Power plant

Thermal Coal

China’s 2024 Coal Projects Threaten Climate Goals: Report

Trucks being loaded with coal in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu provinceChina last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined c…

Nuclear Fusion

TVA, Type One Energy Ink Deal to Develop Commercial Fusion Power Plant

This is a rendering of Type One Energy’s fusion stellarator.The pursuit of energy from fusion technology has taken another step forward, with the Tennesse…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Can’t Wait for Nuclear Power, Warns AGL

Climate activism and shareholder unrest is pushing power giants such as AGL to speed up the shift to renewable energy.Electricity giant AGL says its remaining c…

Hydrogen Production

Kola Hydrogen Plant Approved

Electrolysis installation of NPO CentrotechRussia’s Glavgoskpertiza (General Directorate of State Expertise) has approved the project for the construction…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Vogtle, Hatch Power Uprates Planned

Vogtle Units 3&4 with Vogtle 1&2 in the backgroundUS utility Georgia Power has filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Georgia Public Service Com…

Geothermal Power Plant

Star Energy Completes Testing of 15.5-MW Salak Binary Geothermal Power Plant

Salak geothermal power plant, IndonesiaStar Energy Geothermal, a subsidiary of Barito Renewables, has just announced the successful completion of the 72-hour co…

Pumped Storage

Fortum Begins Feasibility Study for New Pumped Storage Plants in Sweden

Lekstjärnen, near Fortum’s existing hydropower plant in Trängslet, will be a focus of the studyFortum has launched a two-year feasibility study …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

‘An Act of Betrayal’: Japan to Maximise Nuclear Power 14 Years After Fukushima Disaster

Tanks containing treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japan is looking to ditch efforts to lessen its reliance on nuclea…

Nuclear Reactor

Ukraine Backs Purchase of Soviet-Designed Nuclear Reactors From Bulgaria

Employees stand in front of the second power unit of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Netishyn, in Kh…

Hydropower Plant

Iberdrola’s Alto Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex Wins ARPH Award

The Alto Tâmega hydroelectric complex in northern Portugal has been awarded the Portuguese Water Resources Association (APRH) Hydroelectric Projects Award…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal-Fired Generation Falls Below 50% of Australia’s Power for First Time

Australian Energy Market Operator has reported that the country’s reliance on coal has decreased, even reaching a new record.The rise in rooftop solar out…

Hydropower Plant

Output of Romania’s Hidroelectrica’s Down 21% Y/Y in 2024

State-controlled hydropower group Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) announced that its net electricity production dropped by 21% y/y to 13,864 GWh in 2024, according to…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Eletronuclear Cost-Savings, Plans for Angra 3 Operation in 2031

Angra 3 is currently about 65% completeBrazil's nuclear power plant operator Eletronuclear has announced cost-saving measures which it says are aimed at imp…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

South Korea Increases Support for Domestic Nuclear Industry

An artistic impression of Shin Hanul 3 and 4The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has announced KRW150 billion (USD103 million) of financial support this y…

Gas power plant

Sineng Electric Facilitates the Integration of 1GW Solar Farm With Gas-Fired Power Station in China

The pioneering 1GW solar PV project integrated with a gas-fired power station in Qinghai, China, has been successfully connected to the grid. This milestone sig…