Electricity

New Reaserch : A Aicrobial Fuel Cell Converts Urine into Clean Electricity

A research team from the University of Bath, together with the Queen Mary University in London and the Bristol Bioenergy Centre, have developed an innovative mi…

South African Firm to Study Building 360-MW Ugandan Hydropower Plant

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) in Uganda has lifted its objections to a South African firm conducting a study for a 360-MW hydropower plant at Murch…

PowerGrid Technology

Tracking Power Generation and Use in the U.S. on an Hourly Basis

A team of researchers at Stanford University has found a way to track how much electricity is generated and used in the U.S. on an hourly basis.

Energy Created from Burning Plants And Trees is Soaring in the UK

The number of power stations that are fuelled by burning plants and trees has more than trebled in four years to produce enough electricity for 7.4 million hous…

Ireland to Open 1st Renewables Auction in Early 2020

The Irish government on Monday gave the green light to the country’s first auction under its new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) that is seen to pa…

New Generator That Uses Substance to Convert Waste Heat into Clean Electricity

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a generator prototype that uses liquid metal to convert waste heat from sources such as electric cars o…

Converting Low Grade Heat into Electricity

Researchers at Hong Kong University have recently invented a device that is capable of converting low grade heat into electricity. Low grade heat, or waste heat…

A New Metric Tells You If It Worth Increasing Cell Efficiency

The value of efficiency (VOE) is a new metric proposed by a group of international researchers to determine when it is economically convenient to increase the c…

Material Developed for Solar Cell Efficiency Enhancement

The Institute for Basic Science announced on Dec. 2 that its Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, led by director Lee Young-hee, has developed a two-dim…

Ireland's New Climate Plan Calls for 70% Renewables by 2030

Ireland has published the details of its long-awaited Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) this week, finally unveiling details around how the country wi…

CHP

Bulgaria Receives Green-light for Construction of Cogeneration Plant

The European Commission has approved Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant to produce heat and electr…

Market Analysis

Why is Pumped Hydro in Australia not Used Very Much?

Everyone recognises that as wind and solar generating capacity continue to grow, more storage capacity will be needed, so that the availability of electricity c…

Solar Power Plant

ESM, Girişim Sign Deal for 10 MW Oslomej PV Plant in North Macedonia

North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – formerly ELEM) and Turkish EPC contractor Girişim Elektrik have sig…

Smart Grid

​NGET and Smart Wires Sign Deal for Power Flow Control Technology

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Smart Wires will provide flow control technology to help NGET transfer greater volumes of renewable power to custome…

Solar Power Plant

​Saudi Arabia’s 300MW Sakaka PV Solar Plant Connected To Main Grid

The PV facility was completed a month and a half ahead of schedule by Saudi energy company ACWA Power. The project will sell power at $0.0236/kWh.