Water

Electricity Transmission

Xcel Completes Transmission Build in Mississippi Backwaters in Record Speed

Because the line is located in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to many protected species, replacing it required a unique level of effort.

Hydro Generator Unit

Siemens Energy to Upgrade and Expand Services at Jebel Ali L2 Power and Water Station in Dubai

Integrated 20-year long-term service agreement includes intelligent gas turbine controller, jointly developed by DEWA and Siemens Energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

Sendai 1 Returns to Operation with Emergency Control Room

The 890 MWe pressurised water reactor is the first unit to resume operation in the country after building such a facility.

ITER

A 56-Tonne "Helium Dryer" Installed in the ITER Cryoplant

​Before it is processed in the Cryoplant’s cold boxes, gaseous helium need to be perfectly dry—and this means removing every single water molecule that it co…

Submarine Cable

SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid to Deliver Electric Super-Highway

UK-based energy companies SSE, ScottishPower and National Grid have agreed to deliver Eastern Link, a renewable electric underwater super-highway from Scotland …

Carbon Neutral

Poo-to-Hydrogen Project Unveiled as Welsh Water Works Towards Carbon Neutral

An innovative project to convert sewage into a zero-emission fuel has been given the green light - alongside a raft of renewable energy projects being advanced …

Blockchain

Energy Has Become Bargaining Chip In Brexit Talks

The European Union is conditioning the United Kingdom’s access to the EU energy market to Britain, making concessions on the fishing rights in British waters.

SMR

NuScale Announces SMR Power Uprate

NuScale Power has announced a 25% increase in power output for its NuScale Power Module small modular reactor, which it says will lead to significant cost savin…

Substation

Kuwait Ministry Of Electricity & Water Awards GE Long-Term Maintenance Contract For 54 Substations Country-Wide

The contract is the largest long-term maintenance contract won in Kuwait to date and will cover a duration of five years.

Submarine Cable

UGANDA: CCC Electrifies the Island of Bugala Via an Underwater Cable in Lake Victoria

A 7 km long underwater power line will soon be able to transport electricity from the Masaka district in the Buganda region to Bugala Island in Uganda.

Tidal Energy

Canada Backs Nova Scotia Tidal Array

Government provides C$28.5m for Sustainable Marine's Plat-I platform in the waters of Grand Passage.

Energy-Eficient Building

What is a Zero Energy Building?

​Most buildings today use a lot of energy -- to keep the lights on, cool the air, heat water, and power personal devices.

Hydrogen Technology

Spanish Team Develops Microwave-Induced Electrolysis at Low Temperatures for H2 Production

Researchers in Spain have developed hydrogen production without contact electrodes via water electrolysis mediated by the microwave-triggered redox activation o…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Nigerian Operator Produces First Oil from Shallow-Water Project

Nigerian operator First E&P has started oil production from a shallow-water project located offshore Nigeria through the Abigail-Joseph FPSO.

Hydro Generation Unit

Ecuador Research to Increase the Lifespan of Hydro Generation Units

Water from this river is used for hydroelectric generation at the 156MW Agoyán and 230MW San Francisco plants, managed by the Electric Corporation of Ecuador t…