Power

Carbon Emissions

World Bank to Launch New Trust Fund for Emissions Reduction Grants

The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including de…

Greece

Greek Renewables Fully Cover Power Demand for First Time on Record

Power generation from renewables fully covered Greece's electricity demand over a few hours last week, for the first time in the history of the country's electr…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal May Beat Batteries for Energy Storage

Enhanced geothermal systems are well suited to store excess renewable power as heat.

Wind Farm

66 Offshore Wind Energy Projects Underway in Brazil

All offshore wind farms are in the licensing phase by Ibama and can start operating between four and six years after approval.

Floating Offshore Wind

EMEC’s New Demo Site Takes Floating Wind Technology for a Spin

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded the concept design for new floating wind technology – a new 100MW floating offshore test and demonstrati…

Doosan ŠKoda Bags Contract to Upgrade Czech CHP Plant

Steam turbine producer Doosan Škoda Power has signed a contract with energy company Elektrárny Opatovice (EOP) to replace a TG3 steam turbine at the Opatovice…

Nuclear Fusion

Tokamak Energy and UKAEA Team up to Drive Fusion Innovation

UK fusion company Tokamak Energy has signed a framework agreement with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to collaborate on developing spherical tokamaks.

Smart Meter

Smart Meters and Heat Pumps to Drive Belgian Domestic Flexibility

Octopus Energy Group’s entech platform Kraken will control domestic assets such as heat pumps, smart meters and other energy tech to automatically reduce bills…

India

Tata Power Aims to Reach 10,000MW Renewables in Rajasthan

It will develop 8,000MW utility-scale projects, and 1,000MW solar rooftops, amongst others.

Australia

Australia-Asia PowerLink Project Faces Headwinds

This is due to technical complexities of the project.

Carbon Emissions

NTPC to Decarbonise Gas Power Plant

This includes the project for 5% co-firing of hydrogen at the Kawas gas power plant.

Carbon Emissions

Shippers Focus on LNG, Biofuels, Methanol to Meet Emissions Targets

Shipping and commodities firms will commission more ships partly powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) next year while ramping up trials for biofuel bunkering …

Philippines

Philippines Energy Chief: 2023 Power Supply Conditions Look 'Difficult'

The Philippines' energy minister said on Monday the country's power supply situation next year is likely to be difficult, with some hydro plants expected to be …

United Kingdom

UK Minister Zahawi: Planned Power Cuts Extremely Unlikely

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi walks at Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, Britain, October 5, 2022. RE…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South African State Utility Reinstates Rolling Power Cuts from Monday

South African state utility Eskom said on Sunday it would resume rolling power cuts from Monday till Wednesday during night-time to attend to unplanned breakdow…