Power

Australia

Energy Prices Across Australia to Remain High Until 2026

Research from Cornwall Insight Australia’s Benchmark Power Curve (BPC)1, which looks at power prices up until 2042, has forecast that all states in the Nationa…

Gas power plant

Equinor May Postpone Closure of Norwegian Gas-Fired Power Plant

Norway-based energy major Equinor could continue to operate its natural gas-fired Mongstad power plant to support the country’s electricity supply. The company…

Carbon Emissions

Chicago Announces Plan to Power City With 100% Renewable Energy

Chicago’s public buildings could all be powered by renewable energy under a plan announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Aug. 8.

Baker Hughes Acquires Power Generation Division of Brush Group

Energy technology company Baker Hughes has agreed to acquire the Power Generation division of BRUSH Group from One Equity Partners.

Pumped Storage

Bechtel Wins Work on Australian Pumped Hydro Facility

BE Power and GE Renewable Energy have selected Bechtel to support the planning for a new pumped storage hydro energy facility named Big-T at Lake Cressbrook in …

Wind Farm

Kent Wins Berwick Bank Wind Farm Contract

Kent, a provider of engineering and design services to the global offshore wind industry, has been awarded a major contract win for Berwick Bank Project.

Electric Vehicle Charging

Technology Trending: EV Charge Points, Supplier Switching, Energy Harvesting, Hydrogen Powered Spaceflight

Rapid growth in EV charging points in France, supplier switching on the back of Britain’s smart meter data network, energy harvesting for wearables and the opp…

Smart Meter

CEDIS Extends AMI Project With 20,000 Smart Meter Replacements

Montenegrin Electric Distribution System (CEDIS) has started work on an extended phase three of the modernisation of their electricity consumption measurement (…

United Kingdom

GB Domestic Flexibility Project Gets Funding Boost

National Grid’s CrowdFlex flexibility project has been awarded a second round of funding to advance the implementation of domestic flexibility.

Wind Turbine

Siemens Energy Warns of Deeper Net Loss Over Russia Restructuring

Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment to the power industry, on Monday warned of a deeper than previously expected net loss in 2022, on a charge of around 20…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

TNB, Petronas, IHI Hold Ammonia Combustion Test for Coal-Fired Generation

This will help decarbonise Malaysia’s power sector.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan’s Taketoyo Coal Plant Unit Starts Operations

It has a generating capacity of 1,070MW.

Offshore Wind Power

Philippines’ Aboitizpower to Explore 3,000MW Offshore Wind Power

The country only has a capacity of 443MW onshore win, as of 2020.

Wind Power Project

Energy Security: France Takes Emergency Measures to Boost Wind and Solar

France gets around 20% of its electricity from renewable sources – 8% from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy se…

Offshore Wind Power

Australia Unveils Six Offshore Regions With Offshore Wind Energy Potential

Public consultation on the proposed Gippsland coastal area for Bass Strait will begin immediately