Electric

Coal Power

Column: Coal use for electricity slips, but India concerns remain

A record drop in the amount of electricity generated from coal is likely this year, something that sounds positive for efforts to mitigate climate change, but t…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Solarwatt Unveils Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Offering

Solarwatt is launching a smart solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging offering in the UK in partnership with Austrian e-mobility solutions manufacturer Ke…

Alsons Power Invests P4.5B in Hydro Plant

ALSONS Power Group will be investing P4.5 billion for the development of the 14.5-megawatt Siguil Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), which will harness the water…

Market Analysis

Aging U.S. Dams Pose Risks to Thousands

There are thousands of people in this country that are living downstream from dams that are probably considered deficient given current safety standards.

Electricity Transmission

Role of market-based power trade to gather steam: CERC chairman

Long-term PPAs currently constitute 90% share of the power procurement portfolio of the discoms.

Microgrid

ACWA Connects Sakaka Solar Plant to Saudi Arabia’s Electricity grid

ACWA Power has successfully connected the Sakaka Solar PV Plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the national electricity grid.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Clears Restart at Nuclear Reactor Closest to Epicenter of 2011 Quake

Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa power plant, more than 8 years after…

Solar Power for Home

In Wake of Typhoons, Japan Turns to Residential Energy Storage

After typhoons ravaged Japan’s grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage systems,…

EV Market

EV Market Unlikely to Reach Price Parity with Gas-Powered Vehicles in next Five Years

An MIT study finds that electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to remain costly for longer than initially theorized.

Coal Power

Global Coal-Fired Electricity Production Set for Record Drop

It's only the third time coal power generation has declined since 1985. Electricity produced by coal is on track to decline by 3% globally in 2019 – the larges…

Gas turbine engine

Siemens & DEWA Co-developed the First Intelligent Gas Turbine Controller

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Siemens have co-developed the first thermodynamic Digital Twin Gas Turbine (GT) Intelligent Controller that…

Gas turbine engine

The First Gas-fired Turbine in Forty Years is Now in Operation in Afghanistan

Julian Erfurth of Siemens and Montgomery Simus of Bayat Group spotlight how the two companies have collaborated in this innovative project to provide electricit…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Crealis In-Motion-Charging for Limoges Métropole

Limoges Métropole received three 18-metre Iveco Bus Crealis In-Motion-Charging for its busiest network line, Line 4, which runs through the heart of the urban …

Market Analysis

DOE: All-Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Estimated Average Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty Vehicles

The estimated annual fuel costs for model year (MY) 2019 all-electric light-duty vehicles are the lowest of all the different vehicle technologies, ranging from…

ABB to Upgrade Copel Hydroelectric Power Plant in Brazil

ABB has won a US$2.5 million contract from Copel to upgrade the 1240MW Governador José Richa hydropower plant (previously Salto Caxias) on the Iguazu River in …