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Wind Farm

Goldwind Completes a Black Start of a Hybrid Wind Farm With Batteries

Goldwind has completed its first black start at a wind farm hybridized with batteries and connected to a 220 kV grid.This test has allowed Goldwind to validate …

Pumped Storage

GCL Breaks Ground on 2.4 GW Pumped Storage Plant in China

China’s GCL Group has officially launched the construction of a 2.4 GWh pumped hydro storage plant in Jiande City, Zhejiang Province, billed as the larges…

Electricity Transmission

US Power Use Expected to Reach Record Highs in 2024 and 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. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Ph…

Uranium Project

Governor Lee Announces Orano USA Seeks to Locate Uranium Enrichment Operations in Oak Ridge

Governor Lee announces Orano USA seeks to locate uranium enrichment operations in Oak Ridge. (Credit: WikiImages from Pixabay)Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced …

Offshore Wind Power

Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 Project Selected by Massachusetts in Offshore Wind Solicitation

New England Wind 1 to Provide 791 Megawatts of Clean, Reliable Offshore Wind Power to Massachusetts by 2029, Advancing Critical State Climate Targets.Avangrid, …

Energy Storage System

Balance Power Lands Planning Approval for 49.5MW BESS

The development is expected to be operational by late 2025. Image: Balance Power.Renewable energy developer Balance Power has secured planning approval for an u…

Biofuel

Georgia Power Seeks to Add 80 MW Biomass Power to Its Portfolio

The Georgia Public Service Commission is expected to vote in September on a proposal that would allow Georgia Power to add nearly 80 megawatts (MW) of biomass p…

Floating Offshore Wind

World’s First Semi-submersible Floating Offshore Wind Farm Tops Production Expectations

In its four years of operation, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, WindFloat Atlantic, has surpassed anticipated production f…

Nuclear Reactor

Joint Preparatory Review for Thorizon One Reactor

Thorizon of the Netherlands has announced that the Dutch and French nuclear regulators are to collaborate on a preparatory review of its Thorizon One molten sal…

Solar Panel

WEG and Kroma Energia Join Forces on 250MWP Solar Complex in Brazil

The complex is expected to reach commercial operation in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026). Credit: MDV Edwards via Shutterstock.Brazilian electric-electronic…

France

EDF Begins Start up Process for Flamanville EPR

Workers at the Flamanville EPR have begun the process required for achieving the first nuclear reaction in the reactor following approval from the French nuclea…

Carbon Emissions

Global Data Center Industry to Emit 2.5 Billion Tons of CO2 Through 2030, Morgan Stanley Says

The logo for Google is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Purchase Licensing…

Offshore Wind Power

Western Australia Amends 11.4GW Offshore Wind Zone Plan in Bunbury

Recreational fishers are expected to be able to travel and fish within the offshore wind zone. Credit: Make more Aerials via Shutterstock.The Australian Governm…

Offshore Wind Power

CIP’s Buffalo Plains Project Delivers First Power to Grid in Canada

The onshore wind farm is expected to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2024. Credit: Bits And Splits / Shutterstock.Copenhagen Infrastructure Partne…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Generation Expected to Rise in the US Despite Climate Uncertainty

Researchers found that hydropower generation may generally increase with climate change, although some regions face drier conditions. (Photograph by Andrea Star…