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Battery

Alabama Power to Build 150 MW Battery Storage System on Former Power Plant Site

Utility Southern Co's (SO.N), Alabama unit said on Monday it will develop a 150 megawatt (MW) utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on the site…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal and Gas Plants Face Mass Retirements, EIA Says

Electricity generators in the United States are set to retire 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2025, a 65% rise from 2024, based on the latest U.S. Energy Inf…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Planned US Coal-Fired Power Retirements to Double in 2025, EIA Says

The downtown Los Angeles skyline is seen behind an electricity pylon at sunrise in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 8, 2017.The U.S. Energy Information Ad…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

As Coal Plants Close, Colorado Towns Consider Nuclear Waste Storage

Hayden Station, a coal-fired power plant, dominates part of the landscape between Hayden and Steamboat Springs in northwest Colorado. The power plant is expecte…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

China’s 2024 Coal Power Construction Hits 10-Year High, Researchers Say

Workers walk near Yushen Yuheng power plant, a coal-fired power plant under construction, in Yulin, Shaanxi province, China November 21, 2023.Wedoany.com Report…

Thermal Coal

China’s 2024 Coal Projects Threaten Climate Goals: Report

Trucks being loaded with coal in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu provinceChina last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined c…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Closures Can’t Wait for Nuclear Power, Warns AGL

Climate activism and shareholder unrest is pushing power giants such as AGL to speed up the shift to renewable energy.Electricity giant AGL says its remaining c…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal-Fired Generation Falls Below 50% of Australia’s Power for First Time

Australian Energy Market Operator has reported that the country’s reliance on coal has decreased, even reaching a new record.The rise in rooftop solar out…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

THDC Enters Thermal Energy Sector, Begins Ops of 660-MW Unit at UP Plant

Sharing the details of the greenfield project, he said the foundation stone for the project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 9, 2019.THDC India…

Thermal Coal

Genesis Energy Inches Towards Burning Biomass at Huntly in Plan to Reduce Coal Dependency

Genesis Energy says black pellets could be an alternative fuel source for its Huntly Power Station.Genesis Energy and ASX-listed Foresta have signed a term-shee…

Coal Production

Power Sector Coal Demand at 906 Million Tonne in FY26, Stock Position Comfortable: Coal Ministry

A general view of the open cast coal field at Topa coal mine in Ramgarh district, JharkhandIndia’s thermal power plants (TPPs) are expected to consume 906…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

The 1,577-MW Hunter power plant in Utah is among those U.S. coal-fired stations that has had its scheduled retirement date pushed back.Several U.S. utilities in…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Oil and Coal Burners Offset Curtailed Natural Gas Generation During Recent Cold in New England

Oil and coal offset curtailed generation from natural gas-fired power plants during a recent cold snap in New England, according to data from the U.S. Energy In…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Xcel Energy Converts Texas Coal Plant to Gas

Harrington Generating StationXcel Energy has converted its coal-fired Harrington Generating Station in Potter County, Texas to natural gas, following an agreeme…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Ageing ‘Coal Clunkers’ Posing Power Outage Risk

Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations increase the chances of blackouts, experts say.Fresh warnings Australia's coal generation fleet is ageing a…