Generation

Coal-Fired Power Plants

South Africa’s Energy Crisis May Last for Years

South Africa’s recent focus on coal-powered generation has led to a collapse of the country’s renewable energy manufacturers and power providers, and the curr…

United States

US West Faces Power Reliability Issues from Growing Use of Renewables

A group responsible for power market reliability in Western North America said the growing use of renewable generation will require the region to boost planning…

Crude Oil

UK Considering Big Increase in Energy Windfall Tax, Sources Say

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is considering a big increase in a windfall tax on oil and gas firms and extending it to power generation firms as he tries…

Nuclear Reactor

EU Needs $460 Billion Investment to Maintain Nuclear Power Capacity

The European Union will need up to $462 billion (450 billion euros) in investment just to keep the current level of its nuclear power generation capacity.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

New Application Leverages AI to Support Coal Plant Conversion

UK-based non-profit Terrapraxis has announced that its new Evaluate application is live and available for coal plant owners and investors to assess coal plants …

Coal-Fired Power Plants

US Sees Decline in Coal-Fired Generation After 2021 Surge – Report

US coal-fired generation will be down 6% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the US Energy Information Administrati…

Wind Farm

UK Wind Farms Smash Electricity Generation Record

Official data shows that wind farms provided more than half of Britain’s electricity on Wednesday.

United States

Electrical Generation by US Renewables Grew by 17%

Electrical generation by wind increased by 22%, according to a report.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Charting a Greener Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

A new BloombergNEF report suggests that Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewable energy, paired with…

LNG

Philippines Sees Room for LNG Despite Renewables Push

The use of LNG imports for power generation in the Philippines next year should not be a disincentive for investors in renewables.

Hydrogen Project

Asia’s Richest Person Adani Aims for Europe With Huge Morocco Clean Energy Project

Billionaire's conglomerate is considering building wind and solar generation plants in the North African nation and units to produce green hydrogen for export. …

Nuclear Reactor

Key Milestone Achieved in Development of Molten Chloride Fast Reactors

Georgia-based utility Southern Company and nuclear reactor design firm TerraPower have installed a test facility at TerraPower’s laboratory in Everett, Washing…

Net Zero Emission

Zero-Emission Transport a Step Closer Thanks to New UCL-HORIBA Partnership at UCL East

A new HORIBA Chair will work with industry and academia to champion and develop new propulsion technologies, creating the next generation of battery and fuel ce…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

A Green Path for Europe’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

Image: sopotniccy © 123RF.com | alexlmx © 123RF.comEurope’s largest coal-fired power plant could replace most of its lignite generation with renewables paire…

Italy

Octopus Energy Announces 1.1 GW Renewable Venture in Italy

Octopus Energy Generation has continued its expansion plans into Europe, deepening its role in Italy’s green power market.