Generation

7th Asia Gas Turbine Focus 2020

With the global natural gas power generation market slowing down, the gas turbine industry is being tested. How should gas turbine manufacturers make growth poi…

Clean emission

India's Historic Drop in Coal-Based Power Generation is Most Likely a One-off

Indian electricity demand grew by only 0.8 per cent in 2019 compared to an average annual increase of 7 per cent per year from 2010 to 2018.

Uganda Set to Construct $1.4bn Hydropower Plant on the Nile

A Chinese firm has applied for a license in Uganda to develop a US $1.4bn hydropower plant that could potentially expand the country’s generation capacity by 4…

Non-hydro Renewables Provided 11.6% of US Electricity in 2019

Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.2% of net domestic electrical generation in the US during 2019.

Energy Storage Battery

Simple Metal Films Give Fuel Cells a Boost

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) promise efficient energy generation with low emissions but the methane oxidation reaction (MOR) on which they rely is slow.

Market Analysis

Acciona Will Invest 4,000 Million in Wind Energy and Solar in Five Years

At the end of 2019, Acciona had a portfolio of green power generation facilities of 10,117 megawatts (MW) installed, 56% in Spain and 44% in international marke…

Distributed Solar

China Supcon Delingha 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power plant achieved record high performance in Feb. 2020

The monthly generation of China Supcon Delingha 50 WM Concentrating Solar Power tower plant reached record high at 17.1795 GWh in February 2020 (from Jan 26 to …

Biomass Power Plant

EBRD Finances Two Biogas Co-Generation Units in Belarus

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has financed the construction of two biogas co-generation units in Belarus.

Project Fujairah F3 Independent Power Project

The F3 plant will have a generation capacity of 2.400MW, and will be located at the Fujairah power and water complex, 302 kilometres north of Abu Dhabi.

Invited for Rehabilitation project of the steam generation stations

Tenders are invited for Rehabilitation project of the steam generation stations with a tab (9/10/10) for the year 2020

Slovakia Launches First Renewables Auction

The ceiling price for solar and wind power has been set at €84.98/MWh. It is expected around 30 MW of generation capacity will be allocated and solar projects …

Wind Power Now US’s Most-Used Renewable Energy Source

In 2019, annual wind generation in the U.S. exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, with wind power the country’s top renewable power source, the…

Energy storage technology

Sumitomo and Highview in Pact to Roll out Cryogenic Energy Storage Globally

Combustion and steam generation technology company Sumitomo Heavy Industries and energy storage firm Highview Power are collaborating to expand cryogenic energy…

Nuclear Power Plant

China's Nuclear Power Output Jumps 18% Year on Year

China's nuclear electricity generation rose by 18.1% last year, to 348.13 TWh, which is up from 286.15 TWh in 2018, figures from China's National Energy Adminis…

Shale Gas

Saudi Aramco Launches Largest Shale Gas Development Outside U.S.

Saudi Aramco is launching the biggest shale gas development outside of the United States to boost domestic gas supply and end the burning of oil at its power ge…