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Solar Technology

An Invention could Soon Cut Five Percent of the World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In the 1980s, a global race was underway to find a more efficient way of converting energy from the sun into electricity.

Nuclear Power Plant

Japan's Shikoku Electric Says to Delay Nuclear Reactor Restart

Japanese utility Shikoku Electric Power Co said on Friday it had been ordered by a Hiroshima court to suspend operations of its only operable nuclear reactor, t…

Cadiz 1085 MW Gas Power Plant will be a $1 Billion Investment

A 1,085-megawatt power plant will be constructed this year in Cadiz.

Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant in Superior Gets Wisconsin Approval

Wisconsin utility regulators Thursday approved a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant that Minnesota Power wants to build in Superior, Wis.

Biomass Power Plant

Ivory Coast Invest $223 Million in Biomass Power Plants

The government of Ivory Coast has signed a concession agreement to construct a biomass power plant in Ayebo in the south-east of the country.

Coal Power

German Officials Agree Plan to Shut Down Coal-fired Power Plants by 2038

German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation's coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s that will involve operators getting billions o…

Coal Mine

Plans for New Deep Coal Mining Projects in Britain Considered "Unnecessary"

The report focused on Woodhouse Colliery in the county of Cumbria, in northwest England, which is the first deep coal mine project to be launched in Britain in …

Climate Change Is a Planetary Emergency — How Can We Avert Disaster?

We have already crossed a number of 'tipping points' in the Earth system; vital thresholds beyond which irreversible and catastrophic consequences for all life …

EU Wants to Spend 1 Trillion Euros for “Sustainable Investments” Across The Coming Decade

Financing for this will come from the EU budget, co-financing from EU member states, and contributions from the European Investment Bank and InvestEU, a major f…

Nuclear Fuel

GNF Accident-Tolerant Fuel Loaded into US Reactor

Lead test assemblies using the company's ARMOR-coated zirconium cladding and IronClad accident-tolerant fuel solutions have been installed at Exelon's Clinton b…

World's First Small Hydropower Technical Guidelines Published

The International Small Hydropower Federation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization officially published the international standard "Techni…

Coal Power

Germany Plans to Phase Out The Use of Brown Coal

Germany has reached an agreement with the regions most affected by a plan to phase out the use of brown coal, or lignite, for its power plants by providing abou…

EIA: Wind, Solar PV will Outpace U.S. Gas-Fired Capacity Additions in 2020

The majority of new electric generation capacity being brought online this year will come from solar and wind projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

U.S. Sunflower Electric Abandons Proposed Kansas 895MW Coal Power Plant

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday abandoned its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas after nearly 15 years of pushing for the project, …

Offshore Wind Power

Visa Taps Solar and Wind to Reach 100% Renewable-Electricity Goal

By purchasing 100% renewable electricity, Visa mitigates the greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity the company consumes, it says.