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Electricity Transmission

Scorching Heat Stresses Us Power Grids, Prices Soar

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Porsche Opens First Charging Lounge

Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations offering a premium charging experience along Europe’s most important routes. As a pilot site,…

Renewable Energy

Ireland Must Accelerate Renewables Expansion to Avoid Falling Short on Climate Targets

Analysis conducted by Cornwall Insight has unveiled that Ireland must significantly increase its renewable’s procurement efforts if it is to meet its ambi…

Solar Panel

In May, Solar Sets a Record-High 7.3% Of U.S. Electrical Generation as All Renewables Combined Account For 26.0%

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), solar's share…

Electricity Transmission

A Proposal to Build a Sub-Saharan Africa Electrical Grid Across 12 Countries

A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid ac…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME Installs Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Substation, First in US

DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, a first in the US, s…

Solar project

The EIB Grants a Loan of 575 Million Euros to Repsol for Wind and Solar Energy in Spain

The financing signed today amounts to 400 million euros and is the first tranche of the total approved loan, which will be used to finance wind farms and photov…

PowerGrid Technology

China Adds Flexibility to Power Grids, Builds Storage Capacity to Avoid Outages

Electrical pylons and power lines are seen in Yanqing district of Beijing, China December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File PhotoBEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) - …

Photovoltaic （PV）

SDN Unveils 600 W Solar Modules for Floating PV

SDN Co Ltd, a South Korean provider of PV modules and marine propulsion systems, has unveiled a plan to build a new heterojunction solar module factory at its f…

Pumped Storage

TC Energy Confirms Ontario Pumped Storage Project Is Advancing Toward Final Evaluation

In a bid to accelerate the province's ambitions for clean economic growth, TC Energy Corporation has announced significant progress in the development of th…

Hydropower Plant

Drax Group Receives Development Consent for £500 Million Cruachan Pumped Storage Expansion

Drax Group has been granted development consent by the Scottish Government for its project to construct a new underground pumped storage hydro plant at at its e…

Energy Storage Project

Field Gets £200 Million Investment From Dif Capital Partners

Field's first UK BESS project in Oldham came online last year. Image: Field.Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Field has received a £200 millio…

Nuclear Reactor

Kozloduy Applies to Use Westinghouse Fuel in Unit 5

Kozloduy units 5 and 6 (Image: Kozloduy NPP)The Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency said it has received an application requesting the issuance of a permit for …

Nuclear Fuel

USA and Ghana Reaffirm Nuclear Regulation Cooperation

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Ghana's Nuclear Regulatory Authority have reaffirmed their cooperation on nuclear safety and regulation, part…

Japan

Nearly 20% of Japan's solar farms face landslide risk

Nearly a fifth of solar farms built in Japan are located in areas deemed to beat risk for landslides, a Nikkei study shows, underscoring the need for rigorousmo…