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Solar Power Plant

UK Councils Withdraw Legal Challenge Against 500MW Solar Project

The Sunnica 500MW, 350MW Mallard Pass and 500MW Gate Burton solar projects have all received approval for development. Credit: pBabic via Shutterstock.West Suff…

CCS

BP, Chubu Expand Japan-Indonesia CCS Project Collaboration

BP Berau Ltd. (bp) and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. have expanded their collaboration to explore a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain between Japan&#…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Eni Gets Approval to Develop Two Major Gas Fields in Indonesia’s Kutei Basin

Eni has received approval from Indonesian authorities for the development of two major gas fields, Geng North and Gehem, in the Kutei basin. The approval includ…

Offshore Wind Power

Finland Unveils 17-Point Action Plan to Promote Offshore Wind

On 20 August, Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment published an action plan focused on advancing the offshore wind industry in the countr…

Offshore Wind Power

EDP Puts Its Third Hybrid Wind and Photovoltaic Energy Project Into Operation in Spain

EDP Renováveis exceeded 100 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in hybrid wind and solar photovoltaic energy projects in the Spanish market, having othe…

Geothermal Power Project

US DOE Offers Funding for Geothermal Scale Inhibition Research

Heavy silica scaling in a geothermal reinjection pipe (source: Geo40)The US Department of Energy has announced a funding opportunity for small business conducti…

Geothermal Power Project

World’s 1st Geothermal Direct Use Cement Project Sets Model for Sustainable Industry

Wellpad at the Menengai geothermal field, Kenya (source: GDC)Established in 1987, Steam S.r.l. (STEAM) has nearly 40 years of experience in geothermal engineeri…

Solar Power Plant

Israeli Developer Secures €110 Million for Solar Plants in Romania

Israeli renewables company Nofar Energy has secured €110 million of financing to build and operate two solar power plants in southeastern Romania.The funds…

Electricity Transmission

Scotland Approves SSEN Transmission’s 275KV Overhead Line Project

The investment is expected to support thousands of jobs and substantially benefit both local and national economies. Credit: SSEN Transmission.SSEN Transmission…

Renewable Energy

Brazil’s Grid Caps Power From Wind and Solar, Threatening Renewable Projects

Wind and solar energy producers in Brazil have warned they are reconsidering future investments there after the national grid operator repeatedly capped how muc…

Coal Trade

2 Coal Giants to Merge in $5B Deal

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2010, file photo, the CONSOL Energy Center is reflected in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, file)Arch Resources and Consol Energy a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Kashiwazaki Mayor Willing to Ok Restart of Nuclear Reactor

Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (left), hands a set of documents to Kashiwazaki Mayor Masahiro Sakurai during their meeti…

Geothermal Power Project

New Consortium Takes Over Biliran Geothermal Project in the Philippines

Location of the Biliran II geothermal project area in Eastern Visayas, Philippines (source: Energy Stream Power)A new consortium consisting of AG&P Industrial, …

Renewable Energy

Vattenfall and Swedish Industry Leaders Join for Secure Clean Energy Supply

Development in fossil-free electricity generation will require significant investment to reach expected demand. Credit: T Schneider via Shutterstock.Sweden&rsqu…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Grafenrheinfeld Cooling Towers Demolished

The two 143-metre-high cooling towers at Germany’s former Grafenrheinfeld NPP in the southern state of Bavaria have been blown up as part of the decommiss…