Generation

Distributed energy

New Distributed Generation Hits Record in Argentina

A record almost 1MW of new distributed generation was installed in April in Argentina, the country’s energy ministry has announced.

Market Analysis

Electrical Generation by Wind and Solar Grew by 34% in March 2021 and Accounted for 16.8% of Total U.S. Production

Electrical generation by wind and solar set a new record in March 2021 and accounted for 16.8% of total U.S. production.

Tidal Energy

Simec Atlantis Japanese Tidal Plant Passes Local Test

Simec Atlantis Energy's tidal power generation facility in Naru Island, Japan, has passed the Japanese government’s pre-use inspection tests.

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea and United States to Cooperate in Nuclear Power Industry

U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in released a joint statement on May 21 and declared that they would cooperate in the global nuclea…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan Power Firm JERA to Test Ammonia Fuel at Coal-Fired Plant to Cut CO2

Power generation company JERA Co. said Monday it will start using ammonia as a fuel at a coal-fired power plant in central Japan as part of a four-year test pro…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

G7 Countries Agree to Stop International Funding for Coal-Fired Power

Coal is considered unabated when it is burned for power or heat without using technology to capture the resulting emissions, a system not yet widely used in pow…

Power Construction

German Energy Regulator Sees Good Progress on Power Grid Expansion

Europe's biggest economy aims to cut carbon emissions by 2030 by 65% from 2019 levels under new targets set last week. It is demanding the energy sector bear mo…

Nuclear Technology

Electrochemical Cell Leverages Next-Generation Nuclear Heat

An electrochemical cell that converts gaseous carbon dioxide into valuable compounds could take advantage of high-temperature technologies including next-genera…

Coal Trade

Merkel Rejects Bringing Forward Germany’s Exit from Coal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected demands to bring forward an exit date for ending coal generation in Germany, currently set at 2038.

Wind Power Project

Repsol Begins Construction of Its Largest Renewable Project to Date

Repsol has begun construction of Delta II, the company's largest renewable project to date.

Nuclear Power Plant

Canadian Trio Collaborates on Candu Decommissioning

Ontario Power Generation's Centre for Canadian Nuclear Sustainability, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and SNC-Lavalin have signed an agreement to work together o…

Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Energy to Still be Main Source of Electricity in Bulgaria in 2030 – GlobalData

Nuclear power will remain the dominant source of power generation in Bulgaria by 2030, despite the government’s plans to shift toward renewable power.

Coal Trade

S Korea Coal Imports Drop Amid Voluntary Restrictions

South Korean thermal coal imports fell on the year in April amid a likely drop in coal-fired generation, driven in part by voluntary restrictions on the use of …

Hydropower Plant

Work on Tarbela 5th Extension to Begin in July

WAPDA chief voices hope cheap electricity generation will stabilise tariff

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Volvo Sees a Greener Future in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Volvo Group chief technology officer Lars Stenqvist clearly sees a future in fuel-cell-electric vehicles – a generation of trucks that will draw their power fr…