Renewable

Thermal Plant

Japan to Oppose New or Expanded Coal-Fired Power Plants in Blow to Australian Exports

Japan's environment minister has announced he will “in principle” oppose any new plans to build or expand coal-fired power stations, as further signs emerge o…

Egypt Curious to Explore If Geothermal Energy Is An Option for The Country

Egypt's Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy is exploring the possibility of adding geothermal power to the country's renewable energy plan.

PDPU to Rope in Oil Companies to Harness Geothermal Energy

The state is now exploring geothermal renewable energy and it is ready to set up its first geothermal power plant of 10-20 kilowatt capacity.

Solar Company

Goldman Sachs Buys 233 Megawatts of Commercial Solar Leases From SunPower

SunPower is offloading 233 megawatts of commercial solar project leases to a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Renewable Power for $86.9 million, a filing this week w…

Coal Power

More Bad News for Coal: Wind and Solar Are Getting Cheaper

Wind and solar costs have plunged so rapidly that 74% of the US coal fleet could be phased out for renewable energy -- and still save customers money, according…

Thermal Plant

DTE Energy Speeds Up Closing of Coal-fired Plants

DTE Energy officials on Thursday promised a significant reduction in carbon emissions by phasing out coal-fired plants and adding a future mixture of natural ga…