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Gas power plant

Germany Plans to Build 25 GW of New Gas-Fired Capacity by 2030

The German government intends to put up for auction gas power plants in 2023 as part of a strategy to add between 17 GW and 25 GW of gas-fired power capacity as…

Energy Security

Japan Mourns 2011 Disaster as Nuclear Support Grows

Japanese offered tearful prayers Saturday on the anniversary of the deadly tsunami that triggered the Fukushima disaster, but public support for nuclear power i…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

EPA Rolls Out More Stringent Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Coal Power Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent discharge standards for three types of coal power plant wastewater as part of an update to…

Carbon Emissions

CCC: Decarbonised Power System by 2035 Is Possible but Not at This Pace of Delivery

A new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) demonstrates the scale of the task in delivering the UK Government’s 2035 goal of achieving a decarbonised p…

Thermal Coal

Power Units May Miss Closing Coal Stock Target as Heat Soars

The railway ministry will provide 418 rakes to different subsidiaries of Coal India and captive mines and will also increase the number of rakes. Hydro power pl…

Hydrogen Production

New Study Finds Salt Deposits Could Serve as a Hydrogen Storage Tank

Large underground salt deposits could also be beneficial for CO2 storage and geothermal.Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Bureau of Econo…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

MPREIS Launches Its First Hydrogen Truck Into Operation

This is also Austria’s first hydrogen-powered truck.The Austrian food retailer from Tyrol has successfully rolled out it’s hydrogen truck, the very …

Hydropower Plant

Minesto and TCCGE to Pursue Tidal Opportunities in Taiwan

Minesto and Taiwan Cement Green Energy (TCCGE) have agreed to collaborate in the development of tidal and ocean current energy power in Taiwan. The firms signed…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

Honda Fuel Cells Find New Application as Backup Data Center Power

The company announced it is using the equipment for backup power systems for its data center.Honda recently revealed that it was putting the Clarity fuel cells …

Pumped Storage

Studio Pietrangeli to Enhance Cruachan Expansion Design for Drax

Drax has named Studio Pietrangeli as Owner’s Engineer on its project to build a new 600MW underground plant adjacent to its existing underground Cruachan …

Australia

Hydrogen Truck Can Make Garbage Day a Much Quieter Event

If you rely on the revving engine of a refuse vehicle to remind you to put out the trash, you might need to set an alarm.Hyzon Motors has announced that it will…

Energy Storage Battery

Determining the Value and Best Uses of Battery Storage

Vistra's Moss Landing battery storage site (Source: Vistra Energy).By Todd Olinsky-Paul, Clean Energy States AllianceWhen considering whether to invest in n…

Energy Saving Products

Duquesne Light Company to Improve Operational Efficiency With Itron’s Smart Street Lighting Solution

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced it has signed a contract with Duquesne Light Com…

Electric Car

VW Joins E-car Price War as Global Rivalry Heats Up

German giant Volkswagen is set to follow Tesla's lead with a high-profile price drop as the battle for global dominance in the electric car segment intensif…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Research Uses Geothermal Energy to Slash Emissions

A University of Canterbury (UC) Ph.D. student has identified a renewable and affordable energy source with the ability to remove carbon dioxide ( CO2) from the …