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Thermal Plant

US to Retire 15GW of Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants in 2023

Gas power plant. Image by nachai on 123rfAccording to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), US operators plan to retire 15.6…

Net Zero Emission

UK Confirms Record Single-Year Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2021

Image: Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire | Credit: iStockOfficial data confirms UK emissions rose five per cent in 2021, yet they were still lower than befo…

Pumped Storage

£1 Million Grant to Test Materials for New Energy Storage System

In partnership with the University of Greenwich and the University of Exeter, UK firm RheEnergise has secured a grant of £1 million from the UK government…

Nuclear Reactor

Fusion Progress in Russia

The GI Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP SB RAS) has succeeded in increasing the plasma density…

Electric Car

‘UK’s Largest Virtual Power Plant’: Octopus Energy Claims EV Tariff Users Provide 100MW of Flexible Power

Intelligent Octopus tariff launched last year offers electric vehicle drivers cheaper rates to charge their car up overnight at off-peak timesOctopus Energy cla…

Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Mulls Life Extension for More Reactors

Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant. (Photo: N. Hippert/IAEA)The Belgian government is exploring the idea of extending the operational life of its three olde…

Geothermal Power Plant

Kyotherm Invests on Geothermal Lagoon in Quebec, Canada

Depiction of the planned geoLagon tourism project in Quebec, Canada (source: geoLagon)French investment company Kyotherm has announced a preliminary agreement f…

Electric Vehicle Battery

US Coast Guard Recommends Shippers Avoid Loading EVs With Saltwater-Damaged Li-Ion Batteries Onto Vessels

The US Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert (01-23) recommending that shippers avoid loading EVs with Li-ion batteries that have been damaged by saltwat…

Thermal Plant

Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants Make Up Nearly All Planned 2023 Retirements

Data source: EIA, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, December 2022Operators plan to retire 15.6 GW of electric-generating capacity in the United …

Hydropower Plant

Statkraft Reports Dams in Turkey Safe After Earthquake, Donates to Relief Work

In the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, Statkraft reported its two hydropower plants in the cou…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Rolls-Royce Awarded £82.8M for 3 Projects Advancing Liquid Hydrogen Jet Engines

As part of a £113-million (US$136-million) investment from the UK, three projects led by Rolls-Royce will receive £82.8 million (US$100 million) to …

Solar Inverter

FMI tracked market trends for PV inverters in the US, China, and UK; learn about the factors driving rising demand

The PV inverter market is predicted to capture a valuation of US$ 1.5 billion in 2023, and is rising to US$ 2.8 billion by 2033. The market is estimated at a CA…

Carbon Emissions

Heavy Electric Vehicles Jeopardize Climate Action and Public Safety, Experts Warn

President Joe Biden waves as before test driving an electric Hummer as he tours the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Mich…

Floating Offshore Wind

France’s Only Floating Wind Turbine Hits Near 60 per Cent Continuous Capacity Factor

The 2 MW Floatgen demonstrator floating wind turbine has shown a capacity factor of nearly 60 per cent over the last three months and a production of 25 GWh sin…

Oil & Gas Trade

BP Posts Record Profit and Raises Dividend on Oil Price Boost

Fuel prices at a BP filling station in Liverpool. BP will invest up to $1 billion a year in 'high quality' oil and gas projects. PAOil company BP has po…