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Coal-Fired Power Plants

West Virginia Regulators to Hear Proposal to Keep Coal-Fired Plant Open

(Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia. Source: Wikimedia.)CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Regulators will consider a rate proposal by two FirstEnergy subsidiaries…

Microgrid

California Regulators Give Final Okay to $200M Community Microgrid Incentive Program

The state's three investor-owned electric utilities will administer the program. Allotments are capped at $15 million per microgrid project.The California P…

Solar Power Plant

Feasibility Studies for Large Solar Heat Plants Totalling Almost 1 Million M2 Underway

Austria is one of the leading countries in the European Union in the use of renewable energies, ranking fifth with a 36 % share of final energy consumption in t…

Electric Car

Toyota’s New Senior Management Remains Committed to Multi-Pathway Future; Becoming a Mobility Company

Toyota recently restructured its senior management. Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada resigned his post, the former President Akio Toyoda was appointed chairman, and …

Energy Storage Battery

SWELL Project Aims to Recover Electrolyte Salts and Solvents From Lithium-Ion Batteries

In Germany, a project led by electrolyte company Elyte Innovations GmbH is pursuing the recovery of the non-metallic components—including lithium salts, solven…

Nuclear Power Plant

Mutation Risks Due to Residual Radiation From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Residual low-dose radiations from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster is not a threat to the tree species growing in the affected areas, finds a new stud…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

South African Researchers Are Using Green Hydrogen to Make Cleaner Fuels for Household Cooking

Two University of Cape Town (UCT) students, Carla Mathyse and Candace Eslick, are researching the use of green hydrogen to create a cleaner cooking fuel, called…

Hydrogen Fuel Stations

Powertap Hydrogen Capital to Work With Newport Realty Group for Hydrogen Fueling Station

PowerTap Hydrogen Capital Corp has signed a letter of intent with Newport Realty Group for a lease in Yermo, California for the future operation of a hydrogen f…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Plant Project Cancelations Accelerate in 2022 – Except in China

Operating and planned coal power capacity fell both in developed and developing countries excluding China in 2022, as existing plants were retired and planned p…

Smart Grid

In Minnesota, ‘Smart Panels’ Seen as a Possible Alternative to Expensive Electrical Upgrades

Older homes were not designed for big electrical loads, but new technology could help fix that.\\An electrician prepares to upgrade a 100 amp electric panel in …

Oil Exploration

DNO Ready to Deploy Well Intervention Vessel at North Sea Field

Norwegian oil and gas company DNO has received consent from the country’s offshore safety regulator to use one of Island Offshore’s mobile offshore …

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Conversions From Diesel to Hydrogen Trucks Are Drawing Interest

• Retrofitting existing vehicles to run on H2 allows fleet owners to reduce emissions and maintain current assets, saving money and reducing waste.• R…

Oil Exploration

Greenlight for vår Energi to Put Floatel Unit to Work at North Sea Field

Norwegian offshore safety regulator has given Vår Energi consent to deploy one of Floatel’s semi-submersible support vessels at a field in the North…

Energy Storage Battery

E-Zinc Targets Us Gigafactory by 2025, Considers Adjusting Toyota Tsusho Project

Long-duration energy storage (LDES) firm e-Zinc is targeting a gigafactory in the US by 2025 and is considering adjusting its planned project with Toyota Tsusho…

Energy Storage Battery

SRP and Plus Power to Launch Construction of 1GWH Bess in Arizona for Mid-2024 Cod

A 250MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Arizona will soon break ground, utility SRP and developer Plus Power said.Construction on the S…