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Ireland's New Climate Plan Calls for 70% Renewables by 2030

Ireland has published the details of its long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) this week, finally unveiling details around how the country wi…

San Francisco’s First Hydrogen Station Opens

The San Francisco 3rd Street hydrogen station is open for business! It is the first of three stations that will open in the City of San Francisco.

CHP

Bulgaria Receives Green-light for Construction of Cogeneration Plant

The European Commission has approved Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant to produce heat and electr…

Power Construction

ADB to Provide $451 Million to Strengthen Grid in Southern India

The funds will be used to build an extra-high-voltage transmission link to transmit 9 GW of capacity, including 6 GW of renewables, to the Chennai–Kanyakumari …

Market Analysis

Asian Wind to 'Outpace' Western Europe and North America Combined

Cumulative wind power capacity in Asia is likely to overtake the combined total of North America and Western Europe (NAWE) through 2028, driven by a rapid growt…

Market Analysis

Why is Pumped Hydro in Australia not Used Very Much?

Everyone recognises that as wind and solar generating capacity continue to grow, more storage capacity will be needed, so that the availability of electricity c…

Solar Power Plant

ESM, Girişim Sign Deal for 10 MW Oslomej PV Plant in North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – formerly ELEM) and Turkish EPC contractor Girişim Elektrik have sig…

Smart Grid

​NGET and Smart Wires Sign Deal for Power Flow Control Technology

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Smart Wires will provide flow control technology to help NGET transfer greater volumes of renewable power to custome…

Solar Power Plant

​Saudi Arabia’s 300MW Sakaka PV Solar Plant Connected To Main Grid

The PV facility was completed a month and a half ahead of schedule by Saudi energy company ACWA Power. The project will sell power at $0.0236/kWh.

Market Analysis

​Wind To Power 30% Of Global Electricity Production By 2050 - DNV GL

Wind energy is rapidly becoming the new norm for power generation and will deliver 30% of all global electricity production by 2050, with 12% from offshore wind…

​Irish Electricity Company Electricity Supply Board to Buy 50% Stake in EDF Scottish Windfarm

Irish electricity company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has agreed to purchase a 50% stake in the Neart na Gaoithe offshore windfarm from EDF Renewables, which…

Offshore Wind Power

ESB and Equinor to Focus on Offshore Wind Projects Development

Ireland-based energy company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has entered a partnership with Norwegian energy company Equinor for the development of offshore wind…

Grid-Interactive Buildings Solutions

According to U.S. figures, up to 80% of peak electricity demand comes from buildings. So designing them to be energy efficient, with their own generation (e.g. …

Solar Power Panel

Using Thin Films for Solar Panels

To keep up with energy demands, scientists are striving to make solar cells more efficient so that more electricity can be generated from the same amount of sun…

Coal Mine

Coal-Fired Power Is Declining Thanks to a Slowdown in India and China

After more than a century as the world’s dominant source of electricity, coal may finally be losing its importance. Coal-fired power production is projected to…