Power

Australia

ACEN Australia Greenlights Stubbo Solar Project

The 400MW project will produce enough clean energy to power 185,000 households.

Nuclear Reactor

Japan, US Governments Asked to Beef up Nuclear Energy Dev't

The JAIF and NEI asked the two governments to improve the energy market and regulation.

Smart Grid

EIB and Endesa Sign €250mn Smart Grid Credit Line

Endesa and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €250 million ($249.8 million) smart grid credit line to boost Spain’s distribution network.

SMR

Fortum and MIT Launch SMR Cost Estimation Tool

Finnish energy company Fortum has collaborated with MIT to launch a Nuclear Cost Estimation Tool (NCET) that enables more precise cost estimation and risk asses…

Hydrogen Technology

Shell and GE Gas Power Pursue LNG Decarbonisation Path Using Hydrogen

GE Gas Power and Shell Global Solutions have signed a development agreement to pursue potential pathways to reduce the carbon intensity of Shell’s liquefied n…

Net Zero Emission

World Must Double Renewable Power Targets to Achieve Net Zero, Irena Says

Despite some progress, the transition is 'far from being on track', says Irena director general Francesco La Camera.

United Kingdom

University of Manchester and National Grid Develop SF6-Free Retrofill Solution

National Grid and the University of Manchester are to collaborate on a four-year project to develop a full-scale demonstrator at the Deeside Centre for Innovati…

Smart Meter

Flexibility Service Pays UK Smart Meter Homes to Reduce Energy Use

National Grid ESO is running a demand flexibility service this Winter where UK energy consumers with smart meters will be paid to reduce their consumption.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Application Leverages AI to Support Coal Plant Conversion

UK-based non-profit Terrapraxis has announced that its new Evaluate application is live and available for coal plant owners and investors to assess coal plants …

Floating Offshore Wind

Oil Firm Equinor Looks to Celtic Sea for Floating Wind Development

Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor on Monday said it was interested in developing a "gigawatt scale" floating offshore wind project off the coast of Britain i…

Nuclear Power Plant

Finland's OL3 Nuclear Reactor Remains Offline as Probe Continues

Investigation is still ongoing of cracks recently discovered in feedwater pumps at Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor.

Nuclear Power Plant

Czech Govt Proposal for Revenue Cap on Power Producers Hits Nuclear Hardest

The Czech industry ministry has proposed a cap on power producers' revenue ranging from 70 to 230 euros per megawatt hour, depending on the source.

Nuclear Reactor

UK Announces £95m for Advanced Materials’ Research and Development

The Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester will use the funding to advance its research in ‘super-materials’ that are critical to sectors inclu…

Wind Turbine

Türkiye’s New Wind Power Capacity in 2023 Represents an Investment of One Billion Dollars

Türkiye could install another 1,000 megawatts (MW) in wind energy capacity next year, an addition that could attract $1 billion (TL 18.57 billion) in fresh inv…

Energy Technology

Rolls-Royce Provides Uninterruptible Power Systems for Saudi Supercomputer

Rolls Royce will deliver mtu Kinetix PowerPacks for a supercomputer in Saudi Arabia where, in the event of a power outage, the constantly rotating accumulator w…