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Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Slow From 2023 – Report

Competition from natural gas and renewable resources will likely lead to the retirement of 23% of the 200,568MW of coal-fired capacity currently operating in th…

Offshore Wind Power

Rapid Growth Seen in Asia’s Offshore Wind Capacity: Report

It is expected to rise by 15.3% annually.

Solar Power Panel

U.S. Solar Capacity Has Grown 28,500% Since 2008

U.S. solar power capacity has jumped by 28,500% since 2008.

Targeted RE Capacity Needs to Be Doubled by 2030 to Reach Climate Goals

Total capacity needs to reach 10.8TW from the current target of 5.4TW.

Wind Turbine

Türkiye’s New Wind Power Capacity in 2023 Represents an Investment of One Billion Dollars

Türkiye could install another 1,000 megawatts (MW) in wind energy capacity next year, an addition that could attract $1 billion (TL 18.57 billion) in fresh inv…

Electricity Transmission

Transgrid Completes Smart Interconnector Upgrades

Australian utility Transgrid has used SmartValve technology from US-based grid enhancing technology company Smart Wires to improve the efficiency and capacity o…

Oil Refinery

French Refineries Restart After Strike Action

Around 45% of France’s oil refining capacity remains offline following strike action last month, but supply is set to improve as one major refinery is back on …

Electric Vehicle Charging

UK Councils Set to Double EV Charging Capacity – British Gas

UK councils are set to install more than 16,500 electric vehicle (EV) charging points over the next 12 months.

United States

Conduit Hydropower Capacity Could Add 1.4GW to US Grid

Conduit hydropower, which uses water from structures such as water supply pipelines and irrigation canals, has the potential to add 1.41GW of electricity to the…

EU

EU Gives 80 Mln Euro to N. Macedonia to Tackle Energy Crisis

The European Union pledged 80 million euros to North Macedonia to tackle energy crisis and it will help to build new generating capacities.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Eramet Examining Doubling of Lithium Capacity in Argentina

Eramet is studying potential to double a production target for its lithium project in Argentina as it responds to growing demand for minerals used in electric v…

Britain’s Lightsource BP Races to Hook Solar Farms to Batteries

Lightsource BP aims to rapidly grow battery capacity at its solar farms around the world to reach 4 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 in order to store and supply power at…

Offshore Wind Power

Danish Offshore Wind Power Developers Plan Major Capacity Increase

Denmark's Orsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have teamed up to develop 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in Denmark, corresponding to more th…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Charting a Greener Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

A new BloombergNEF report suggests that Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewable energy, paired with…

LNG

CEZ Seeks Higher Capacity at Dutch LNG Terminal, Wants Damages From Gazprom

Czech power utility CEZ is in talks to raise the capacity it has booked at a new Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.