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Coal Power

Column: Coal use for electricity slips, but India concerns remain

A record drop in the amount of electricity generated from coal is likely this year, something that sounds positive for efforts to mitigate climate change, but t…

Alsons Power Invests P4.5B in Hydro Plant

ALSONS Power Group will be investing P4.5 billion for the development of the 14.5-megawatt Siguil Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), which will harness the water…

Coal Power

South Korea Plans to Shut Down Up to 15 Coal-Fired Power Plants for Winter

South Korea will idle up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants between December and February to help limit air pollution, and the remaining plants should …

Murang'a Hydro Innovator Wins International Backing

An off-grid hydropower project started by a Murang’a entrepreneur John Magiro has won the 2019 EDF Pulse Africa third prize.

Coal Power

South Korea’s Dust Dilemma Forces Coal Plants Into Hibernation

South Korea plans to halt several coal-fired power plants this winter to try and clear toxic dust that forces residents to wear face masks and confines children…

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Clears Restart at Nuclear Reactor Closest to Epicenter of 2011 Quake

Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa power plant, more than 8 years after…

Market Analysis

Solar’s Hidden Secret: The Data

Solar arrays generate a tremendous amount of digital information. Take a look at the chart below. A 1GW fossil or coal-based power plant on average will generat…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change

Indeed it does. Contrary to claims by those who just don’t like nuclear, every time nuclear plants close, carbon emissions go up. Using opaque financial jargon…

Lithium Player Signs MOU to Tap Into Insheim Geothermal Operations in Germany

German operator of the geothermal power plant at Insheim and lithium exploration company Vulcan Energy Resources to partner on extraction of lithium from geothe…

Nuclear Power Plant

Bulgaria and USA to Explore Nuclear Energy Cooperation

The USA intends to send a technical team to Bulgaria to explore the possibilities for further cooperation in different areas of energy, including nuclear.

Nuclear Policy

Swedish Support for Nuclear Continues to Grow, Poll Shows

As many as 78% of people surveyed in Sweden - up from 71% in 2017 - strongly support nuclear energy, 43% are open to the construction of new nuclear power plant…

Siemens Delivers Its First HL-class Gas Turbine for Testing at Duke Station

Workers lifted the 500-ton SGT6-9000HL onto its foundation at the Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station near Denver, North Carolina. The SGT6-9000HL is expected to…

Solar Power Plant

300MW Solar Plugs into Saudi Grid

ACWA Power has commissioned Saudi Arabia’s first grid-connected renewable energy plant.

Gas turbine engine

The First Gas-fired Turbine in Forty Years is Now in Operation in Afghanistan

Julian Erfurth of Siemens and Montgomery Simus of Bayat Group spotlight how the two companies have collaborated in this innovative project to provide electricit…

Thermal Plant

RusHydro Launches State-of-the-art Thermal Power Plant on Sakhalin Island

RusHydro has announced the opening of the Sakhalinskaya GRES-2 on Sakhalin Island. The modern 120 MW power plant with long-run annual output of 840 kWh will rep…