Generation

Market Analysis

​Wind To Power 30% Of Global Electricity Production By 2050 - DNV GL

Wind energy is rapidly becoming the new norm for power generation and will deliver 30% of all global electricity production by 2050, with 12% from offshore wind…

Distributed Generation

Better Grid Integration Beats Coal Plant Ramping to Reduce Wind, Solar Curtailment

Wind and solar curtailment is worst where these renewables are poorly integrated into the grid. The further their energy can reach the more regions they can ser…

Grid-Interactive Buildings Solutions

According to U.S. figures, up to 80% of peak electricity demand comes from buildings. So designing them to be energy efficient, with their own generation (e.g. …

Coal Power

Global Coal-Fired Electricity Production Set for Record Drop

It's only the third time coal power generation has declined since 1985. Electricity produced by coal is on track to decline by 3% globally in 2019 – the larges…

Coal Mine

How to Make Coal Mining Sustainable

Notwithstanding the optimism over renewables displacing fossil fuels rapidly, coal will continue to dominate India’s electricity generation for at least a coup…

Oil & Gas Trade

Legendary Oil Trader Says the End of Demand Growth in Sight

Andy Hall, one of the most successful oil traders of his generation, is now predicting the biggest shift yet in the global market: the end of demand growth.

Clean Coal

Coal: Is This the Beginning of the End?

The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on re…

CHP

The European Commission Approves €94 Million Support for Cogeneration Plant in Bulgaria

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Bulgarian plans to support the construction and operation of a high-efficient cogeneration plant…

New Technology

Scratching the Surface of Perovskites: Optimize Solar Cells

Versatile compounds called perovskites are valued for their application in next generation solar energy technologies. Despite their efficiency and relative chea…

IRENA Reports that Geothermal Energy Production Costs are Decreasing – Marginally

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as r…

CHP

Suncor's Cogeneration Project Is Full Steam Ahead

The cogeneration units will provide reliable steam generation required for Suncor’s extraction and upgrading operations and generate 800 megawatts (MW) of powe…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Global Coal Electricity Production to Fall Around 3% in 2019 - the Largest Drop on Record

Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019, the largest drop on record. This would amount to a reduction of around 300 ter…

Solar Technology

Novel Hybrid Device Harnesses Heat from Sun and Stores it as Thermal Energy

Scientists at the University of Houston describe a new device that can efficiently harness solar energy and store it until it is required, offering the potentia…

Power Construction

Factoring Climate-Water Impacts into Electric Grid Planning is Crucial

University-based and national laboratory scientists have performed a new analysis using a new modeling method for long-lasting electricity generation infrastruc…

Nuclear Equipment

​Rolls-Royce to Provide Safety I&C Systems for Brazilian Nuclear Lab

Rolls-Royce announced it has been awarded a multi-million euros contract by ATECH to provide safety Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems for the Nuclear Powe…