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Market Analysis

U.S. Renewables Produced 27.1% More Electricity Than Coal

Renewable energy sources produced significantly more electricity than coal during the first four months of 2020 and topped nuclear power as well,.

Nuclear Equipment

Four New Npp Units Will be Built in Russia

Preparations are now underway in Russia to build new power units in the Leningrad and Smolensk Regions.

Hydropower Plant

Ontario Power Generation Awards $100m Contract for Hydro Plant Rebuild

Ontario Power Generation has awarded frequent contracting partner SNC-Lavalin with work on the second phase of redevelopment and repowering of the Calabogie Gen…

Nuclear Power Plant

Sizewell C Planning Application Accepted for Review

Plans submitted by EDF Energy for a Development Consent Order for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk have been accepted for exami…

Micro Reactor

Russia Begins Preparatory Work for Four New Reactors

The operator subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, announced today that preparatory work for the construction of four new reactors has commen…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Power Plants in EU Shuttering Amid Jump in Expenses from End-June

Exemptions in air pollution limits in the EU are about to be abolished, so owners of older coal-fired power plants will have fewer operational hours allowed.

Electricity Transmission

Dalekovod, ELES Sign Contracts for Power Lines Worth EUR 59.5 Million

Croatia’s Dalekovod Group has signed contracts for three projects with Slovenia's transmission system operator ELES. The investment is estimated at EUR 59.5 mi…

Solar Power Plant

HEP Starts Building Croatia's Biggest Solar Power Plant

State power utility Hrvatska elektroprivreda (HEP) has launched works on Croatia’s biggest solar power plant, with an installed capacity of 6.5 MW.

Hydropower Plant

Moglicë Hydropower Plant in Albania Starts Delivering Electricity

Statkraft’s Moglicë hydropower plant in Albania has started commercial operations, delivering its renewable power to the Albanian grid.

Power Construction

Bulgaria's 300,000 Firms to Leave Regulated Power Market Amid Liberalization

As of October 1, about 300,000 companies in Bulgaria will have an obligation to choose an electricity supplier.

Nuclear Power Plant

Three Big Players Work Together on Bulgarian Nuclear Plant

Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom is working with Paris-based Framatome and GE Steam Power, which is headquartered in the U.S.

Hydrogen Fueling Turbines at Japan Refinery

Chiyoda Corp. on June 25 said the project using imported hydrogen is now powering generators at the Toa Oil Co. refinery in Kawasaki.

Gas power plant

Pennsylvania Site Latest Gas Plant Online in Building Surge

Gas-fired power generation in the U.S. remains the top source of electricity production.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle

OCTA Trials Hydrogen Buses

The Orange County Transport Authority board is continuing to test hydrogen fuel cell electric and plug-in battery-electric technologies in two pilot programmes.

New Zealand

Hiringa and Mitsui Jointly Pursuing Hydrogen Projects in New Zealand

Green hydrogen supplier Hiringa Energy will jointly pursue hydrogen-related commercial projects in New Zealand with trading.