Power

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Nuclear Projects Receive UK Space Funding Boost

Two projects featuring nuclear energy are among 11 international space projects selected to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. Rolls-Royce's collabor…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fourth Korean APR-1400 begins commercial operation

Unit 2 of the Shin Hanul nuclear power plant in South Korea has entered commercial operation, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) announced. The unit is the seco…

Floating Offshore Wind

Scots Greenlight Slimmed-Down Turbine Plan for 100 MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Scottish Ministers have approved a variation application to refine the Pentland floating offshore wind farm’s offshore consents. The variation includes a …

Offshore Wind Power

Bekaert to Develop Floating Wind Mooring Solutions Under Tailwind Project

Belgian company Bekaert will develop new floating wind mooring systems as part of the TAILWIND project that was launched in January this year by companies from …

Wind Farm

German Onshore Wind Sees Record Auction Volumes, Permitting Improvements and Crucial New Port Investments

Things are really looking up again for onshore wind in Germany. Last year they were building over twice as much new onshore wind as they were each year over 201…

Geothermal Power Plant

Hotrock Geothermal Research Consortium Kicks off in Austin, Texas

Dr. Ken Wisian, Principal Investigator for HotRock, discusses possible areas of focus for future research. (source: Bureau of Economic Geology)The HotRock Geoth…

Geothermal Power Plant

Sanko Energy Plans Geothermal Capacity Increase and New Power Plant in Manisa, Türkiye

Salihli GES-1 power plant by Sanko Energy in Manisa, Turkiye (source: Sanko Energy)Sanko Enerji San. ve Tic. A.S. (Sanko Energy) has announced plans of increasi…

Geothermal Power Project

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Publishes Geothermal Energy Master Plan

Masterplan Geothermie for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (source: State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia)The State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia in …

Microgrid

New York State of Mind: Acadia Energy, Alternus Partnering to Develop Upstate Microgrid Fleet

New industrial solar farm for renewable energy supply in upstate New York. Image credit PQK/Shutterstock.comNew York has always ranked high as a national leader…

Coal Trade

Texas Solar Surpasses Coal Production for First Time

Ashtrom Renewable Energy is developing the 400 MW Tierra Bonita Solar project in Texas in partnership with Austin-based OnSite Power. The project is under const…

Solar Power Plant

Africa Data Centres, DPA Break Ground on 12 MW Solar Farm in South Africa

Data storage and services group Africa Data Centres has with its partner, independent power producer DPA SA, started construction of a solar farm in South Afric…

Solar Power Plant

Microsoft Signs Two Large Solar Power Purchase Agreements

Leeward Renewable Energy announced that it entered into two 200 MW power purchase agreements (PPA) with Microsoft Corp. for power generated by the Morrow Lake S…

Geothermal Power Project

China's First Geothermal Scientific Exploration Well to Reach 5,200 Meters Deep

China's first ultra-deep geothermal scientific exploration well, Fushenre-1, is anticipated to reach a subterranean depth of 5,200 meters on April 8, 2023. …

Solar Power Plant

Solarealize and EDPR of Portugal Plan 840MWP Solar Parks in Romania

Solarealize, a company that has among its shareholders the CEO and former main owner of Martifer Solar (sold to Voltalia in 2016), and EDP Renewables have solar…

China

China's Virtual Power Plants Pave Way for Green Energy Transition

China is developing virtual power plants to achieve energy savings and promote the transition to greener energy.These virtual facilities act as "invisible" powe…