Power

Nuclear Reactor

US microreactor apparatus begins tests

Tests now under way using an electric-powered prototype of the US Department of Energy's (DOE) MARVEL microreactor will demonstrate the natural circulation …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Outer Containment Dome in Place at Rooppur 2

The installation of the steel structures of the outer containment dome has been completed in record time at unit 2 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Banglad…

Microgrid

US Grid-Scale Energy Storage Installations Hit New Quarterly Record - Report

The U.S. grid-scale energy storage installations hit a new record in the second quarter of 2023, a report by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Associa…

Hydropower Plant

Hydro-Rich Tajikistan Plans to Produce 1 Mln Tons of Hydrogen by 2040

Hydropower-rich Tajikistan plans to produce 1 million metric tons of green hydrogen by 2040 for usage at home and exports to neighbouring central Asian countrie…

Substation

Tennet Signs Framework Contract Worth $2 Bln for German, Dutch Substations

Dutch grid operator TenneT (IPO-TTH.AS) said on Monday that it had signed a framework agreement worth 1.9 billion euros ($2 billion) for the supply of 110 compe…

Offshore Wind Power

US Says to Complete Offshore Wind Auctions on Schedule Next Year

U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders, and private companies launching …

Offshore Wind Power

Northland Power Announces Financial Close of the 1.1 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project in Poland Green Financing

Northland Power Inc. (Northland or the Company) (TSX: NPI), today announced that its Baltic Power offshore wind project (Baltic Power or the project) in Poland …

Energy Storage Project

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $325 Million for Long-Duration Energy Storage Projects to Increase Grid Resilience and Protect America's Communities

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda,a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $325 millio…

Offshore Wind Power

Exploring the Feasibility of Offshore Wind Power Generation in New Zealand

Renewable energy specialist Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has partnered with NZ Super to investigate the viability of offshore wind power generation in New…

Geothermal Power Plant

ISTAK Starts Work on Expansion of Svartsengi Geothermal Plant, Iceland

Students visiting the Svartsengi geothermal plant in Iceland (source: ThinkGeoEnergy)Icelandic construction company ISTAK has started work on the new power stat…

Solar Panel

Masdar, EDF to Develop Solar Power for Amaala

The concession deal will also include a battery storage facility.Red Sea Global signed a 25-year concession deal with Électricité de France and Ma…

Power Construction

ADB Approves $200M Loan for Uzbekistan's Power Distribution System

It aims to digitalise 26 distribution substations in the country.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given the green light for a $200m loan that will support t…

Offshore Wind Power

Global Wind Power Installed Capacity to Reach 2.38 TW in 2032

China will have the largest wind power capacity by 2032 at 1,080 GW.The total installed wind power capacity globally is expected to reach 2.38 terawatts (TW) in…

LNG

Hong Kong Launches 1st Offshore LNG Terminal

The LNG will be supplied to CLP’s Black Point Power Station and HK Electric’s Lamma Power Station.CLP Power Hong Kong and the Hongkong Electric Co.,…

Hydropower Plant

China's Hydro Generation Jumped Unexpectedly in August: Kemp

Breaking with the recent trend, China boosted hydroelectric generation to a near-record rate in August, despite a lingering drought across the country’s s…