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Hydropower Plant

N. Korea to Import Equipment for Hydropower Plants

Part of an import contract acquired by Daily NK for power generating equipment between the China-North Korea Hydroelectric Power Company and a Chinese exporter.…

Microgrid

Rea Targets Construction of 1,300 Mini-Grids Nationwide, Signs Mous With Five Organisations

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) yesterday signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with five renewable energy-related organisations in its bid to…

SMR

Novel Transistor Material Shows Nuclear Potential

Gallium nitride semiconductors can successfully withstand the harsh environment near a nuclear reactor core, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORN…

Offshore Wind Power

EU Greenlights Massive EUR 10.8 Billion Investment in French Offshore Wind

The European Commission has approved a EUR 10.82 billion French scheme, to support the deployment of offshore wind, in particular the construction and operation…

Wave Energy

Ørsted Partners With Compatriot Company to Investigate Potential of Wave-Wind Combo

Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has established a partnership with compatriot wave energy company Wavepiston to examine the potential for co-locati…

Offshore Wind Power

Denkerwulf Places an Order With the Nordex Group for Almost 40 MW of Wind Energy in Germany

At the end of June 2024, DenkerWulf, one of Germany’s leading onshore wind farm developers, ordered seven N149/5.X wind turbines from the Nordex Group. Th…

Solar Power Plant

Irish Grid-Scale Solar Generated 110GWH Energy in June, Meeting 4.4% of Demand

Actual solar generation is likely higher, given that the 110GWh of energy generation came only from grid-scale solar developments. Image: ib vogt.Provisional da…

Solar Power Plant

BESS Being Shipped to First Transmission-Level Solar and Storage Project

The Larks Green project in South Gloucestershire, where the PV portion is already operational. Image: Cero Generation / Enso Energy.BESS units are being shipped…

Pumped Storage

Australian State Prioritizes Pumped Hydro Projects

Image: PlayMistyForMe, Wikimedia CommonsThe New South Wales (NSW) government has identified six renewable energy projects, including three large-scale pumped hy…

Microgrid

Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

Commercial buildings are experiencing more unplanned power outages, straining an already fragile electric grid. In fact, the U.S. endures more blackouts than an…

Geothermal Power Project

TLS Geothermics Gets Second Geothermal Exploration Permit in Martinique

Morne Larcher, Martinique (source: Esam335, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)French geothermal development company TLS Geothermics has been awarded the geoth…

Geothermal Power Plant

Multi-Municipality Geothermal District Heating Signed in Netherlands

Signing of multi-municipality letter of intent to explore for geothermal heating in Bollenstreek, Netherlands (source: Aardwarmte Rijnland)Several parties have …

Thermal Coal

Exclusive: India Asks Utilities to Order $33 Billion in Equipment This Year to Boost Coal Power Output

A farmer sprinkles pesticide on the field as smoke rises from the chimneys of a coal power plant as the demand for coal-based power plants has risen due to the …

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Hydropower Plant

Major Contract Signed for Revitalization of Vidraru Hydropower Plant in Romania

The Vidaru Dam. Image by Andrei Stroe, courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsAs part of a consortium, KONČAR has signed a significant contract with Romanian company Ele…