Electric

Dasu 4,320MW Hydropower Project Contract Signed for Rs52.5 Billion

The Water and Power Development Authority on Monday signed a contract of Rs52.5 billion with a joint venture of General Electric Hydro China and Power China Zho…

Coal Mine

How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable

Notwithstanding the optimism over renewables displacing fossil fuels rapidly, coal will continue to dominate India’s electricity generation for at least a coup…

Fleets of Low-Sost Single Wave Energy Devices Could Power Millions of Homes

Engineers believe the Dielectric Elastomer Generator (DEG) device could be installed within decades, providing fleets of low-cost, easy to maintain units.

Coal Price

Despite Talk of Coal's Demise, it Still Powers the World

The amount of electricity generated from coal jumped 7 percent in the developing world last year, according to Bloomberg NEF’s annual Climatescope report that …

Coal Company

Germany Moves to Phase Out Coal

Coal is the largest source of electricity in Germany — but the country is trying to cut back. Germany, one of the world's biggest consumers of coal, plans to p…

Clean Coal

Coal: Is This the Beginning of the End?

The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on re…

CHP

The European Commission Approves €94 Million Support for Cogeneration Plant in Bulgaria

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant…

Solar Technology

Night Time Solar: Lightsource BP Hails Trial Showing Solar can Help Balance the Grid at Night

Trial marks the first time a UK solar farm has provided a reactive power balancing service to the electricity grid at night, developer claims

Australia: Making Every Building Count in Meeting Emission Targets

Buildings in Australia account for over 50% of electricity use and almost a quarter of our carbon emissions but the failures, frailties and fragmentation of the…

Power Construction

Egypt to be in Charge of Developing African Power Grid

Minister of of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said Monday that Egypt, upon the request of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)…

Solar Technology

Clear, Conductive Coating Could Protect Advanced Solar Cells

MIT researchers have improved on a transparent, conductive coating material, producing a tenfold gain in its electrical conductivity. When incorporated into a t…

Gas turbine engine

Sulzer Opens New Service Center in Indonesia to Offer Repairing Services

Offering a comprehensive range of services for electric motors, compressors, pumps and steam turbines, the new Balikpapan Service Center is designed to deliver …

Mitsubishi And Chubu Electric Power to Purchase Dutch Energy Supplier Eneco for €4.1bn

A consortium formed of Japanese companies Mitsubishi and Chubu Electric Power Company has agreed to acquire Dutch energy company Eneco for €4.1bn, beating bids…

Schneider Electric Study Reveals Hyperscale Inflection Point In The Data Center Value Chain

81% of value chain respondents say hyperscale and colocation data centers will positively impact their business in the future.

IRENA Reports that Geothermal Energy Production Costs are Decreasing – Marginally

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as r…