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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…

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 …

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…

Wind Farm

China’s First 16-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine Project Begins Construction

The construction of China’s first large-scale 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine project has begun. The total installed capacity of the wind farm is 400 me…

Nuclear Reactor

Third Reactor at Karachi Nuclear Plant

The third unit of the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) in Pakistan was inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Feb. 2, adding another 1.1 …

Thermal Plant

Eunice and McDermott Sign Mou to Develop a 2 GW Greece-Egypt Power Link

The Greek energy company Eunice Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a consortium led by the US infrastructure company McDermott to develo…

Offshore Wind Power

Germany Launches Tender for Four Sites Totalling 7 GW of Offshore Wind

Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has launched an auction for four new offshore wind sites totalling a capacity of 7 GW. Three sites, e…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Could Answer Nigeria’s Rocketing Energy Demand Says Irena

According to the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydropower capacity in the country could grow to 15.5GW by 2050, providin…

Wind Farm

Masdar’s 5GW Renewable Energy Projects to Be Set Up in Africa

Recently, agreements for the establishment of renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 5 GW were signed, by the governments of Angola, Uganda, and …

Wind Turbine

Formosa 2 Completes Installation of 47 Offshore Wind Turbines in Taiwan

JERA Co., Ltd has announced the successful installation of all 47 wind turbine generators (WTGs) at the Formosa 2 offshore wind project off the coast of Miaoli …

Hydrogen Technology

Enapter to Supply Electrolysers for South Korean Hydrogen Pilot

Green Hydrogen Pilot Model, credit: EnapterEnergy technology firm Enapter, together with partner YEST, will deliver two AEM electrolysers with a total capacity …

Solar Power Panel

BayWa r.e. Sells Two UK Solar Projects

BayWa r.e. has sold two solar projects in the UK. The solar farms have a total capacity of 110 MWp, which have the potential to supply over 31 000 UK households…

Solar Technology

Iberdrola Awarded Four Agrovoltaic Innovation Projects in France

Iberdrola has been awarded four agrovoltaic projects with a total capacity of 12 MW in the renewable energy innovation tender launched by the French Ministry fo…

Solar Power Panel

Germany Launches Tender for 1.95 GW of Solar PV Capacity

The German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has launched a new tender, which seeks to add 1.95 GW of solar PV capacity across Germany. The deadline fo…

Wind Farm

Enel Green Power Concludes Ppa to Supply Wind Energy to Air Liquide and Sasol at Its Secunda Site in South Africa

Enel Green Power has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa and Sasol South Africa respectively for the long-…