Dec

Coal Mine

U.S. Coal Output Capacity Has Plunged 28% Since 2009 Peak

Declining coal demand across several sectors, especially electricity generation, has led to a 28-percent slump in U.S. coal mining productive capacity since the…

United States

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor Achieves US Licensing Milestone

The LTR, which was submitted to the NRC in December 2019, forms the basis for the dramatic simplification of the BWRX-300.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Northern Ireland Orders 20 Hydrogen Buses

Northern Ireland has ordered 20 hydrogen buses from Wrightbus as the country takes steps to decarbonise its public transport.

Coal Trade

Colombia’s Coal Output Halves in Third Quarter

Colombia's coal production fell by 47.4pc on the year during the third quarter, hit by suspended output at mines owned by Glencore subsidiary Prodeco and Colomb…

Smart Grid

Nova Scotia Power Selects Partner for Smart Grid Atlantic Pilot Project

Canadian utility Nova Scotia Power has selected distributed energy resources technology firm Sunverge as a partner for its Smart Grid Atlantic project.

Distributed energy

How the UK Is Building Grid Markets to Reward Flexible Distributed Energy

Opus One and Scottish & Southern Energy take the next steps in the U.K.’s integrated-grid vision.

Hydrogen Technology

Stanwell and Iwatani Join Forces on Hydrogen Production, Liquefaction and Export

Stanwell Corporation and Iwatani have joined forces to push forward a future hydrogen supply chain between Queensland, Australia, and Japan to help decarbonisat…

Microgrid

Hybrid Solar Microgrid for Cambodian Holiday Island to Reduce Local Dependence on Diesel

Singapore-headquartered microgrid company Canopy Power has partnered with Total Solar Distributed Generation to build a hybrid project for a remote resort islan…

Energy Transition

Five Key Strategies and Solutions to Speed up Global Decarbonisation

DNV GL has released a new report summarising strategies and policies needed to speed up the energy transition.

Net Zero Emission

Santos Set to Reach Net-Zero Decade Earlier

Australian energy major Santos has announced its new ambitious emissions reduction targets which will culminate in reaching net-zero by 2040.

Biomass Power Plant

Japan: Tokuyama Biomass Power Plant Targets End-2022 Start-up

Japanese refiner Idemitsu is aiming to begin commercial operations of a 50MW biomass power generation plant at its Tokuyama petrochemical complex in December 20…

OPEC

Opec+ Ministerial Meeting Rescheduled to 3 December

The two-day delay would allow representatives to hold further discussions targeting a consensus on the agreement, according to one of the delegates.

Electricity Transmission

Siemens Energy Starts Viking Link UK Converter Job

Station at Bicker Fen will use HVDC Plus technology to switch between AC and DC currents.

Solar Power Plant

Ecuador Could Achieve 400MW Solar PV Capacity by 2030, GlobalData

Ecuador is laying the foundation for 15% solar PV growth over the coming decade, data and analytics company GlobalData reports.

Microgrid

Horizon Power to Build Australia’s First Green Hydrogen Microgrid

Western Australia state utility Horizon Power is to demonstrate the country’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid.