Generation

Natural Gas

US Gas-Fired Power Generation Set For First Drop Since 2017

Higher natural gas prices this year are expected to result in the first annual decline in U.S. gas-fired electricity generation since 2017.

Nuclear Reactor

India Debuts Largest Domestically-Built Nuclear Reactor with More Planned

"The 700-megawatt pressurized heavy water reactor of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat is the first of 16 planned units that will help balance the gr…

Wind Farm

Wind Delivers '15% of European Power in 2020'

Wind farms contributed 15% of total electricity generation in Europe in 2020, the sector's highest ever contribution to the region's power mix.

Hybrid Power Plant

Wärtsilä and Partners to Cooperate in Wind-to-Hydrogen-to-Electricity Project

Wärtsilä Finland, the energy companies Vaasan Sähkö and EPV Energia, and the City of Vaasa, Finland have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in a project…

Energy Storage System

LA Company Secures Funding for 14k Distributed Energy Storage Systems

Distributed energy resources company Swell Energy is set to help utilities in three US states to ensure grid reliability by providing them with flexible energy …

Energy Investment

Resalta Sells Croatian Biomass Cogeneration Plant

The transaction is one of the largest foreign investments in the biomass renewables segment in Croatia.

Nuclear Fuel

World’s Uranium Resources Enough for the Foreseeable Future

Sufficient uranium resources exist to support the long-term, sustainable use of nuclear energy for low-carbon electricity generation as well as for other uses s…

Thermal Plant

JERA Begins Commercial Operation at Hitachinaka Power Station

JERA Co. Inc., through its subsidiary Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., has begun commercial operation at the Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1.

Hydrogen Project

Japan and EU Race to Develop 'Green Hydrogen'

Perennial next-generation energy source must leap production cost hurdles

Energy Investment

Globeleq Expanding into Nigerian Power Business

Independent power generation company Globeleq will take a 74% stake in Nigerian power business CPGNL Limited.

Gas turbine engine

Ansaldo to Supply Gas Turbine for Polish Cogeneration Plant

Italian power manufacturing firm Ansaldo Energia will supply and maintain a natural gas-fired turbine for a Polish industrial power plant.

Nuclear Power Plant

The World's First Batch of HTGR Nuclear Fuel Elements is Shipped

To provide fuel power for its subsequent grid-connected power generation, providing strong support for China to move from a “nuclear power” to a “nuclear pow…

Energy Storage Battery

At 300MW / 1,200MWh, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System so Far is up and Running

The world’s largest battery energy storage system so far has gone into operation in Monterey County, California, US retail electricity and power generation com…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

S. Korea to Jack up Support for Electric, Hydrogen Cars

South Korea plans to increase budgetary support for the purchase of electric and hydrogen cars by around 30 percent this year in a bid to nurture the next-gener…

Biomass Power Plant

UK Biomass-Fired Power Generation Rises in 2020

Biomass-fired generation in the UK and the fuel's share of the country's power mix rose in 2020, despite a fall in power prices and overall grid demand.