Power

Solar Power Plant

Next-Generation Concentrated Solar Power Particle Receivers Enable Inexpensive Electricity Generation With Energy Storage

To help propel new forms of renewable energy, the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office has been encouraging development of next generat…

Solar Power Plant

How Much Land Would It Take To Get Most of Our Electricity From Solar and Wind Power?

Critics of wind and solar routinely raise concerns about how much land would be required to decarbonize the US power sector. Fortunately, the answer is relative…

Nuclear waste

Trials to Reuse Decontaminated Soil Around Tokyo Postponed

Japan's government is postponing trials in the Tokyo area to reuse soil that was decontaminated following the 2011 nuclear accident due to complaints from r…

EV Technology

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK Publishes Automotive Power Electronics Value Chain

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) UK, with experts and stakeholders from industry, academia and funding and support bodies, has published an updated power el…

Uranium Project

SILEX SYSTEMS RAISES $120 MILLION FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT

Industrial technology company Silex Systems has completed a $120 million institutional placement to further its move into the nuclear fuel industry.Earlier this…

EV Technology

Small-Series All-Electric Mini Cooper SE Convertible to Feature Alloy Wheels From 100% Recycled Aluminum

The new MINI Cooper SE Convertible (combined power consumption: 17.2kWh/100 km according to WLTP) (earlier post) will be the first series model to be produced w…

Hydrogen Project

ORNL Spallation Neutron Source Achieves 1.55MW Record Power to Enable More Discoveries

The Spallation Neutron Source (earlier post) at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory set a world record when its linear accelerator reac…

Power Construction

The Uk’s Ofgem Approves Eligibility of 7 Interconnector Projects

The UK market regulator Ofgem has approved eligibility of seven power interconnector projects, which will connect the United Kingdom and several European countr…

Nuclear Power Plant

Unit 3 of the UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Plant Enters Commercial Operation

The United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced that its subsidiary Nawah Energy Company has started commercial operati…

Carbon Emissions

Indonesia Launches Carbon Trading Mechanism for Coal Power Plants

Indonesia has, reportedly, launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal power plants.The first stage of a carbon trading mechanism will cover 9…

Offshore Wind Power

Thousands of Gannets Will Perish as North Sea ‘Wind Parks’ Expand

The Netherlands government plans to industrialise the North Sea by building thousands of wind turbines, as it attempts to meet goals proposed under the Climate …

Offshore Wind Power

National Congress of American Indians Calls for Offshore Wind Moratorium

The largest national organization of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments is calling on the Biden administration to pause offshore wind projects…

Offshore Wind Power

Lithuania Will Tender 700 MW of Offshore Wind Power

The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy is preparing to announce a tender to develop an offshore wind farm.The ministry has submitted draft government resolutions for…

Wind Turbine

Vestas as Possible Investor in Wind Turbine Plants in Vietnam

European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbine plants.According to the World Bank Group, Viet…

Wind Farm

Looming Power Supply Woes in Thailand Could Drive Renewables Market

This will particularly benefit the solar and biomass sector, Fitch Solutions reported.The looming power supply shortage in Thailand could have upside risks for …