Electric

Hydropower Plant

Tummel Bridge Hydropower Station Repowering: Sse Renewables Commissions First New Turbine

Perthshire’s iconic Tummel Bridge Power Station is generating renewable electricity once again following the successful installation and energisation of t…

Energy Storage Project

Dominion Gets Approval for Battery Pilots, Appalachian Power Seeks Bids for Renewable Projects

State regulators approved Dominion Energy’s long-term energy storage proposals last week, as Appalachian Power Company is seeking bids for a swath of rene…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

French, Russia, Chinese Firms Vie to Build Ghana's First Nuclear Power Plant

View of the company logo of Electricite de France (EDF) on the facade of EDF's headquarters in Paris, France, July 7, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo…

Thermal Coal

Turkey Becomes Europe's Largest Coal-Fired Electricity Producer

A view shows an open-pit coal mine near Turgut village at southwestern town of Yatagan in Mugla province, Turkey, February 25, 2021. Picture taken with a drone.…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

S.africa in Talks With Climate Backers Over Delaying Coal Plant Closures

South Africa is in talks with groups helping to fund its switch to a greener economy about delaying the closure of some coal plants as it battles to boost power…

Electricity Transmission

More Than 100,000 Customers Still Without Power in Texas After Storms

A CenterPoint Energy inspector takes note of a downed transformer while residents remained without power after a severe storm caused widespread damage in Housto…

Renewable Energy

Minnesota Governor to Sign Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act Into Law, Delivering Essential Reforms to Meet State's 2040 100% Carbon-Free Electricity Standard

An essential package of permitting reform provisions that just passed the Minnesota Legislature—now on its way to be signed into law by Minnesota Governor Tim …

Hydropower Plant

Azerbaijan, Iran Inaugurate Giz Galasi Hydroelectric Complex on Aras River

Azerbaijan and Iran on Sunday inaugurated the Giz Galasi hydroelectric complex located on the Aras River that runs between the two countries.The ceremony, which…

Power Construction

US Appeals Court Won't Pause EPA Power Plant Emissions Rule for Now

Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Fil…

Power Construction

Siemens Energy, Energinet Sign €1.4bn Deal to Upgrade Denmark's Grid

Siemens Energy has secured a €1.4bn ($1.52bn) contract from Energinet, the Danish state-owned grid operator, to enhance Denmark’s electricity infrast…

Nuclear waste

Japan Starts 6th Ocean Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater Despite Opposition

Japan on Friday started the sixth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific O…

Geothermal Power Plant

UPNA team produces geothermal power in Antarctica with thermoelectric tech

A group of researchers from the Smart Cities Institute (ISC) of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in Pamplona, Spain has successfully deployed thermoelect…

Electric Vehicles

India's Mahindra & Mahindra to Invest $1.44 Bln in EV Arm; Explores Hybrid Tech

An employee works inside the Mahindra & Mahindra manufacturing plant in Chakan, India, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files Purchase Licensing Righ…

Offshore Wind Power

Equinor's Empire Wind 1 Offshore Project Gets New York Construction Approval

Norwegian energy company Equinor (EQNR.OL), opens new tab has received approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to start building its Empire W…

Nuclear waste

Japan to Begin Sixth Release of Fukushima's Treated Radioactive Water

A worker wearing a protective suit and a mask looks up at storage tanks for radioactive water, under construction in the J1 area at the Tokyo Electric Power Com…