sunrise Wind project will be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to be connected to the grid using a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) tran…

Electricity Transmission

Delayed Closure of Eraring Forecast to Cut NSW Power Prices by 40%

New power price forecasts suggest pushing back the closure date of Eraring power station from 2025 to 2027 will cut NSW power prices by 44%, dropping from a pre…

Hydropower Plant

Second Unit Nears Completion at Karapiro Hydro Station

Head gate lift for the first unit at Karāpiro Hydro Power Station, April 2023. Image courtesy of MercuryMercury is nearing the completion of the second power g…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Stakeholders Identify Key Gaps and Solutions in US Supply Chain

High Rock Dam turbines located on the Yadkin River in Central North Carolina. Photo by Josh Bauer, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryHydropower stakeholders h…

Pumped Storage

IHA President Urges New UK Government to Embrace Pumped Storage Hydropower for Energy Security

In an open letter to Keir Starmer, the newly appointed UK Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia and current President of the Inte…

Offshore Wind Power

RWE Secures Its First Offshore Wind Power Site in Australia With a Capacity of up to 2 Gigawatts

RWE has been granted a feasibility licence from the Australian Government for the development of an offshore wind farm close to the Kent Group islands in the Ba…

Solar Power Plant

World’s First Dual-Tower Concentrated Solar Power Plant Boosts Efficiency by 24%

Two 650-foot-tall (200-m) towers have risen in China’s Gansu Province. Combined with an array of 30,000 mirrors arranged in concentric circles, the new fa…

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines’ DOE Keen on Partnerships for Geothermal Derisking Facility

Tiwi geothermal steam field, Philippines (source: PGPC)The Department of Energy of the Philippines is in the process of negotiating with potential partners for …

Energy Storage Project

Major BESS Developments in Scotland and Cornwall

At either end of the UK, big steps are being taken on BESS projects. Image: RESEthical Power has partnered with Varco Energy to deliver an almost 50MW battery e…

Solar Power Plant

Philippines Switches on 64 MW Solar Project

Prime Solar Solutions, a subsidiary of the Philippines-based investment firm Prime Infra, has switched on a 64 MW solar power plant in Maragondon, the Philippin…

Nuclear Reactor

Korea Eyes Further Nuclear Reactor Deals in Netherlands, Poland

Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun, center, and KHNP President Whang Joo-ho, far left, provide a briefing on the Czech Republic's nuclear power contract on Thur…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Exclusive: Gulf State UAE Considers a Second Nuclear Power Plant

An electric pylon supporting power cables is seen near the Western Region of Liwa near Abu Dhabi March 31, 2010. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh/File Photo Purchase Li…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Czechs Pick South Korea’s KHNP Over French Bid in Nuclear Power Tender

The Czech nuclear power plant is seen at Dukovany, 125 miles (200 kilometers) east from Prague, March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Petr Josek/File Photo Purchase Licensing…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

China’s Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant Starts Construction of New Power Unit

Construction of the No. 2 power unit at the Xudapu Nuclear Power Plant in northeast China's Liaoning Province commenced on Wednesday.With an installed capac…

Offshore Wind Power

Australia Approves Twelve Offshore Wind Projects, Set to Generate 25 GW Capacity

A total of twelve offshore wind projects have now been granted feasibility licenses for the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone, enabling a potential generation capaci…