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Hydropower Plant

16 GW Baihetan Hydropower Station in China Fully Operational

The 16 GW Baihetan hydropower station, now the second largest hydro project in the world in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational Dec. 20.Th…

Electrification

Report: ‘Unprecedented Change’ Challenges N.A. Power Grid

88 GW of generating capacity is confirmed for retirementEverything from the growth of electric vehicles to crypto mining is seen as a challenge to the North Ame…

Solar Power Plant

Seychelles Upping Its Renewable Energy Electricity Capacity

The Ile de Romainville Solar Park was constructed on the same island wind turbines producing clean electricity in Victoria harbor, Mahe Island, Seychelles. Imag…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Fuel Cells vs. Batteries: What’s the Difference?

As the world looks toward innovative technology to help reduce the carbon footprint, scarcity of resources has become a significant challenge.With no single tec…

Solar Cell

Researchers Develop Highly Stable Formamidinium-cesium Perovskite Solar Cells

A new pathway to creating durable, efficient perovskite photovoltaics at industrial scale has been demonstrated through the first effective use of lead acetate …

Geothermal Power Plant

EDC Announces Five-year Geothermal Capacity Expansion Plan

60 MW Mahanagdong geothermal power plant, Leyte, Philippines (source: EDC)Philippine-based geothermal developer Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has at leas…

Power Construction

World Bank Approves $311M to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa

Existing and prospective electricity customers in Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo will benefit from the new Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Pr…

Electricity Transmission

Hitachi Energy and Linxon Support National Grid in Achieving Sustainability Targets Through Pioneering 420 kV SF6-free Gas- insulated Switchgear Technology

Strengthening key power infrastructure in London while reducing carbon footprintZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi Energy and Linxon a…

Solar Power Plant

New Report Shows EU Solar Installations Rise Nearly 50%

A new report from industry group SolarPower Europe shows that solar installations in the European Union increased by almost 50% year-over-year in 2022, to a rec…

France

Energy Crisis Deepens as Nuclear Reactors Remain Offline in France

Major French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF) said it will again extend maintenance outages at some of its nuclear reactors by several months, meaning Fra…

Power Construction

Hybrid DC Microgrid Development Shows Progress

Image: TIGONProject TIGON, aimed at designing a hybrid AC/DC microgrid system has reported satisfactory progress at its mid-way point.Project TIGON, launched in…

Energy Storage Battery

Origis Energy and Mitsubishi Power to Bring Battery Energy Storage Projects to the Southeast United States

Projects Will Add 600 Megawatt-Hours of Storage Capacity to Origis Solar SitesMIAMI and LAKE MARY, Fla., Dec 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Origis Energy, one of A…

Power Cable

Magnitude 6.4 Quake Shakes Northern California, Leaves 2 dead, Thousands Without Power

RIO DELL, Calif., Dec 20 (Reuters) - A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted the extreme northern coast of California before dawn on Tuesday, damaging homes,…

Climate Policy

Flanders Considers Banning Combustion Vehicles From 2035

From 2031, diesel cars will no longer be allowed to enter the environmental zones of the Flemish cities of Antwerp and Ghent, and from 2035 no petrol cars will …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Dundee Scraps Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses

The Scottish city of Dundee has scrapped a project that would have seen twelve hydrogen fuel cell buses joining public transport. The Council said it needed the…