Ai

50 MWp Solar Park Combined with Pwalugu Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ghana

The Chinese company Sinohydro has begun construction of the Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam in northern Ghana. It will be backed by a 50 MWp photovoltaic solar power …

Role of Biofuels Examined in the Decarbonisation of Shipping

The report The Role of Sustainable Biofuels in the Decarbonisation of Shipping: The findings of an inquiry into the sustainability and availability of biofuels …

Distance Rule Scrapped from German Coal Exit Law Draft

The latest draft for Germany’s coal exit legislation seen by Recharge no longer contains a damaging distance rule for onshore wind planned by the country’s go…

The Discovery of Low-Cost Fuel Cell Catalyst could Make Hydrogen Cars a Reality

UNSW scientists found a cheaper and sustainable way to create hydrogen needed to power fuel cell vehicles.

Foundations Being Laid for Planned Olkaria I Unit 6 Geothermal Plant

Construction company Franki Africa shares details on constructing the foundations for the Olkaria I Unit 6 of KenGen, a further expansion at Olkaria, Kenya.

Japan Companies Show Off Carbon-Free Tech as Tokyo Clings to Coal

While the Japanese government weathers criticism at a United Nations climate conference over its failure to renounce coal, the country's private sector is using…

Solar Industry Leaps at Chance to Help Deliver European Green Deal

The EU’s new plan to lead the global fight for a greener and fairer economy has been warmly received by the solar industry, which has put itself forward as a k…

Virtual power plant

Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped Up Grid During Coal Outage

The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped off…

CCGT

1050-MW Fairview Energy Center Was Commercially Operational in Pennsylvania

The internationally funded $1 billion, 1,050-MW Fairview project was developed and is managed by Maryland-based CPV. Fairview utilizes GE equipment while Kiewit…

CCS

CCS And CCU Technologies Gain Political Momentum in European Green Deal

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) have been acknowledged as breakthrough technologies which should be fostered in a revi…

Oil & Gas Trade

OPEC+ Oil Supply Cuts Won’t Prevent Surplus in 2020

Global oil markets still face a surplus next year even if OPEC and its partners deliver newly-announced production cuts in full, the International Energy Agency…

Nova Innovation to Deploy A Tidal Array in Canada

Edinburgh-based Nova Innovation said the move would lead to 15 new turbines being installed in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, by 2023. The project will provide …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Bertrandt to Trial Hydrogen Vehicle

Industrial design services company Bertrandt is converting the powertrain of its Piaffio Ape two-stroke engine vehicle to an electric motor with hydrogen fuel c…

Liquid Hydrogen

Japan Makes World History with the Launch of Hydrogen Frontier

The liquid hydrogen carrier ship is the world’s first to set sail on the ocean.

Diversify Power Sources to Avoid a Repeat of Blackouts

If states want to avoid costly electricity failures such as the blackouts that roiled California recently, they can improve their odds by diversifying power sou…