Power

Solar Technology

Business Secretary in Talks With Saudi Arabia to Advance Commercial Collaboration in UK Space Based Solar

The UK and Saudi Arabian governments discussed ambitious plans for collaboration in space and innovation, including the potential to invest in the development o…

Solar Power Plant

Total Eren and Ecopetrol to Build Solar Project in Colombia

Total Eren will hold a 51% stake in the project, while the remaining 49% stake will be owned by Ecopetrol.Colombian energy company Ecopetrol has partnered with …

Thermal Coal

Japan’s Soma Fully Restores Quake-Hit Coal-Fired Plant

Japanese power producer and wholesaler Soma Kyodo Power has resumed full operations at the 1,000MW No.2 coal-fired unit at its Shinchi power complex following a…

Electric Car

MIT Study Finds Computational Load for Widespread Autonomous Driving Could Be a Huge Driver of Global Carbon Emissions

In the future, the energy needed to run the powerful computers on board a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as many greenhouse gas emissions as…

Coal Trade

New Coal Transport Mechanism May Raise Power Cost up to 10 per Cent

The overall electricity cost is likely to rise by up to 10% when a fifth of a powerplant's coal requirement is transported through the 'rail-ship-rail&#…

Hydrogen Production

Low Renewable Energy Costs to Aid India’s Green Hydrogen Push

Raj Kumar Singh, India's Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, said the country has an installed capacity of 106,000 megawatts of renewable energy…

Solar Power Plant

Tunisia: A 10 Mwp Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Goes Into Service in Tataouine

A solar photovoltaic power plant has just been inaugurated near the town of Tataouine, 531 km south-east of Tunis. The 10 MWp facility belongs to the Renewable …

Tidal Energy

Minesto Secures First Client for Tidal Power Site Evaluation in Asia

Swedish marine energy company Minesto has received its first ‘historic’ sales order of site development services for Dragon Class tidal energy power…

United Kingdom

2023 Predictions: Renewables, Hydrogen and Grid Connections

Here, Mark Rowcroft, development director at solar and storage developer Exagen, spotlights six areas to watch in the UK energy sector this year.2023 will see s…

Oil & Gas Trade

Greek Firms Start Construction of 840 MW Gas Plant in Alexandroupolis, Target Balkans for Power Exports

A consortium consisting of Public Power Corp. (PPC), DEPA Commercial and Damco Energy marked the start of works on a gas-fired power plant in Alexandroupolis in…

Wave Energy

Us National Lab Goes Nanoscale for Ocean Monitoring Using Wave Energy

Animation of a new wave energy nanogenerator for observation platforms (Animation by Sara Levine/PNNL)PNNL’s nanogenerator harnesses the energy of the oce…

Hydro Generator Unit

Large Dams Face Around 26% Loss of Storage by 2050 Says New Research

Large dams worldwide have lost an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity as a result of trapped sediment, with that number set to rise…

Poland

Preparations Underway for Geothermal Drilling in Grodziec, Poland

Castle in Grodziec, Poland (source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland / flickr, Creative Commons)The commune of Jasienica in Grodziec, Poland has received two…

United Arab Emirates

Masdar Signs Agreement with Four Dutch Companies for Green Hydrogen Exports

Dr Sultan Al Jaber with Netherlands Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra, third from left, Masdar chief executive Mohamed Al Ramahi, right, and other officials at th…

Geothermal Power Plant

CEGA Research Supporting Low-temperature Geothermal Use in Chile

Valparaiso, Chile (source: Sarah Colin / flickr, Creative Commons)Through the work being done by the Center of Excellence in Geothermal Energy of the Andes (CEG…