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Geothermal Power Plant

Mexico Publishes Tender for Drilling of Six Geothermal Wells

The Government of Mexico has published a tender for drilling of exploratory geothermal wells in Los Negritos, San Marcos, Cerro Prieto, and Las Tres Vírgenes. …

Liquid Hydrogen

Chart Industries Completes $4.4BN Acquisition of Howden

Hydrogen liquefaction specialist Chart Industries has today (March 17) announced the completition of the acquisition of Howden for $4.4bn.The acquisition allows…

Hydrogen Project

Hydrogen Europe Signs Mou With Euramet to Cooperate on Hydrogen Studies

Hydrogen Europe and EURAMET have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on hydrogen research and technology.Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Hydrogen Euro…

Floating Solar Project

Duke Energy Begins Construction on Floating Solar Pilot

Duke Energy Florida has announced that its first floating solar array pilot will begin construction later in March in Polk County, Florida, the US.The approxima…

Biomass Power Plant

Hawaii Supreme Court Denies Appeal Filed by HU Honua Bioenergy

The Hawaii Supreme Court on March 13 rejected an appeal filed by Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC challenging a May 2022 order issued by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commi…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Corolla Suffers Fire, Will Not Race in Super Taikyu Series Suzuka

Toyota’s #32 ORC ROOKIE GR Corolla H2 Concept (hydrogen-powered Corolla) (earlier post), which was scheduled to participate in the ENEOS Super Taikyu Seri…

Energy Saving

‘Heat Pumps Work’: Study Confirms Air Source Heat Pumps Three Times More Efficient Than Gas Boilers

New government-backed research project confirms heat pumps are an effective form of heating homes, even on cold daysAir Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) could be as mu…

Solar Technology

Promising Solar-Energy-Harvesting Technology Emerges

Renewable energy sources like solar panels are in great demand as countries around the world search for sustainable energy sources and the United States aspires…

Offshore Wind Power

South Korea Working on Grid Plan For 8.2 GW of Offshore Wind

KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) Research Institute, together with DNV as a technical advisor, is developing a long-term plan for a power grid that will…

Offshore Wind Power

OX2 Launches Research to Increase Biodiversity for Wind Projects Offshore ÅLand

OX2 has initiated cooperation on a research station in the north of Åland with the aim to develop and test methods to increase biodiversity in connection …

Solar Technology

Robotics Company Validates Tech to Automate Solar Plant Construction

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation received $1.9 million from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to develop the robotics system, which delivers, detects, lifts an…

Biofuel

Biomass Power Generation Surpasses Gas in Brazil

Brazil generated more power from biomass than natural gas in 2022, according to a study by sugarcane industry association Unica.Brazil generated 25,500 GWh from…

Energy Storage Project

Construction Begins on Idaho Power’s First Energy Storage Projects as It Faces Growing Capacity Shortfall

Idaho Power sign and building.Permission granted by Idaho PowerDive Brief:Construction has begun on Idaho’s first utility-scale energy storage installatio…

Hydrogen Production

Switching to Hydrogen Fuel Could Prolong the Methane Problem

Hydrogen's potential as a clean fuel could be limited by a chemical reaction in the lower atmosphere, according to research from Princeton University and th…

Hydropower Plant

Ground Broken on 1,375 MW Metarang Induk Hydropower in Indonesia

(photo courtesy Sarawak Energy)Joint venture developers of the 1,375 MW Mentarang Induk Hydropower Project (MIHEP) in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, celebrated th…