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Coal-Fired Power Plants

China Approves 11.29 GW of Coal Power in Q1 2025

China has approved 11.29 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity in the first quarter of 2025, according to a Greenpeace East Asia report. This follows a 41.5…

Geothermal Power Project

Tohoku, Mitsubishi Eye Deep Geothermal Tech for Japan

Tohoku Electric Power and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with Quaise Energy, a U.S.-based company, to investigate deep geothermal drilling technology in …

Carbon Capture

MODEC and UK Firm Going in Hot Pursuit of FPSO-Based Carbon Capture Tech

Japan-based MODEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-headquartered Carbon Clean Solutions to explore the deployment of offshore carbon captu…

Power Construction

National Grid Expands Capacity With New Tech

National Grid has implemented dynamic line rating (DLR) technology, developed by LineVision, across 275 kilometers of overhead power lines. This initiative enha…

Solar Cell

Involt Energy Breaks Ground on 1.78 GW N-Type Topcon Solar Cell Factory

Involt Energy, a company based in India, has launched a solar cell manufacturing initiative with a new facility in Rajkot, Gujarat. The plant will have an annua…

Thermal Plant

India Launches Unit 1 of Ghatampur Thermal Power Project

India has initiated operations at the Ghatampur Thermal Power Project in Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, with the commissioning of its first 660-megawatt …

Offshore Wind Power

Japan Opens Exclusive Economic Zone for Offshore Wind

On June 3, Japan’s House of Representatives passed a bill enabling offshore wind projects in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), beyond the…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Czech-KHNP Dukovany Contract Signed After Court Lifts Injunction

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Elektrárna Dukovany II signed a contract for new nuclear capacity at the Dukovany site in the Czech Republic, shor…

Liquid Hydrogen

Japanese Majors Collaborate on Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Design Study

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Japan Marine United Corporation have announced a joint study to develop a collaborative construction scheme…

Offshore Wind Power

Britain Needs Record Offshore Wind Auction to Meet Targets, Says Siemens Energy

Britain’s next renewable energy auction must achieve a record level of offshore wind capacity to meet its 2030 clean energy targets, said Darren Davidson,…

Tidal Energy

Japan Certifies Proteus 1.1 MW Tidal Turbine, Power Now Flowing to National Grid

Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR), a UK-based tidal energy company, has received certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) f…

Solar Power Plant

Toyota Boshoku Launches 5.7-MW Onsite Solar Array at US Plant

Toyota Boshoku America (TBA), a subsidiary of Japan’s Toyota Boshoku Corp, has launched a 5.7-megawatt solar project at its manufacturing facility in Lawr…

Geothermal Power Plant

Innargi to Deliver Target Geothermal Heating Capacity in Aarhus, Denmark With Fewer Plants

Innargi, a geothermal developer, has revised its plan to deliver 110 megawatts of geothermal heating to Aarhus, Denmark, using three locations instead of the or…

Japan

Singapore: Japan’s ‘Largest’ Cruise Ship Receives LNG in Inaugural Bunkering Operation

The ASUKA III, Japan’s largest cruise ship, underwent its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Singapore, marking a significant step in the regi…

Substation

PG&E Partners Smart Wires to Enhance Grid Capacity in California

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a natural gas and electric utility, has partnered with Smart Wires to launch a project enhancing grid reliability to me…