Power

Geothermal Power Plant

EDC Announces Five-year Geothermal Capacity Expansion Plan

60 MW Mahanagdong geothermal power plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: EDC)Philippine-based geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has at leas…

Power Construction

World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa

Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Pr…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy and Linxon Support National Grid in Achieving Sustainability Targets Through Pioneering 420 kV SF6-free Gas- insulated Switchgear Technology

Strengthening key power infrastructure in London while reducing carbon footprintZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Energy and Linxon a…

Hualong One

Delay To Start-up Of CGN's First Hualong One Unit

Unit 3 of the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant in China's Guangxi Autonomous Region will now not begin operation until the first half of 2023, China Genera…

Solar Power Plant

New Report Shows EU Solar Installations Rise Nearly 50%

A new report from industry group SolarPower Europe shows that solar installations in the European Union increased by almost 50% year-over-year in 2022, to a rec…

France

Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning Fra…

Offshore Wind Power

Vattenfall Will Build 1.3-GW Offshore Wind Farm Near Finland

Vattenfall, the Sweden-based multinational power company, will build and operate Finland’s first gigascale offshore wind farm as part of a joint venture w…

Electric Car

Microlino Reboots Bubble Car With Electric Model To Put Switzerland Back On Carmaking Map

New version replaces old petrol engine with 12.5 kilowatt electric engine offering up to 230km and top speed of 90kphA prototype of an electric-powered Microlin…

Solar Technology

Australia’s Non-hydropower Generation to Grow to 97.6TWh in 2031

Non-hydropower generation is expected to make up 34% of the country’s energy mix.The total non-hydropower renewables generation in Australia is expected t…

Offshore Wind Power

Allseas Wins ‘One Of The Heaviest Offshore Installation Projects In History’

Allseas has won an agreement for "one of the heaviest offshore installation projects in history" with Aker BP for a Norwegian North Sea platform.Allseas' Pi…

Natural Gas

Putin Oversees Launch Of Siberian Gas Field Feeding Pipeline To China

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony launching production at the Kovykta gas field, which will feed into the Power of Siberia pipeline carr…

Offshore Wind Power

New England Wind Offshore Wind Project Reaches New Milestone

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind offshore project in Ma…

Offshore Wind Power

Crown Estate Accelerates Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Surveys

The Crown Estate has announced the awarding of the first contracts for its first major investment in surveys to help with the construction of floating offshore …

Offshore Wind Power

Siemens Gamesa Ships Out First Set of 115-Metre Wind Turbine Blades

Three 115-metre blades to be installed on the SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype have left Siemens Gamesa’s factory in Aalborg and are on their …

Electric Car

Toyota Starts Production Of 5th-generation Hybrid Powertrain In Europe For New Corolla

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of its 5th-generation hybrid powertrains for the new Corolla. The latest Toyota hybrid electric low-emission po…