Energy

Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Launches Sh13b Solar Power Plant

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday launched one of the largest solar power generation facilities in East Africa.

NYSERDA to Replace Fossil Fuels with 20 MW Energy Storage System

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority signed a contract with Lincoln Park DG, a unit of GlidePath Power Solutions, to build a 20 MW stora…

Zambia Looks to Brazil for Help in Biofuel Industry

Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil, Dr. Alfreda Kansembe has held bilateral talks with Brazil’s Sugar, Ethanol and Energy companies in an effort to find partners t…

Siemens Working on Modern Power Plants in Iran

Germany’s engineering giant Siemens, in a joint project with Iran’s largest energy construction and engineering group Mapna, is working on launching power pla…

Offshore Wind Power

A New Technology to Save the Region's Coastline from Being Ruined

While renewable energy is widely supported, there are concerns the associated onshore infrastructure, including substations, could risk "industrialising" the re…

Coal Mine

US Coal in Downward Spiral, Says EIA

The US Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report for 2018, revealing that the nation’s coal mining employment numbers have dropped …

Australian Committee Calls for Partial Lifting of Nuclear Moratorium

The Australian government should consider a partial lifting of the current moratorium on nuclear energy to allow the deployment of new and emerging technologies…

New UK Government ‘Must Beef up Green Ambition’

The UK renewables industry has called on the new Conservative government to be more ambitious to support the expansion of the green energy sector.

European Investment Bank funds two windfarms in Portugal

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide a loan of €45m to renewable energy company Eolica da Linha for the construction of three windfarms in …

Successful Tender for Geothermal Exploration, Production & Prospection in Hungary

As part of a hydrocarbon and geothermal tender, one geothermal permit area was successfully tendered. The company Aspect-TDE Geotherm Kft. successfully bid for …

Power Electronics for Geothermal Drilling – An ARPA-e Funded Research Project

With funding under the ARPA-E awards, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is conducting research on Revolutionary, High-Drilling Rate, High-T Geothe…

Coal Mining Fades and So Do Jobs

The closing of coal fired-generators in Texas and other states as coal has become an increasingly expensive source of power has resulted in job losses in coal m…

Help Save The Planet With The Best Energy Efficient HVAC Systems

HVAC is an old technology that was not always built with the environment in mind. Vista College has pointed out that this is changing. HVAC systems are being bu…

100% Renewables Means 95% Less Water Consumption for Conventional Power Generation

According to a new study by Finland’s LUT University, solar PV consumes between 2% and 15% of the water that coal and nuclear power plants use to produce just …

CCGT

1050-MW Fairview Energy Center Was Commercially Operational in Pennsylvania

The internationally funded $1 billion, 1,050-MW Fairview project was developed and is managed by Maryland-based CPV. Fairview utilizes GE equipment while Kiewit…