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Coal-Fired Power Plants

Spain Plans to Phase out Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2030

While some countries across Europe are resisting leaving coal power behind, Spain is speeding up its transition.

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Reaches Milestone with Kursk II RPV

Kursk II will also be the first Russian nuclear power plant to have a digital automated system for managing costs and scheduling during the construction process…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Uniper to End its Hard-coal-fired Power Production in Germany

Uniper is moving forward with its transformation and the further decarbonization of its portfolio.

Solar Power Plant

Work Begins on 30 MW Solar Plant in Burkina Faso

French solar project developer Urbasolar – part of the Swiss Axpo Group – has started construction of a 30 MW solar park in Pâ, in the Mouhoun Loop region of…

Solar Power Plant

Denmark’s CIP to Bankroll Canada’s ‘Largest Operating Solar Project’

A Denmark-based infrastructure investor is to sponsor what is predicted to become Canada’s largest solar project, with construction set to commence later this …

Stadtwerke Kiel Replaces Coal Plant with Cutting-Edge CHP Facility

A power station hailed as one of Europe’s most modern and flexible combined heat and power plants is now operational on the site of a former coal-fired plant i…

Nuclear Power Plant

Viewpoint: Australia Must Embrace Nuclear Power

Australia has three electricity futures - coal, nuclear or chaos. It's time to bring Australia into the 21st century by aggressively embracing the nuclear one, …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Endesa to Close Two Giant Spanish Coal Plants

Endesa on Dec. 27 formally moved to shutter two massive coal-fired power plants—the 1.4-GW As Pontes plant in A Coruña, Galicia, which is the biggest coal-fir…

Karot Hydropower Plant to be put into Commercial Operation

With about 70 percent of the overall construction completed, the 720-megawatt Karot Hydropower Plant, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Co…

Chinese Firm Applies for Construction of 840MW Ayago Dam

A Chinese company Power China International Group Limited has submitted an application to construct the 840 Mega Watts Ayago hydropower plant on River Nile.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

NETL to Increase Efficiency in US Fossil Fuel-Based Power Plants

In the US, fossil energy is important for security, with coal producing nearly 30% of the nation’s electricity.

Solar Power Plant

Growth Of Solar Energy Isn’t In Line With Needs For Energy Transition

The EU’s photovoltaics installation rate has to increase drastically if we want to meet set renewable energy targets, according to the latest PV Status report …

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Continues Nuclear Phase-out

South Korea has announced the permanent closure of another nuclear reactor, as the country continues to phase out thermal power generation and increase the use …

Nuclear Power Plant

Iran to Advance Nuclear Program

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said that Iran will advance its nuclear program with greater determination despite US pressures,…

Power Plant Emissions Down 47% Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

This first-in-the-nation regional effort to lower carbon emissions from power plants is actually a cap-and-invest program. Power plants buy emission allowances …