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SMR

Hydro-Québec Mulls Gentilly 2 Recommissioning

The Gentilly site: Gentilly 1 was a prototype reactor that ceased operations in 1977 (Image: Hydro-Québec)Hydro-Québec has confirmed it is assessi…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Zaporizhzhia 4 Taken Out of Hot Shutdown Due to Water Leak

Unit 4 at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is being switched from hot shutdown to cold shutdown following the detection of a water leak at one of its four s…

Biofuel

UK Publishes Biomass Strategy, Report on BECCS

The U.K. government on Aug. 10 released its long-awaited Biomass Strategy, which describes the steps the government intends to take to strengthen biomass sustai…

Biofuel

USDA Maintains Forecast for 2023-'24 Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel

The USDA maintained its forecast for 2023-’24 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, r…

Carbon Capture

US to Invest $1.2 BN on Facilities to Pull Carbon From Air

The US government said Friday it will spend up to $1.2 billion for two pioneering facilities to vacuum carbon out of the air, a historic gamble on a still devel…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

The Future of Hydrogen Fuel: Developing a Technique to Analyze Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stability

Scientists at the University of New South Wales Sydney are working on ways to improve the efficiency and cost of hydrogen fuel cells, to increase access to clea…

Wind Turbine

Siemens Energy Addresses Quality Issues in Onshore Wind Turbines

Siemens Energy’s wind division, Siemens Gamesa, has resolved quality problems with its onshore wind turbines currently being sold to customers, according …

Geothermal Power Plant

35-MW Menengai Geothermal Power Plant, Kenya Starts Grid Supply

Steam pipes at Menengai, Kenya (source: GDC)The 35-MW geothermal power plant of Sosian Energy in the Menengai geothermal field in Kenya has started supplying el…

Geothermal Power Project

Dublin, Ireland Study Identifies Geothermal Resource in Grangegorman

TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Ireland (source: William Murphy / flickr, Creative Commons)Researchers from the Technological University (TU) Dublin and the Geo…

Microgrid

World Bank to Aid in the Construction of 1,000 Minigrids in Rural Nigeria

The World Bank continues to show its commitment to expanding rural electrification across Nigeria. Ajay Banga, World Bank president, recently revealed that the …

LNG

New Bangkok Data Center May Tap LNG-Fueled District Cooling for On-Site Energy

A new 2-MW data center in the heart of Bangkok’s business district could be powered by regasified liquid natural gas (LNG) to create district cooling ener…

Solar Technology

Indian State Jharkhand Releases O&M Tenders for 212 Solar Minigrids

Located in eastern India, the state of Jharkhand is perhaps best known for its stunning waterfalls and for being a rich source of minerals. Uranium, granite, go…

Hydrogen Project

Chevron and Cummins Boost Their Hydrogen and Lower-Carbon Fuel Collaboration

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron, and technology provider Cummins have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance their collaboration on …

Solar Inverter

Sungrow Inked Inverter Deal for 2.2-Gwac Project in Saudi Arabia

Green hydrogen projects continue to gain momentum worldwide. Sungrow inked a deal with the Indian EPC service provider, Larsen & Toubro, to provide its 1+X modu…

Energy Storage Project

Tax Equity Secured for 100 MW Battery Portfolio in Texas

Construction in progress at SMT Mercedes, a 10 MW battery energy storage facility located in South Texas belonging to the SUSI/SMT Energy Texas BESS portfolio. …